1992–93 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

1992–93 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball

SWC Regular Season Co-Champions SWC tournament champions
NCAA women's Division I tournament, Champions
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 5
Record	31–3 (13–1 SWC)
Head coach	Marsha Sharp (11th season)
Home arena	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
Seasons← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Southwest Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Texas Tech †	13	–	1	.929	31	–	3	.912
No. 16 Texas	13	–	1	.929	22	–	8	.733
SMU	8	–	6	.571	20	–	10	.667
Texas A&M	7	–	7	.500	15	–	12	.556
Baylor	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
Houston	5	–	9	.357	11	–	16	.407
Rice	3	–	11	.214	13	–	14	.481
TCU	1	–	13	.071	10	–	17	.370

† 1993 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1992–93 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 1992–93 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders were led by head coach Marsha Sharp. The team won the 1993 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, the program's first NCAA title, and Texas Tech University's first NCAA team title.

Roster

1992–93 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	22	Sheryl Swoopes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Brownfield	Brownfield, Texas

Head coach

Marsha Sharp

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
SWC tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 25, 1993*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (3 W) No. 15 USC Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 87–67	28–3	Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana
Mar 27, 1993*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (4 W) No. 10 Colorado Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 79–54	29–3	Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana
Apr 3, 1993*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Vanderbilt National Semifinal – Final Four	W 60–46	30–3	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 5, 1993*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Ohio State National Championship	W 84–82	31–3	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central.

1993 NCAA Tournament

The Lady Raiders advanced through the NCAA tournament, from the West Regional in Missoula, MT. After defeating the Colorado Buffaloes in the regional finals, went on to defeat the Vanderbilt Commodores in the final four. In the national championship game, the Lady Raiders defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes, 84-82. Sheryl Swoopes, whose 47 points set a single-game championship scoring performance, was named the Most Outstanding Player.

Rankings

Main article: 1992–93 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/WBB-0910-History.pdf Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine Pg. 161
"Texas Tech Reaches Final with Ohio State". The New York Times. April 4, 1993. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
"Texas Tech's Swoopes Pounces on Ohio State". The Washington Post. April 5, 1993. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
Grundy, Pamela (2005). Shattering the glass. New Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-56584-822-1.

External links

Official Texas Tech Lady Raiders website Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine

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NCAA national championships in bold

v t e Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball 1992–93 NCAA champions
21 Krista Kirkland 22 Sheryl Swoopes (MOP) 23 Noel Johnson 55 Michi Atkins Head coach: Marsha Sharp

Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball 1992–93 NCAA champions

Head coach: Marsha Sharp

v t e NCAA Division I women's basketball champions
1982 Louisiana Tech 1983 USC 1984 USC 1985 Old Dominion 1986 Texas 1987 Tennessee 1988 Louisiana Tech 1989 Tennessee 1990 Stanford 1991 Tennessee 1992 Stanford 1993 Texas Tech 1994 North Carolina 1995 Connecticut 1996 Tennessee 1997 Tennessee 1998 Tennessee 1999 Purdue 2000 Connecticut 2001 Notre Dame 2002 Connecticut 2003 Connecticut 2004 Connecticut 2005 Baylor 2006 Maryland 2007 Tennessee 2008 Tennessee 2009 Connecticut 2010 Connecticut 2011 Texas A&M 2012 Baylor 2013 Connecticut 2014 Connecticut 2015 Connecticut 2016 Connecticut 2017 South Carolina 2018 Notre Dame 2019 Baylor 2020 No tournament 2021 Stanford 2022 South Carolina 2023 LSU 2024 South Carolina

NCAA Division I women's basketball champions

1982: Louisiana Tech
1983: USC
1984: USC
1985: Old Dominion
1986: Texas
1987: Tennessee
1988: Louisiana Tech
1989: Tennessee
1990: Stanford
1991: Tennessee
1992: Stanford
1993: Texas Tech
1994: North Carolina
1995: Connecticut
1996: Tennessee
1997: Tennessee
1998: Tennessee
1999: Purdue
2000: Connecticut
2001: Notre Dame
2002: Connecticut
2003: Connecticut
2004: Connecticut
2005: Baylor
2006: Maryland
2007: Tennessee
2008: Tennessee
2009: Connecticut
2010: Connecticut
2011: Texas A&M
2012: Baylor
2013: Connecticut
2014: Connecticut
2015: Connecticut
2016: Connecticut
2017: South Carolina
2018: Notre Dame
2019: Baylor
2020: No tournament
2021: Stanford
2022: South Carolina
2023: LSU
2024: South Carolina

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