1991–92 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1991–92 NCAA men's college basketball season.

1991–92 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten regular season champions
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record26–6 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaSt. John Arena
Seasons
1992–93 →
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

Roster

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1991–92 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Mark Baker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Dayton, OH
G 4 Doug Etzler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Convoy, OH
G 15 Jamie Skelton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Dayton, OH
G 20 Alex Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Cincinnati, OH
F 21 Chris Jent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Sparta, NJ
G 22 Jim Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Toledo, OH
G 30 Jamaal Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Arlington, TX
F 31 Tom Brandewie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Fort Loramie, OH
F 34 Lawrence Funderburke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Columbus, OH
F 40 Rickey Dudley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Henderson, TX
C 42 Steve Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Payne, OH
F 44 Jimmy Ratliff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Middleton, OH
C 54 Bill Robinson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Canton, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1991*
No. 7 Miami (OH) W 94–61  1–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Nov 30, 1991*
No. 5 Chicago State W 116–44  2–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 4, 1991*
No. 4 Ohio W 78–62  3–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 7, 1991*
No. 4 Oregon State W 84–58  4–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 14, 1991*
No. 4 Howard W 114–53  5–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 18, 1991*
No. 4 at UC Santa Barbara W 82–75  6–0
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Dec 21, 1991*
No. 4 at USC L 77–79 OT[1] 6–1
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 29, 1991*
No. 7 American W 96–70  7–1
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 2, 1992*
No. 7 Penn State W 73–63  8–1
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Big Ten Regular season
Jan 7, 1992
No. 7 No. 9 Michigan State W 62–46  9–1
(1–0)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 11, 1992
No. 7 at Northwestern W 60–52  10–1
(2–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Jan 14, 1992
No. 4 at No. 5 Indiana L 83–91  10–2
(2–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Jan 19, 1992
No. 4 Iowa W 85–81  11–2
(3–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 22, 1992
No. 6 Minnesota W 72–69  12–2
(4–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 26, 1992*
No. 6 at Seton Hall L 64–68  12–3
Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 30, 1992
No. 10 at Illinois W 74–72  13–3
(5–1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Feb 2, 1992
No. 10 at No. 15 Michigan W 68–58  14–3
(6–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 5, 1992
No. 8 Wisconsin W 86–72  15–3
(7–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 8, 1992
No. 8 Purdue W 71–59  16–3
(8–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 15, 1992
No. 8 at Wisconsin W 67–63  17–3
(9–1)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 18, 1992
No. 6 at Iowa L 86–92  17–4
(9–2)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 23, 1992
No. 6 No. 7 Indiana L 80–86  17–5
(9–3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Feb 26, 1992
No. 8 at Purdue W 71–64  18–5
(10–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 29, 1992
No. 8 at No. 12 Michigan State W 78–65  19–5
(11–3)
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, Michigan
Mar 3, 1992
No. 5 No. 18 Michigan W 77–66  20–5
(12–3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 7, 1992
No. 5 Northwestern W 93–78  21–5
(13–3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 11, 1992
No. 5 Illinois W 82–70  22–5
(14–3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 14, 1992
No. 5 at Minnesota W 94–63  23–5
(15–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1992*
(1 SE) No. 3 vs. (16 SE) Mississippi Valley State
First round
W 83–56  24–5
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 21, 1992*
(1 SE) No. 3 vs. (9 SE) Connecticut
Second Round
W 78–55  25–5
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 27, 1992*
(1 SE) No. 3 vs. (4 SE) No. 18 North Carolina
Southeast Regional semifinal
W 80–73[2]  26–5
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 29, 1992*
(1 SE) No. 3 vs. (6 SE) No. 15 Michigan
Southeast Regional Final
L 71–75 OT[3] 26–6
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

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NCAA basketball tournament

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  • Southeast
    • Ohio State 83, Mississippi Valley 56
    • Ohio State 78, Connecticut 55
    • Ohio State 80, North Carolina 73
    • Michigan 75, Ohio State 71

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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 4 Jim Jackson Dallas Mavericks

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References

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  1. ^ "USC Gets the Upset on a Miner Miracle". Los Angeles Times. December 22, 1991. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ohio State tops North Carolina 80-73 win atones for loss last year". The Baltimore Sun. March 28, 1992. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Surprise! (Michigan) Surprise! (Cincinnati); Freshmen Score 73 Points". The New York Times. March 30, 1992. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "1991-92 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  6. ^ "1992 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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