1991–92 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1991–92 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
1991–92 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 16
Record	21–9 (8–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (25th season);
Home arena	Hearnes Center
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

The 1991–92 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1991–92 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers finished third in the Big Eight Conference, lost in the quarterfinal round of the Big Eight tournament, and received a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region. After defeating West Virginia in the opening round, Missouri fell to Seton Hall in the second round. The Tigers finished with an overall record of 21–9 (8–6 Big Eight).

1991–92 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Jevon Crudup	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Kansas City, Missouri
PG	15	Melvin Booker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Moss Point, Mississippi
G	44	Anthony Peeler	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Kansas City, Missouri

Head coach

Norm Stewart (Missouri)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1991*		Canisius	W 72–42	1–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Nov 30, 1991*		Texas A&M	W 77–47	2–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 3, 1991*		Florida A&M	W 86–61	3–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 7, 1991*		at No. 11 Arkansas	W 87–76	4–0	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 14, 1991*	No. 21	UNLV	W 90–78	5–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 21, 1991*	No. 21	Jackson State	W 99–76	6–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 23, 1991*	No. 17	vs. Illinois Braggin' Rights	W 61–44	7–0	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 28, 1991*	No. 16	Murray State	W 92–52	8–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 30, 1991*	No. 16	Eastern Illinois	W 83–56	9–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 4, 1992*	No. 13	at Oregon	W 79–58	10–0	McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Jan 8, 1992*	No. 12	at Memphis State	L 78–89	11–1	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 2, 1992	No. 8	at No. 3 Oklahoma State	L 61–84	14–3 (2–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 23, 1992	No. 9	No. 8 Oklahoma State	W 66–52	19–4 (7–3)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 26, 1992	No. 6	at Iowa State	W 75–71^[2]	20–4 (8–3)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Mar 1, 1992	No. 6	at Kansas State	L 69–73	20–5 (8–4)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 4, 1992	No. 11	Oklahoma	L 67–81	20–6 (8–5)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Mar 8, 1992	No. 11	at No. 3 Kansas	L 89–97^[3]	20–7 (8–6)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Big Eight Conference tournament
Mar 13, 1992*	No. 13	vs. Iowa State Quarterfinals	L 75–80^[4]	20–8	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1992*	(5 E) No. 16	vs. (12 E) West Virginia First Round	W 89–78^[5]	21–8	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 21, 1992*	(5 E) No. 16	vs. (4 E) No. 19 Seton Hall Second Round	L 71–88^[6]	21–9	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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Team players in the 1992 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	15	Anthony Peeler	Los Angeles Lakers

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References

^ "1991-92 Missouri Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
^ "No. 7 Missouri 75, Iowa State 71". UPI Archives. February 27, 1992. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
^ "ROCK CHALK SOLID". Sports Illustrated. March 16, 1992. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
^ "Iowa State Upsets Missouri". New York Times. March 14, 1992. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
^ "Missouri 89, West Virginia 78". UPI Archives. March 19, 1992. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
^ "Tradition in Making: Seton Hall Gets Shot at No. 1". New York Times. March 22, 1992. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
^ "2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide" (PDF). University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

[1] "1991-92 Missouri Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

[2] "No. 7 Missouri 75, Iowa State 71". UPI Archives. February 27, 1992. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

[3] "ROCK CHALK SOLID". Sports Illustrated. March 16, 1992. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

[4] "Iowa State Upsets Missouri". New York Times. March 14, 1992. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

[5] "Missouri 89, West Virginia 78". UPI Archives. March 19, 1992. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

[6] "Tradition in Making: Seton Hall Gets Shot at No. 1". New York Times. March 22, 1992. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

[7] "2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide" (PDF). University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

[ESPN-8] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[9] "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

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