1992–93 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

1992–93 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
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.^[1]

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

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
SWC tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1993*	(2 W) No. 5	vs. (7 W) Washington Regional Second Round	W 70–64	27–3	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
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.

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]