1991–92 UMass Minutemen basketball team

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1991–92 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions
Atlantic 10 Tournament champions
Great Alaska Shootout champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 17
1991–92 record30–5 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCurry Hicks Cage
Seasons
← 
1991–92 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 UMass 13 3   .813 30 5   .857
Temple 11 5   .688 17 13   .567
West Virginia 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
Rhode Island 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
George Washington 8 8   .500 16 12   .571
Rutgers 6 10   .375 16 15   .516
Duquesne 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Saint Joseph's 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
St. Bonaventure 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
1992 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991–92 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fourth year head coach John Calipari, played their home games at Curry Hicks Cage and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 30–5, 13–3 in A-10 play to finish in first place. The Minutemen won the A-10 Conference Tournament by beating West Virginia in the finals. They were awarded a #3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Minutemen advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, losing to #2 seed Kentucky in the East Regional semifinal.

Roster[]

1991–92 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 11 Anton Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Columbia, South Carolina
G 14 Derek Kellogg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Springfield, Massachusetts
F 15 Lou Roe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Atlantic City, New Jersey
G 20 Jim McCoy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G/F 22 Tony Barbee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 31 Harper Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Bridgeport, Connecticut
F 34 William Herndon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 22, 1991*
Siena W 94–59  1–0
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Nov 25, 1991*
Keene State W 94–45  2–0
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Nov 29, 1991*
vs. Santa Clara
Great Alaska Shootout
W 85–64  3–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, AK
Nov 30, 1991*
vs. Oregon State
Great Alaska Shootout
W 74–65  4–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, AK
Dec 2, 1991*
vs. New Orleans
Great Alaska Shootout
W 68–56  5–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, AK
Dec 4, 1991*
at No. 14 Kentucky L 69–90  5–1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
Dec 7, 1991*
Xavier W 91–72  6–1
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Dec 10, 1991*
New Hampshire W 84–63  7–1
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Dec 12, 1991*
at Holy Cross W 85–73  8–1
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
Dec 14, 1991*
at George Washington L 65–77  8–2
(0–1)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Dec 27, 1991*
vs. Harvard
Hall of Fame Classic
W 98–63  9–2
 
Springfield, MA
Dec 28, 1991*
vs. Iowa State
Hall of Fame Classic
W 73–53  10–2
 
Springfield, MA
Jan 4, 1992*
vs. No. 14 Oklahoma W 86–73[3]  11–2
Springfield Civic Center (8,469)
Springfield, MA
Jan 8, 1992
No. 25 West Virginia L 75–76  11–3
(0–2)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Jan 13, 1992*
at Boston University W 84–82  12–3
Case Gym 
Boston, MA
Jan 15, 1992
George Washington W 88–80  13–3
(1–2)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Jan 20, 1992
at Rhode Island W 72–59  14–3
(2–2)
Keaney Gymnasium 
 
Jan 23, 1992
at Saint Joseph's W 91–66  15–3
(3–2)
Hagan Arena 
Pennsylvania, PA
Jan 25, 1992
Duquesne W 87–68  16–3
(4–2)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Jan 28, 1992
at Temple L 61–83  16–4
(4–3)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 30, 1992
Rutgers W 77–66  17–4
(5–3)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Feb 4, 1992
at St. Bonaventure W 76–58  18–4
(6–3)
Reilly Center 
Buffalo, NY
Feb 8, 1992
Saint Joseph's W 81–73  19–4
(7–3)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Feb 16, 1992
Temple W 67–52  20–4
(8–3)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Feb 18, 1992
at Rutgers W 81–67  21–4
(9–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 22, 1992
St. Bonaventure W 104–67  22–4
(10–3)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Feb 27, 1992
at West Virginia W 74–69 OT 23–4
(11–3)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
Mar 1, 1992
at Duquesne W 82–61  24–4
(12–3)
A.J. Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 4, 1992
No. 25 Rhode Island W 96–88  25–4
(13–3)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 8, 1992*
No. 25 vs. Rutgers
A-10 Tournament Quarterfinal
W 106–94  26–4
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
Mar 9, 1992*
No. 22 vs. Rhode Island
A-10 Tournament Semifinal
W 78–67  27–4
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
Mar 12, 1992*
No. 22 West Virginia
A-10 Tournament Championship
W 97–91  28–4
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1992*
(3 E) No. 17 vs. (14 E) Fordham
First Round
W 85–58  29–4
Centrum in Worcester 
Worcester, MA
Mar 22, 1992*
(3 E) No. 17 vs. (6 E) No. 21 Syracuse
Second Round
W 77–71 OT[4] 30–4
Centrum in Worcester 
Worcester, MA
Mar 26, 1992*
(3 E) No. 17 vs. (2 E) No. 6 Kentucky
East Regional Semifinal
L 77–87[5]  30–5
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings[]

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References[]

  1. ^ "1991-92 UMass Minutemen Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "1991-92 Men's Basketball Roster". UMass Athletic Department. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "BASKETBALL; UMass Fine-Tunes a Prime-Time Upset". The New York Times. January 6, 1992. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "College Basketball; A Star Is Born In Overtime". The New York Times. March 23, 1992. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Kentucky TKOs UMass, 87-77". The Baltimore Sun. March 27, 1992. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "1991-92 UMass Minutemen Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  7. ^ "1991-92 Results". UMass Athletic Department. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  8. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
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