1991–92 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

1991–92 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
1991–92 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
Mid-Con Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	17–14 (9–7 Mid-Cont)
Head coach	Rick Samuels;
Home arena	Lantz Arena
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wisconsin–Green Bay	14	–	2	.875	25	–	5	.833
Akron	10	–	6	.625	16	–	12	.571
Illinois-Chicago	10	–	6	.625	16	–	14	.533
Eastern Illinois †	9	–	7	.563	17	–	14	.548
Wright State	9	–	7	.563	15	–	13	.536
Northern Illinois	7	–	9	.438	11	–	17	.393
Cleveland State	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
Western Illinois	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
Valparaiso	2	–	14	.125	5	–	22	.185

† 1992 Mid-Con Tournament winner

The 1991–92 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented the Eastern Illinois University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Samuels, they were the champions of the Mid-Continent Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid in the 1992 NCAA tournament. As the 15 seed in the West region, the Panthers fell to Indiana in the opening round, 94–55.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	Steve Rowe	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
F	Barry Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
F	Dave Olson (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
C	Curtis Leib	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So

Head coach

Rick Samuels

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 city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1991*		Elmhurst	W 59–50	1–0	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Nov 25, 1991*		Indiana State	W 59–50	2–0	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Nov 30, 1991*		at Northeastern Illinois	W 84–75	3–0	Physical Education Complex Chicago, Illinois
Dec 5, 1991*		Cal State Fullerton	W 58–57	4–0	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Dec 16, 1991*		Northeastern	W 70–66	5–0	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Dec 30, 1991*		at No. 13 Missouri	L 56–83	5–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 2, 1992*		at Creighton	L 60–61	5–2	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 4, 1992*		at Nebraska	L 68–81	5–3	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 8, 1992		at Wright State	L 65–72	5–4 (0–1)	Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio
Jan 11, 1992		Valparaiso	W 51–46	6–4 (1–1)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Jan 13, 1992		UIC	W 81–76	7–4 (2–1)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Jan 18, 1992		at Cleveland State	W 73–71	8–4 (3–1)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio
Jan 20, 1992		at Akron	L 61–71	8–5 (3–2)	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Jan 25, 1992		Green Bay	L 70–74	8–6 (3–3)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Jan 27, 1992		Northern Illinois	L 67–76	8–7 (3–4)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Feb 1, 1992		at Western Illinois	W 78–66	9–7 (4–4)	Western Hall Macomb, Illinois
Feb 3, 1992*		Murray State	L 73–77	9–8	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Feb 6, 1992*		at Milwaukee	L 60–78	9–9	Klotsche Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 8, 1992		at UIC	L 67–68	9–10 (4–5)	UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois
Feb 10, 1992		at Valparaiso	W 70–56	10–10 (5–5)	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana
Feb 15, 1992		Akron	W 62–55	11–10 (6–5)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Feb 17, 1992		Cleveland State	L 52–62	11–11 (6–6)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Feb 20, 1992		Wright State	W 79–70	12–11 (7–6)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Feb 22, 1992		at Northern Illinois	W 65–61	13–11 (8–6)	Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois
Feb 24, 1992		at Green Bay	L 52–67	13–12 (8–7)	Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 29, 1992*		at Murray State	L 74–86	13–13	Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky
Mar 5, 1992		Western Illinois	W 75–73	14–13 (9–7)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Mid-Continent Conference tournament
Mar 8, 1992*	(4)	vs. (5) Wright State Quarterfinals	W 84–72	15–13	Henry J. Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 9, 1992*	(4)	vs. (1) Green Bay Semifinals	W 75–65	16–13	Henry J. Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 10, 1992*	(4)	vs. (3) UIC Championship Game	W 83–68	17–13	Henry J. Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1992*	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 5 Indiana First Round	L 55–94^[1]	17–14	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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References

^ ^a ^b "No. 5 Indiana 94, Eastern Illinois 55". UPI Archives. March 20, 1992. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
^ "1991–92 Eastern Illinois Panthers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
^ "Eastern Illinois Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

[ncaa-iu-1] "No. 5 Indiana 94, Eastern Illinois 55". UPI Archives. March 20, 1992. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

[2] "1991–92 Eastern Illinois Panthers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

[3] "Eastern Illinois Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

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