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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Cincinnati82 .800295 .853
No. 24 DePaul82 .800209 .690
Memphis State55 .5002311 .676
Marquette55 .5001613 .552
UAB46 .400209 .690
Saint Louis010 .000523 .179
1992 GMC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1991–92 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C44Corie Blount6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg)JrMonrovia, California
G23Anthony Buford6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)196 lb (89 kg)SrFlint, Michigan
G10Tarrance Gibson6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)166 lb (75 kg)JrDothan, Alabama
G52Allen Jackson6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)171 lb (78 kg)JrSouth Bend, Indiana
G/F34Herb Jones6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)211 lb (96 kg)SrAtlanta, Georgia
F3Erik Martin6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg)JrCovina, California
F33Terry Nelson6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)213 lb (97 kg)JrLong Beach, California
C41Mike Reicheneker7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)254 lb (115 kg)SrArlington, Texas
F/C50Jeff Scott6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)223 lb (101 kg)SrCincinnati, Ohio
G31Nick Van Exel6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)171 lb (78 kg)JrKenosha, Wisconsin
F32B. J. Ward6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)187 lb (85 kg)SrCincinnati, Ohio
F55John Jacobs  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)255 lb (116 kg)FrCincinnati, Ohio
F43Curtis Bostic  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)SoBrockton, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

[2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 22*
Austin PeayW 108–77 1–0
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
November 23*
AmericanW 72–69 2–0
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
November 25*
Fairleigh DickinsonW 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 StateW 91–56 5–0
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
December 6*
East CarolinaW 105–69 6–0
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
December 16*
at UMKCW 91–56 7–0
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 21*
at No. 12 Michigan StateL 89–90 7–1
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, MI
December 31*
South FloridaW 80–60 8–1
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
January 4*
No. 10 IndianaL 60–81 8–2
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
January 6*
Middle Tennessee StateW 79–70 9–2
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
January 8*
at TennesseeW 62–51 10–2
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
January 11
St. LouisW 79–66 11–2
(1–0)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
January 15
at DePaulL 66–75 11–3
(1–1)
Rosemont Horizon 
Chicago, IL
January 18
Memphis StateW 75–66 12–3
(2–1)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
January 22*
Eastern KentuckyW 81–41 13–3
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
January 25
UABW 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 MarquetteW 71–57 16–3
(4–1)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 5*
DaytonW 77–48 17–3
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
February 12*
No. 24 BrooklynW 104–54 18–3
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
February 15
No. 24 at St. LouisW 89–60 19–3
(5–1)
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
February 20
No. 19 DePaulL 69–71 19–4
(5–2)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
February 22*
No. 19 at South AlabamaW 104–78 20–4
Jag Gym 
Mobile, AL
February 22
No. 19 MarquetteW 70–59 21–4
(6–2)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
February 29
No. 19 at UABW 63–58 22–4
(7–2)
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
March 7
No. 14 at Memphis StateW 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

Ranking movements
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Week
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AP241919141212Not released
Coaches252018151211

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