1991–92 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team
Appearance
1991–92 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball | |
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NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Great Midwest Conference |
Record | 23–11 (5–5 Great Midwest) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Pyramid Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Cincinnati † | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 DePaul | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 0 | – | 10 | .000 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1992 GMC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1991–92 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Great Midwest Conference during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.[2] The Tigers were led by head coach Larry Finch and played their home games at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Tigers received an at-large bid to the 1992 NCAA Tournament as No. 6 seed in the Midwest region. After defeating No. 11 seed Pepperdine, No. 3 seed Arkansas,[3] and No. 7 seed Georgia Tech,[4] Memphis fell to No. 4 seed Cincinnati for the fourth time in the Midwest Regional Final.[5] The team finished with a 23–11 record (5–5 Great Midwest).
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 29, 1991 |
No. 20 DePaul | L 89–92 OT | 0–1 (0–1) |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 3, 1991* |
Murray State | W 78–54 | 1–1 |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 14, 1991* |
Tennessee | L 64–65 | 1–2 |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 16, 1991* |
Louisiana-Lafayette | W 105–97 | 2–2 |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 19, 1991* |
Minnesota | W 65–62 | 3–2 |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 23, 1991* |
Jackson State | W 87–73 | 4–2 |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 27, 1991* |
vs. Saint Joseph's ECAC Holiday Festival |
W 77–60 | 5–2 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
Dec 28, 1991* |
at No. 18 St. John's ECAC Holiday Festival |
L 54–75 | 5–3 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
Jan 4, 1992* |
at UAB | W 67–63 | 6–3 (1–1) |
UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 8, 1992* |
No. 12 Missouri | W 89–78 | 7–3 |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 11, 1992 |
at DePaul | L 80–88 | 7–4 (1–2) |
Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 15, 1992* |
Texas Southern | W 71–53 | 8–4 |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 18, 1992 |
at Cincinnati Rivalry |
L 66–75 | 8–5 (1–3) |
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 20, 1992* |
at Southern Miss | L 59–67 | 8–6 |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
Jan 25, 1992 |
Marquette | W 59–55 | 9–6 (2–3) |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 29, 1992* |
at Vanderbilt | W 72–70 OT | 10–6 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 1, 1992 |
Saint Louis | W 77–64 | 11–6 (3–3) |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 4, 1992* |
at Louisiana-Lafayette | W 77–76 | 12–6 |
Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
Feb 8, 1992* |
No. 5 Arkansas | W 92–88 | 13–6 |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 13, 1992* |
Temple | L 63–65 | 13–7 |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 16, 1992* |
Southern Miss | W 80–61 | 14–7 |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 20, 1992 |
at Saint Louis | W 75–73 OT | 15–7 (4–3) |
St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
Feb 22, 1992 |
UAB | W 63–58 | 16–7 (5–3) |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 25, 1992* |
VCU | W 85–58 | 17–7 |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 29, 1992 |
at Marquette | L 67–82 | 17–8 (5–4) |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
Mar 4, 1992* |
at No. 21 Tulane | W 68–67 | 18–8 |
Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
Mar 7, 1992 |
No. 14 Cincinnati Rivalry |
L 59–69 | 18–9 (5–5) |
Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Great Midwest Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1992* |
vs. UAB Quarterfinal |
W 79–67 | 19–9 |
Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Mar 13, 1992* |
vs. No. 19 DePaul Semifinal |
W 95–75 | 20–9 |
Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Mar 14, 1992* |
vs. No. 12 Cincinnati Championship |
L 63–75 | 20–10 |
Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 19, 1992* |
(6 MW) | vs. (11 MW) Pepperdine First Round |
W 80–70[6] | 21–10 |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Mar 21, 1992* |
(6 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Arkansas Second Round |
W 82–80[3] | 22–10 |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
Mar 27, 1992* |
(6 MW) | vs. (7 MW) Georgia Tech Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 83–79 OT[4] | 23–10 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
Mar 29, 1992* |
(6 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Cincinnati Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight |
L 57–88[5] | 23–11 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
Awards and honors
References
- ^ "1991-92 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ "1991-92 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ a b "Memphis St. Tops Arkansas On a Freshman's Late Shot". New York Times. March 22, 1992. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ a b "Memphis State and Cincinnati Roll On". New York Times. March 28, 1992. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ a b "Cincinnati sweeps away Memphis State: Bearcats stalk semis after 88-57 romp". Baltimore Sun. March 30, 1992. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ "They Do It the Hardaway". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1992. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "2019–20 Memphis Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2020.