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1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

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The 1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[1]

1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 18
Record23–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Guthridge (24th season)
Home arenaDean Smith Center
Seasons
1991–92 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Duke † 14 – 2   .875 34 – 2   .944
No. 20 Florida State 11 – 5   .688 22 – 10   .688
No. 18 North Carolina 9 – 7   .563 23 – 10   .697
Georgia Tech 8 – 8   .500 23 – 12   .657
Virginia 8 – 8   .500 20 – 13   .606
Wake Forest 7 – 9   .438 17 – 12   .586
NC State 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400
Maryland 5 – 11   .313 14 – 15   .483
Clemson 4 – 12   .250 14 – 14   .500
† 1992 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. [2]

Roster

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1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 0 Eric Montross 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
F 3 Pat Sullivan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 So Bogota, New Jersey
G/F 5 Henrik Rodl 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 Jr Heusenstamm, Germany
G 11 Scott Cherry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 Jr Ballston Spa, New York
G 14 Derrick Phelps 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Pleasantville, New York
G 15 Jason Burgess 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Sr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 21 Donald Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Fr Garner, North Carolina
F 31 Brian Reese 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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 So The Bronx, New York
F 33 Kevin Salvadori 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
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 So Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 34 George Lynch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 Jr Roanoke, Virginia
F 35 Travis Stephenson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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 Jr Angier, North Carolina
G 40 Hubert Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Burke, Virginia
F 43 Larry Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 So Smithfield, North Carolina
C 55 Matt Wenstrom 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Katy, Texas
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
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1991*
 No. 8 The Citadel W 97–58  1–0
 Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 27, 1991*
 No. 6 at Houston W 68–65  2–0
 Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Nov 30, 1991*
 No. 6 Towson W 98–88  3–0
 Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 1, 1991*
 No. 6 Cornell W 109–66  4–0
 Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 4, 1991*
 No. 5 at No. 6 Seton Hall W 83–54  5–0
 Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 11, 1992*
 No. 8 vs. Notre Dame L 76–88  10–2
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
ACC Tournament
Mar 13, 1992*
 No. 20 vs. Wake Forest
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal 		W 80–65  20–8
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Mar 14, 1992*
 No. 20 vs. No. 18 Florida State
ACC Tournament Semifinal 		W 80–76  20–9
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Mar 15, 1992*
 No. 20 vs. No. 1 Duke
ACC tournament championship 		L 74–94  21–9
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1992*
 (4 SE) No. 18 vs. (13 SE) Miami (OH)
First round 		W 68–63[3]  22–9
 Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 21, 1992*
 (4 SE) No. 18 vs. (5 SE) No. 13 Alabama
Second Round 		W 64–55  23–9
 Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 27, 1992*
 (4 SE) No. 18 vs. (1 SE) No. 3 Ohio State
Southeast Regional semifinal 		L 73–80[4]  23–10
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

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Main article: 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

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  1. ^ "1991-92 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels 1991-1992 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "N. Carolina gets lucky in beating Miami, 68-63". Baltimore Sun. March 20, 1992. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ohio State tops North Carolina 80-73 win atones for loss last year". The Baltimore Sun. March 28, 1992. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "1991-92 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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