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1991–92 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

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1991–92 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA Tournament second round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record21-13 (5-9 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
1991–92 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Kansas 11 3   .786 27 5   .844
No. 11 Oklahoma State 8 6   .571 28 8   .778
No. 16 Missouri 8 6   .571 21 9   .700
No. 23 Oklahoma 8 6   .571 21 9   .700
Nebraska 7 7   .500 19 10   .655
Iowa State 5 9   .357 21 13   .618
Kansas State 5 9   .357 16 14   .533
Colorado 4 10   .286 13 15   .464
1992 Big Eight tournament winner
As of April 6, 1992
Rankings from AP poll

The 1991–92 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 12th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 21–13, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish tied for seventh place. They upset third-seeded Missouri in the 1992 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals before falling to Oklahoma State in the semifinals. Despite a 5–9 conference record, the Cyclones qualified for the 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, upsetting seventh seed UNC Charlotte, 76–74 in the East Regional first round before falling to second seeded Kentucky.

Games were televised by ESPN, CBS, Raycom, Prime Sports, the Cyclone Television Network and Heritage Cablevision (Drake Television Network).[1]

Previous season

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The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 12–19, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Missouri in the 1991 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals.

Roster

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Roster
Name Position
Fred Hoiberg Guard
Loren Meyer Center
Julius Michalik Forward
Hurl Beechum Forward
Justus Thigpen Guard
Ron Bayless Guard
Howard Eaton Forward
Norman Brown Forward
Skip McCoy Guard
Donnell Bivens Forward
Mike Bergman Forward
Brad Pippett Forward
Brian Pearson Guard
Saun Jackson Forward
Greg Hester Guard
Reference:[2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 1991*
7:00 pm
Fort Sill
Exhibition
W 126-58 
Hilton Coliseum (10,052)
Ames, Iowa
November 14, 1991*
7:00 pm
Ukraine National
Exhibition
W 91-72 
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 24, 1991*
6:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Maryland-Eastern Shore W 114-59  1-0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
November 26, 1991*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Creighton W 92-75  2-0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
November 29, 1991*
2:00 pm CT
vs. TCU
San Juan Shootout Quarterfinals
L 52-53  2-1
Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex 
Bayamón, PR
November 30, 1991*
2:00 pm CT
at American University – Puerto Rico
San Juan Shootout Consolation Semifinals
W 108-74  3-1
Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex 
Bayamón, PR
December 1, 1991*
2:00 pm CT
vs. Maine
San Juan Shootout Third Place
W 70-63  4-1
Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex 
Bayamón, PR
December 7, 1991*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four
W 84-66  5-1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 7, 1991*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Texas–Arlington W 96-82  6-1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 14, 1991*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 16 Iowa
Cy-Hawk Rivalry
W 98-84  7-1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 27, 1991*
7:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network
vs. Fairfield
Adbow's Naismith Holiday Classic Semifinals
W 92-59  8-1
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, Massachusetts
December 28, 1991*
7:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network
vs. UMass
Adbow's Naismith Holiday Classic Championship
L 53-73  8-2
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, Massachusetts
December 31, 1991*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Nebraska-Omaha W 114-57  9-2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 4, 1992*
1:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network
at Minnesota W 76-73  10-2
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 7, 1992*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Loyola-Chicago W 92-69  11-2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 11, 1992
1:00 pm, Raycom
No. 21 Oklahoma W 73-71  12-2
(1-0)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1992*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 24 Morningside W 92-55  13-2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1992
1:00 pm, Raycom
No. 24 at No. 3 Oklahoma State L 67-85  13-3
(1-1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 21, 1992*
7:00 pm, Heritage Cablevision
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 92-61  14-3
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
January 25, 1992
1:00 pm, Raycom
Kansas State W 85-59  15-3
(2-1)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 27, 1992*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Chicago State W 114-76  16-3
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 1, 1992
7:00 pm, Prime Sports Network
at Nebraska L 63-68  16-4
(2-2)
Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
February 5, 1992
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
at No. 12 Missouri L 71-81  16-5
(2-3)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
February 10, 1992
8:30 pm, ESPN
Colorado W 96-82 OT 17-5
(3-3)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 12, 1992
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
at No. 4 Kansas L 61-90  17-6
(3-4)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
February 15, 1992
3:00 pm, Raycom
No. 2 Oklahoma State W 84-83 OT 18-6
(4-4)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 19, 1992
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 23 at Kansas State L 55-64  18-7
(4-5)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, Kansas
February 22, 1992
1:00 pm, Raycom
No. 23 Nebraska L 70-80  18-8
(4-6)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 26, 1992
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 6 Missouri L 71-75  18-9
(4-7)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 29, 1992
3:00 pm, Raycom
Oklahoma L 70-96  18-10
(4-8)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
March 4, 1992
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 3 Kansas W 70-66  19-10
(5-8)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
March 7, 1992
3:00 pm, Raycom
at Colorado L 83-87  19-11
(5-9)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Big Eight tournament
March 13, 1992
8:20 pm, Raycom
vs. No. 13 Missouri
Big Eight tournament quarterfinals
W 80-75  20-11
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
March 14, 1992
3:20 pm, Raycom
vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State
Big Eight tournament semifinals
L 60-69  20-12
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 1992*
1:30 pm, CBS
vs. No. (7 seed) UNC Charlotte
NCAA East Regional First round
W 76-74  21-12
Centrum in Worcester 
Worcester, Massachusetts
March 22, 1992*
2:00 pm, CBS
vs. No. 6 (2 seed) Kentucky
NCAA East Regional Second Round
L 98-106  21-13
Centrum in Worcester 
Worcester, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

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  • All-Big Eight Selections[3]
    Justus Thigpen (2nd)
    Julius Michalik (HM)
    Ron Bayless (HM)
    Fred Hoiberg (HM)
  • Big Eight Freshman of the Year
    Fred Hoiberg
  • Academic All-Big Eight
    Mike Bergman
    Greg Hester
  • Ralph Olsen Award
    Justus Thigpen

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References

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  1. ^ November 6, 1991 (Page 16 of 34). Des Moines, Iowa:, Nov 06, 1991 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
  2. ^ "1991-92 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "MBB Tradition (PDF)" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  4. ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball Tradition" (PDF). Tradition. Retrieved July 2, 2020.