1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 18
1991–92 record	23–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (30th season);
Assistant coach	Bill Guthridge (24th season)
Home arena	Dean Smith Center
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

The 1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.^[1]

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. ^[2]

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	40	Hubert Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr

Head coach

Dean Smith (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Guthridge (Kansas State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
ACC Tournament
Mar 13, 1992*	No. 20	vs. Wake Forest ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 80–65	20–8	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar 14, 1992*	No. 20	vs. No. 18 Florida State ACC Tournament Semifinal	W 80–76	20–9	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar 15, 1992*	No. 20	vs. No. 1 Duke ACC Tournament Championship	L 74–94	21–9	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1992*	(4 SE) No. 18	vs. (13 SE) Miami (OH) First Round	W 68–63	22–9
Mar 21, 1992*	(4 SE) No. 18	vs. (5 SE) No. 13 Alabama Second Round	W 64–55	23–9
Mar 27, 1992*	(4 SE) No. 18	vs. (1 SE) No. 3 Ohio State Southeast Regional Semifinal	L 73–80	23–10	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings[]

References[]

^ "1991-92 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
^ "North Carolina Tar Heels 1991-1992 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
^ "1991-92 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[sports-reference-1] "1991-92 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-03-15.

[tarheeltimes-2] "North Carolina Tar Heels 1991-1992 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved 2019-03-15.

[3] "1991-92 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

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v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Duke †	14	–	2	.875	34	–	2	.944
No. 20 Florida State	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
No. 18 North Carolina	9	–	7	.563	23	–	10	.697
Georgia Tech	8	–	8	.500	23	–	12	.657
Virginia	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Wake Forest	7	–	9	.438	17	–	12	.586
NC State	6	–	10	.375	12	–	18	.400
Maryland	5	–	11	.313	14	–	15	.483
Clemson	4	–	12	.250	14	–	14	.500

† 1992 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

v t North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1924) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Dixie Classic/Big Four Tobacco Road Scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1953–54 1954–55 1956–57 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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics