1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

American college basketball season

1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball

SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 1
Record	30–3 (9–2 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Foster (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Kamie Ethridge (2nd season) Deb Patterson (1st season)
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Tennessee	11	–	0	1.000	29	–	3	.906
No. 7 Auburn	9	–	2	.818	25	–	4	.862
No. 1 Vanderbilt^†	9	–	2	.818	30	–	3	.909
Florida	6	–	5	.545	19	–	10	.655
Alabama	6	–	5	.545	22	–	9	.710
Kentucky	5	–	6	.455	18	–	10	.643
South Carolina	5	–	6	.455	17	–	10	.630
Georgia	4	–	7	.364	21	–	13	.618
Arkansas	4	–	7	.364	13	–	14	.481
Ole Miss	4	–	7	.364	19	–	10	.655
Mississippi State	3	–	8	.273	14	–	13	.519
LSU	0	–	11	.000	9	–	18	.333

† 1993 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball represented Vanderbilt University during the 1992–93 college basketball season. Led by second year head coach Jim Foster, the team played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and were members of the Southeastern Conference. The Commodores reached the NCAA Final Four for the first time in school history, and finished with a record of 30–3 (9–2 SEC) and the No. 1 ranking in the final AP poll.

To date, this is the only Vanderbilt team to reach the NCAA Final Four.^[1]

Roster

1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	00	Lesley Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr		Livingston, Tennessee
G	11	Rhonda Blades	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Parkview	Springfield, Missouri
F	14	Misty Lamb	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr		Shelbyville, Tennessee
G	15	Renee Allen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr		Cincinnati, Ohio
F/C	20	Mara Cunningham	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So		Fairfax, Virginia
F	21	Shelley Jarrard	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr		Gore, Oklahoma
G	22	Ginger Jared	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr		Sparta, Tennessee
F	31	Lisa King	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr		San Antonio, Texas
G	32	Julie Powell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr		Woodbury, Tennessee
F	33	DeeAnn Bryan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr		Dellrose, Tennessee
C	34	Heidi Gillingham	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	Jr		Floresville, Texas
F	44	Kelly Dougherty	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr		Leavenworth, Kansas
F	55	Sheri Sam	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Acadiana	Duson, Louisiana

Head coach

Jim Foster

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1992*	No. 3	at Arizona	W 73–63	1–0	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 4, 1992*	No. 3	SW Missouri State O’Charleys Classic	W 72–59	2–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 6, 1992*	No. 3	Oregon O’Charleys Classic	W 72–68	3–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 10, 1992*	No. 3	Bowling Green	W 69–66	4–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 13, 1992	No. 3	at No. 21 Alabama	W 87–70	5–0 (1–0)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Dec 15, 1992*	No. 3	Dartmouth	W 90–52	6–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 21, 1992*	No. 3	at Texas	W 78–73	7–0	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Dec 29, 1992*	No. 2	vs. No. 21 Connecticut	W 57–37	8–0	Hilton Head, South Carolina
Dec 30, 1992*	No. 2	vs. No. 5 Virginia	W 66–62	9–0	Hilton Head, South Carolina
Jan 2, 1993	No. 2	at Georgia	W 90–66	10–0 (2–0)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 5, 1993*	No. 1	Memphis State	W 91–57	11–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 7, 1993*	No. 1	No. 13 Ohio State	W 70–67	12–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 10, 1993	No. 1	LSU	W 87–61	13–0 (3–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 14, 1993*	No. 1	Oral Roberts	W 124–58	14–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 17, 1993	No. 1	Mississippi State	W 108–44	15–0 (4–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 19, 1993*	No. 1	Southern Illinois	W 85–55	16–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 24, 1993	No. 1	at Florida	W 69–63	17–0 (5–0)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 30, 1993	No. 1	No. 2 Tennessee	L 68–73	17–1 (5–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 4, 1993*	No. 2	No. 18 Western Kentucky	W 62–59	18–1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 6, 1993	No. 2	at Arkansas	W 80–59	19–1 (6–1)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 9, 1993*	No. 2	DePaul	W 71–64	20–1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 13, 1993	No. 2	South Carolina	W 58–48	21–1 (7–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 16, 1993*	No. 2	at No. 5 Penn State	W 66–57	22–1	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
Feb 21, 1993	No. 2	at No. 6 Auburn	L 53–55	22–2 (7–2)	Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Feb 23, 1993	No. 5	at Kentucky	W 65–52	23–2 (8–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 28, 1993	No. 5	Ole Miss	W 77–62	24–2 (9–2)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
SEC Tournament
Mar 6, 1993*	(3) No. 3	vs. (6) Kentucky Quarterfinals	W 68–61	25–2	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Mar 7, 1993*	(3) No. 3	vs. (7) Ole Miss Semifinals	W 79–54	26–2	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Mar 8, 1993*	(3) No. 3	vs. (8) Georgia Championship game	W 76–64	27–2	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1993*	(1 MW) No. 1	(9 MW) California Second round	W 82–63	28–2	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 25, 1993*	(1 MW) No. 1	at (4 MW) No. 12 Stephen F. Austin Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 58–53	29–2	William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas
Mar 27, 1993*	(1 MW) No. 1	vs. (6 MW) No. 14 Louisiana Tech Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 58–53^[2]	30–2	William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas
Apr 3, 1993*	(1 MW) No. 1	vs. (2 W) No. 5 Texas Tech National Semifinal – Final Four	L 46–60^[3]	30–3	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	5	3	1	1	Not released
Coaches																1	3

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

^ "Remembering Vanderbilt's only Final Four team". The Tennessean. April 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
^ "Vanderbilt a Real Eye-Opener". The Washington Post. March 31, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
^ "Texas Tech Reaches Final with Ohio State". The New York Times. April 4, 1993. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
^ "1992-93 Women's Basketball Schedule". Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved June 19, 2024.

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