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
ConferenceGreat Midwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 12
Record29–5 (8–2 Great Midwest)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMyrl Shoemaker Center
Seasons
← 1990–91
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[1]

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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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

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Ranking movements
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Week
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AP241919141212Not released
Coaches252018151211

References

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  1. ^ "1991-92 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "1992 NCAA Final Four program". March 1992. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)