1991–92 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1991-92 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1991–92 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

1991–92 LSU Tigers basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record21–10 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
1991–92 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 6 Kentucky 12 4   .750 29 7   .806
Florida 9 7   .563 19 14   .576
Tennessee 8 8   .500 19 15   .559
Georgia 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Vanderbilt 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
South Carolina 3 13   .188 11 17   .393
West
No. 9 Arkansas 13 3   .813 26 8   .765
No. 25 LSU 12 4   .750 21 10   .677
No. 13 Alabama 10 6   .625 26 9   .743
Mississippi State 7 9   .438 15 13   .536
Auburn 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Ole Miss 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
1992 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1991–92 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 4 Jamie Brandon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So   Chicago, IL
F 20 Clarence Ceasar 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr    
F 24 Vernel Singleton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr    
C 33 Shaquille O'Neal 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Jr Robert G. Cole Newark, NJ
C 43 Geert Hammink 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr   Didam, Netherlands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 8*
Melbourne
Exhibition
W 96–60 
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
November 15*
Rancho Raiders
Exhibition
W 126–80 
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 22*
No. 6 NE Louisiana W 77–76  1–0
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
November 27*
No. 9 Middle Tennessee St W 96–65  2–0
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
November 30*
No. 9 UNLV L 55–76  2–1
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
December 7*
No. 16 at No. 3 Arizona L 67–87  2–2
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 17*
SE Louisiana W 101–64  3–2
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
December 21*
No. 25 Louisville L 92–93  3–3
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
December 28*
Northern Arizona W 159–86  4–3
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
December*
Nicholls State W 123–61  5–3
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 3*
Texas W 84–83  6–3
 
New Orleans, LA
SEC regular season
January 8
at Auburn W 87–70  7–3
(1–0)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
January 11
No. 13 Arkansas L 90–101  7–4
(1–1)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 14
at No. 9 Alabama W 89–81  8–4
(2–1)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 18
 JP
at Mississippi St W 83–70  9–4
(3–1)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
January 20*
McNeese St W 115–67  10–4
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 25
at Ole Miss W 83–73  11–4
(4–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 29
Tennessee W 97–82  12–4
(5–1)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 2
No. 14 Kentucky W 74–53  13–4
(6–1)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 5
No. 22 at Florida W 70–50  14–4
(7–1)
Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 8*
No. 22 No. 1 Duke L 67–77  14–5
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 11
No. 20 Georgia L 62–64  14–6
(7–2)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 15
No. 20 at Vanderbilt L 69–76  14–7
(7–3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
February 19
at South Carolina W 74–56  15–7
(8–3)
Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
February 22
Auburn W 99–82  16–7
(9–3)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 25
Ole Miss W 100–69  17–7
(10–3)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 29
No. 16 Alabama W 73–65  18–7
(11–3)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
March 3
No. 23 at No. 7 Arkansas L 92–106 OT 18–8
(11–4)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
March 7
No. 23 Mississippi St L 89–90  19–8
(12–4)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
March 13*
 JP
No. 23 vs. Tennessee
SEC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 99–89  20–8
Birmingham, AL 
BJCC Coliseum
March 14*
12:00 p.m., JP
No. 23 vs. No. 9 Kentucky
SEC Tournament Semifinal
L 74–80  20–9
Birmingham, AL 
BJCC Coliseum
NCAA Tournament
March 19*
(7 W) No. 25 vs. (10 W) BYU
NCAA Tournament First Round
W 94–83  21–9
Boise, ID 
BSU Pavilion
March 21*
(7 W) No. 25 vs. (2 W) No. 5 Indiana
NCAA Tournament Second Round
L 79–89  21–10
Boise, ID 
BSU Pavilion
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 1 Shaquille O'Neal Orlando Magic

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1991-92 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1991-92 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  3. ^ 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide Archived 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Apr-20.
  4. ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-20.
  5. ^ "1992 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2021.