1991–92 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 21st year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1991–92 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record27–7 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainEric Anderson
Jamal Meeks
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
1991–92 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Ohio State 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
No. 5 Indiana 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
No. 15 Michigan 11 7   .611 24 9   .727
No. 14 Michigan State 11 7   .611 22 8   .733
Iowa 10 8   .556 19 11   .633
Purdue 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Minnesota 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
Illinois 7 11   .389 13 15   .464
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 13 18   .419
Northwestern 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 27–7 and a conference record of 14–4, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers were invited to participate in the 1992 NCAA tournament as a 2-seed, where they advanced to the Final Four.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
20 Greg Graham G 6–4 Jr. Indianapolis, Indiana
21 Chris Reynolds G 6–1 Jr. Peoria, Illinois
22 Damon Bailey G 6–3 So. Bedford, Indiana
23 Jamal Meeks G 6–1 Sr. Freeport, Illinois
24 Matt Nover F/C 6–8 Jr. Chesterton, Indiana
25 Pat Knight G 6–6 RS So. Bloomington, Indiana
30 Todd Leary G 6–3 So. Indianapolis, Indiana
32 Eric Anderson F/C 6–9 Sr. Chicago, Illinois
33 Pat Graham G 6–5 RS Jr. Floyds Knobs, Indiana
34 Brian Evans F 6–8 RS Fr. Terre Haute, Indiana
40 Calbert Cheaney F 6–7 Jr. Evansville, Indiana
44 Alan Henderson F 6–9 Fr. Indianapolis, Indiana
50 Todd Lindeman C 7–1 Fr. Channing, Michigan

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/15/1991*
No. 2 vs. UCLA
Hall of Fame Game
L 72–87  0–1
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, Massachusetts
11/30/1991*
No. 10 Butler W 97–73  1–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/3/1991*
No. 9 Notre Dame W 78–46  2–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/7/1991*
No. 9 vs. No. 14 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 74–76  2–2
Hoosier Dome 
Indianapolis
12/10/1991*
No. 13 Vanderbilt W 88–51  3–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/13/1991*
No. 13 Boston University
Indiana Classic
W 88–47  4–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/14/1991*
No. 13 Central Michigan
Indiana Classic
W 99–52  5–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/21/1991*
No. 14 at No. 10 St. John's W 82–77  6–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York City
12/27/1991*
No. 10 vs. Texas Tech
Hoosier Classic
W 86–69  7–2
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis
12/28/1991*
No. 10 vs. Indiana State
Hoosier Classic
W 94–44  8–2
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis
1/4/1992*
No. 10 at Cincinnati W 81–60  9–2
Myrl H. Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati
1/9/1992
No. 10 Minnesota W 96–50  10–2 (1–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington
1/11/1992
No. 10 at Wisconsin W 79–63  11–2 (2–0)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/14/1992
No. 5 Ohio State W 91–83  12–2 (3–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/18/1992
No. 5 at Northwestern W 96–62  13–2 (4–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
1/21/1992
No. 4 No. 16 Michigan W 89–74  14–2 (5–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/28/1992
No. 4 Purdue
Rivalry
W 106–65  15–2 (6–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/1/1992
No. 4 at Michigan State L 60–76  15–3 (6–1)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, Michigan
2/4/1992
No. 6 at Illinois
Rivalry
W 76–65  16–3 (7–1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
2/9/1992
No. 6 Iowa W 81–66  17–3 (8–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/12/1992
No. 4 at Minnesota L 67–71  17–4 (8–2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
2/15/1992
No. 4 Northwestern W 91–60  18–4 (9–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/19/1992
No. 7 Michigan State W 103–73  19–4 (10–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/23/1992
No. 7 at Ohio State W 86–80  20–4 (11–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
3/1/1992
No. 2 Illinois
Rivalry
W 76–70  21–4 (12–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/4/1992
No. 2 at Iowa W 64–60  22–4 (13–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
3/8/1992
No. 2 at Michigan L 60–68  22–5 (13–3)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
3/12/1992
No. 4 Wisconsin W 66–41  23–5 (14–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/15/1992
No. 4 at Purdue
Rivalry
L 59–61  23–6 (14–4)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
NCAA tournament
3/19/1992*
No. 5 (2) vs. No. (15) Eastern Illinois
First Round
W 94–55  24–6 (14–4)
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
3/21/1992*
No. 5 (2) vs. No. 25 (7) LSU
Second Round
W 89–79  25–6 (14–4)
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
3/26/1992*
(2) No. 5 vs. (3) No. 20 Florida State
Sweet Sixteen
W 85–74  26–6 (14–4)
University Arena 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
3/28/1992*
No. 5 (2) vs. No. 4 (1) UCLA
Elite Eight
W 106–79  27–6 (14–4)
University Arena 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
4/4/1992*
No. 5 (2) vs. No. 1 (1) Duke
Final Four
L 78–81  27–7 (14–4)
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  2. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 998–999. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.