1991–92 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

1991–92 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
1991–92 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
MAAC tournament champion
NCAA Division I tournament, first round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	20–11 (12–4 MAAC)
Head coach	Speedy Morris (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Joe Mihalich; Randy Monroe; Sam Rines;
Home arena	Convention Hall
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Manhattan	13	–	3	.813	25	–	9	.735
La Salle †	12	–	4	.750	20	–	11	.645
Siena	11	–	5	.688	19	–	10	.655
Loyola (MD)	10	–	6	.625	14	–	14	.500
Iona	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Niagara	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
Fairfield	4	–	12	.250	8	–	20	.286
Saint Peter's	3	–	13	.188	8	–	21	.276
Canisius	3	–	13	.188	8	–	22	.267

† 1992 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991–92 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by sixth-year head coach Speedy Morris, the team finished second in the conference regular season standings. The Explorers won the MAAC tournament to gain an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the East region. La Salle would lose in the opening round to Seton Hall, a game they led by as many as 8 points, 78–76.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	10	Keith Morris	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr	Penn Charter	Philadelphia, PA
G	14	Randy Woods	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Benjamin Franklin	Philadelphia, PA
G	24	Jeff Neubauer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Slidell	Slidell, LA
G	25	Jack Hurd	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Warwick	Lititz, PA
G	35	Mike Bergin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	St. John's	College Park, MD
C	44	Milko Lieverst	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Sweelinck	Amsterdam, Netherlands
F	51	Bron Holland	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Bangor	Bangor, PA
C	52	Don Shelton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Trenton Central	Trenton, NJ

Head coach

Speedy Morris

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Mihalich (La Salle)
Randy Monroe (Cheyney)
Sam Rines (Cheyney)
Rich Prendergast (La Salle)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1991*		vs. California	W 99–76	1–0	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Nov 30, 1991*		at Richmond	L 63–78	1–1	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Dec 7, 1991		Siena	L 65–68	1–2 (0–1)	Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 9, 1991*		vs. Villanova	W 79–75	2–2
Dec 21, 1991*		Princeton	L 46–47	2–3	Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1992*		Notre Dame	L 79–87	4–5	Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 1992*		at Temple	W 78–67	8–6	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 15, 1992*		at BYU	W 81–80	12–9	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
MAAC Tournament
Mar 6, 1992*	(2)	vs. (7) Fairfield Quarterfinals	W 88–66	18–10	Knickerbocker Arena Loudonville, New York
Mar 8, 1992*	(2)	at (3) Siena Semifinals	W 84–71	19–10	Knickerbocker Arena Loudonville, New York
Mar 9, 1992*	(2)	vs. (1) Manhattan Championship Game	W 79–78	20–10	Knickerbocker Arena Loudonville, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1992*	(13 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 19 Seton Hall First Round	L 76–78	20–11	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Sources ^[2] [1]

Awards and honors[edit]

Randy Woods, MAAC Player of the Year

Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1992	1	16	Randy Woods	Los Angeles Clippers

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References[edit]

^ "Seton Hall Hits the Big One : East Regional: Dehere's shot with two seconds to play beats La Salle, 78-76, and caps comeback from eight points behind". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "La Salle Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). La Salle Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[ncaa-hall-1] "Seton Hall Hits the Big One : East Regional: Dehere's shot with two seconds to play beats La Salle, 78-76, and caps comeback from eight points behind". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[2] "La Salle Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). La Salle Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[3] "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

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v t e La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Venues	Wister Hall (19??–1955) Palestra (1955–1989) Civic Center (1989–1996) First Union Spectrum (1996–1998) Tom Gola Arena (1998–present) TruMark Financial Center (facilities)
Culture & lore	"Fight On, Explorers" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics