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

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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.[1]

## Roster

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

Players | Coaches
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G | 22  | Sheryl Swoopes | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Sr | Brownfield | Brownfield, Texas

Head coach

* Marsha Sharp

Assistant coach(es)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

## Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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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[2] | 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[3] | 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

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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.[4]

## Rankings

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

## References

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1. ^ 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
2. ^ "Texas Tech Reaches Final with Ohio State". The New York Times. April 4, 1993. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
3. ^ "Texas Tech's Swoopes Pounces on Ohio State". The Washington Post. April 5, 1993. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
4. ^ Grundy, Pamela (2005). Shattering the glass. New Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-56584-822-1.

## External links

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

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Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball

Arenas|

* Women's Gym
* City Bank Coliseum (1975–1999)
* United Supermarkets Arena (1999–present)

Culture & lore|

* Raider Red
* The Masked Rider
* "Fight, Raiders, Fight"
* "The Matador Song"
* Guns Up

Overview|

* Head coaches
* Players
* in the WNBA draft
* Seasons

Seasons|

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NCAA national championships in bold

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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

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NCAA Division I women's basketball champions

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Louisiana Tech
1983
USC
1984
USC
1985
Old Dominion
1986
Texas
1987
Tennessee
1988
Louisiana Tech
1989
Tennessee
1990
Stanford
1991
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1992
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1993
Texas Tech
1994
North Carolina
1995
Connecticut
1996
Tennessee
1997
Tennessee
1998
Tennessee
1999
Purdue
2000
Connecticut
2001
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2002
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2005
Baylor
2006
Maryland
2007
Tennessee
2008
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2009
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