The 1992–93 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The

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were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 13th season. They played their home games at

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. They finished the season 20–11, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish tied for second place. Their 23 wins were a school record at the time. They lost to seventh-seeded Missouri in the 1993 Big Eight conference tournament semifinals. The Cyclones qualified for the 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to UCLA, 81–70 in the West Regional first round. Games were televised by ESPN, Raycom Sports, Prime Sports, CBS, the Cyclone Television Network and the Hawkeye Television Network.

Previous season

The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 21–13, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish tied for sixth place. They defeated

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in the 1992 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals before losing to

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, 69–60. They would qualify for the 1991-92 NCAA men's basketball tournament, defeating

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76–74 in the first round, before losing to

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in the second round, 106–98.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

*All-Big Eight Selections :Justus Thigpen (1st) :Ron Bayless (2nd) :Fred Hoiberg (HM) *''Academic All-Big Eight'' :Fred Hoiberg :Julius Michalik *''Ralph Olsen Award'' :Justus Thigpen

References

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