1991–92 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

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1991–92 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Continent Conference
1991–92 record17–14 (9–7 Mid-Cont)
Head coach
  • Rick Samuels
Home arenaLantz Arena
Seasons
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1991–92 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
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[]

1991–92 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
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

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 7, 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
Feb 3, 1992*
 Murray State L 73–77  9–8
 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) Wisconsin-Green Bay
Semifinals 		W 75–65  16–13
 Henry J. Goodman Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 10, 1992*
 (4) vs. (3) Illinois-Chicago
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[]

  1. ^ a b "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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