1991–92 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in NCAA Division I competition in the 1991–92 season. The Bearcats, coached by Bob Huggins, won the first title of the Great Midwest Conference, created that season by a split from the Metro Conference (the two would reunite in 1995 to form Conference USA).

1991–92 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Great Midwest regular season co–champions
Great Midwest Tournament champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Final Four
Conference	Great Midwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 12
Record	29–5 (8–2 Great Midwest)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Larry Harrison Steve Moeller John Loyer
Home arena	Myrl Shoemaker Center

1991–92 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Cincinnati †	8	–	2		.800			29	–	5		.853
No. 24 DePaul	8	–	2		.800			20	–	9		.690
Marquette	5	–	5		.500			16	–	13		.552
Memphis State	5	–	5		.500			23	–	11		.676
UAB	4	–	6		.400			20	–	9		.690
Saint Louis	0	–	10		.000			5	–	23		.179
† 1992 GMC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1991–92 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 44 Corie Blount 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Monrovia, California G 23 Anthony Buford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Flint, Michigan G 10 Tarrance Gibson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Jr Dothan, Alabama G 52 Allen Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr South Bend, Indiana G/F 34 Herb Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia F 3 Erik Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Covina, California F 33 Terry Nelson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Long Beach, California C 41 Mike Reicheneker 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Sr Arlington, Texas F/C 50 Jeff Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio G 31 Nick Van Exel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Kenosha, Wisconsin F 32 B. J. Ward 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio F 55 John Jacobs  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Cincinnati, Ohio F 43 Curtis Bostic  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Brockton, Massachusetts	Head coach Bob Huggins (West Virginia) Assistant coach(es) Larry Harrison (Pittsburgh) Steve Moeller (Otterbein) John Loyer (Akron) Chuck Machock (Cincinnati) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 22*		Austin Peay	W 108–77	1–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
November 23*		American	W 72–69	2–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
November 25*		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 75–58	3–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
November 30*		Miami (OH)	W 82–62	4–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
December 3*		Cleveland State	W 91–56	5–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
December 6*		East Carolina	W 105–69	6–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
December 16*		at UMKC	W 91–56	7–0	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 21*		at No. 12 Michigan State	L 89–90	7–1	Breslin Student Events Center  East Lansing, MI
December 31*		South Florida	W 80–60	8–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
January 4*		No. 10 Indiana	L 60–81	8–2	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
January 6*		Middle Tennessee State	W 79–70	9–2	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
January 8*		at Tennessee	W 62–51	10–2	Thompson–Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
January 11		St. Louis	W 79–66	11–2 (1–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
January 15		at DePaul	L 66–75	11–3 (1–1)	Rosemont Horizon  Chicago, IL
January 18		Memphis State	W 75–66	12–3 (2–1)	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
January 22*		Eastern Kentucky	W 81–41	13–3	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
January 25		UAB	W 76–52	14–3 (3–1)	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
January 6*		at Xavier Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout	W 93–75	15–3	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, OH
February 1		at Marquette	W 71–57	16–3 (4–1)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
February 5*		Dayton	W 77–48	17–3	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
February 12*	No. 24	Brooklyn	W 104–54	18–3	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
February 15	No. 24	at St. Louis	W 89–60	19–3 (5–1)	St. Louis Arena  St. Louis, MO
February 20	No. 19	DePaul	L 69–71	19–4 (5–2)	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
February 22*	No. 19	at South Alabama	W 104–78	20–4	Jag Gym  Mobile, AL
February 22	No. 19	Marquette	W 70–59	21–4 (6–2)	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
February 29	No. 19	at UAB	W 63–58	22–4 (7–2)	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
March 7	No. 14	at Memphis State	W 69–59	23–4 (8–2)	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, Tennessee
Great Midwest Tournament
March 13	(1) No. 12	vs. (4) Marquette Semifinals	W 62–49	24–4	Chicago Stadium  Chicago, IL
March 14	(1) No. 12	vs. (3) Memphis State Championship	W 75–63	25–4	Chicago Stadium  Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
March 20*	(4 MW) No. 12	vs. (13 MW) Delaware Round of 64	W 85-47	26-4	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, OH
March 22*	(4 MW) No. 12	vs. (5 MW) No. 14 Michigan State Round of 32	W 77-65	27-4	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, OH
March 27*	(4 MW) No. 12	vs. (9 MW) UTEP Sweet Sixteen	W 69-67	28-4	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
March 29	(4 MW) No. 12	vs. (6 MW) Memphis State Elite Eight	W 88-57	29-4	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
April 4*	(4 MW) No. 12	vs. (6 SE) No. 15 Michigan Final Four	L 72-76	29-5	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

See also: 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP														24	19	19	14	12	12	Not released
Coaches														25	20	18	15	12	11