1991–92 UMass Minutemen basketball team

1991–92 UMass Minutemen basketball
1991–92 UMass Minutemen basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions; Atlantic 10 tournament champions; Great Alaska Shootout champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 17
Record	30–5 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach	John Calipari (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Bruiser Flint; John Robic;
Home arena	Curry Hicks Cage
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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

John Calipari (Clarion)

Assistant coach(es)

Bruiser Flint (Saint Joseph's)
John Robic (Denison)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule[edit]

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 Civic Center Springfield, MA
Dec 28, 1991*		vs. Iowa State Hall of Fame Classic	W 73–53	10–2	Springfield Civic Center 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 Kingston, RI
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[edit]

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References[edit]

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

[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.

[ESPN-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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