TUCSON, Ariz. – The sixth installment of our #ThrowbackThursday series takes a look at the 1992-93 team that went 17-1 to win the Pac-10 regular season title and finished the season with a 24-4 mark overall.
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After starting the year with a 2-2 record, the 'Cats quickly reeled off 19 consecutive wins, including wins over Delaware State and West Virginia at the Fiesta Bowl Classic and Cincinnati in Phoenix as part of the 7-Up Shootout. In the NCAA Tournament, Arizona fell to Steve Nash and Santa Clara, 64-61, in the first round.
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Below is a look at the roster, season results and more from that team.
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1992-93 Arizona Basketball Roster
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| # |
Name |
Year |
Pos. |
Ht. |
PPG |
| 42 |
Chris Mills |
Sr. |
F |
6-6 |
20.4 |
| 3 |
Khalid Reeves |
Jr. |
G |
6-3 |
12.2 |
| 41 |
Ed Stokes |
Sr. |
C |
7-0 |
11.5 |
| 20 |
Damon Stoudamire |
So. |
G |
5-10 |
11.0 |
| 22 |
Ray Owes |
So. |
F |
6-9 |
7.6 |
| 50 |
Joseph Blair |
Fr. |
C |
6-10 |
7.1 |
| 15 |
Joe McLean |
Fr. |
F |
6-6 |
4.6 |
| 44 |
Reggie Geary |
Fr. |
G |
6-2 |
4.2 |
| 23 |
Deron Johnson |
Jr. |
F |
6-6 |
2.9 |
| 21 |
Etdrick Bohannon |
Fr. |
F |
6-9 |
2.6 |
| 33 |
Corey Williams |
Fr. |
F |
6-6 |
2.6 |
| 11 |
Dylan Rigdon |
Jr. |
G |
6-4 |
1.8 |
| 51 |
Kevin Flanagan |
Jr. |
F |
6-10 |
1.1 |
| 24 |
Cliff Johns |
Sr. |
G |
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0.4 |
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1992-93 Season Results
| Won 24, Lost 4 |
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| Coach: Lute Olson |
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| Valley Bank Fiesta Bowl Classic Champions |
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| 7-Up Shootout Champions |
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| Pacific-10 Conference Champions |
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| NCAA Tournament Participants |
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| D6 |
Arkansas |
L |
80-86 |
| D8 |
New Mexico |
W |
89-70 |
| D12 |
Utah |
W |
78-64 |
| D22 |
at Providence |
L |
66-81 |
| D28 |
Delaware State (1) |
W |
92-52 |
| D30 |
West Virginia (1) |
W |
75-74 |
| J2 |
Rhode Island |
W |
87-79 |
| J7 |
*at UCLA |
W |
82-80 |
| J9 |
*at USC |
W |
81-73 |
| J14 |
*Washington |
W |
93-76 |
| J16 |
*Washington State |
W |
87-63 |
| J20 |
*at Arizona State |
W |
91-87 |
| J23 |
at New Orleans |
W |
72-69 |
| J28 |
*at Oregon |
W |
92-60 |
| J30 |
*at Oregon State |
W |
57-54 |
| F4 |
*Stanford |
W |
96-61 |
| F7 |
*California |
W |
93-81 |
| F11 |
*at Washington State |
W |
70-64 |
| F13 |
*at Washington |
W |
81-72 |
| F18 |
*Arizona State |
W |
116-80 |
| F21 |
Cincinnati (2) |
W |
70-60 |
| F25 |
*Oregon State |
W |
81-70 |
| F27 |
*Oregon |
W |
99-68 |
| M4 |
*at California |
L |
71-74 |
| M7 |
*at Stanford |
W |
94-80 |
| M11 |
*USC |
W |
87-76 |
| M13 |
*UCLA |
W |
99-80 |
| M18 |
Santa Clara (3) |
L |
61-64 |
| *Â Pacific-10 Conference game (17-1, 1st) |
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| (1)Â at Valley Bank Fiesta Bowl Classic, Tucson, Ariz. |
| (2)Â at 7-Up Shootout, Phoenix, Ariz. |
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| (3)Â at NCAA Tournament, Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Notes
- Senior forward Chris Mills picked up All-American honors for the third straight season and was named Pac-10 Player of the Year.
- Mills averaged 20.4 points. 7.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists while shooting 52.0 percent from the field. He was also 56-of-116 from the 3-point line (48.3 percent).
- Joining Mills in earning all-conference honors was sophomore Damon Stoudamire, who averaged 11.0 points, 5.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game.
- Head coach Lute Olson earned his fourth Pac-10 Coach of the Year honor.
- Junior guard Khalid Reeves was second on the team in scoring at 12.2 points per game.
- Senior center Ed Stokes was third in scoring (11.5) and second in rebounding (7.7) while leading the 'Cats in blocked shots (37).
- As a team, Arizona outscored teams by 12.2 points per game and out-rebounded teams by 8.9 per contest.
- Arizona has 106 more assists than its opponents for the season (486-380).
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