1991–92 Miami Redskins men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Miami Redskins men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redskins, led by 2nd-year head coach Joby Wright, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team finished atop the conference regular season standings, and followed that success by winning the MAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 13 seed in the Southeast region, Miami was beaten by North Carolina in the opening round, 68–63.[1]

1991–92 Miami Redskins men's basketball
MAC Regular season champion
MAC tournament champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record23–8 (13–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMillett Hall
Seasons
← 1990–91
1992–93 →
1991–92 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami (OH) 13 3   .813 23 8   .742
Ball State 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Western Michigan 11 5   .688 21 9   .700
Ohio 10 6   .625 18 10   .643
Bowling Green 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
Kent State 6 10   .375 9 19   .321
Central Michigan 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
Eastern Michigan 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
Toledo 3 13   .188 7 20   .259
1992 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1991–92 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 40 David Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 23, 1991*
Earlham W 93–45  1–0
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Nov 26, 1991*
at No. 5 Ohio State L 61–94  1–1
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Nov 30, 1991*
at Cincinnati L 62–82  1–2
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 7, 1991*
DePauw W 66–44  2–2
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 7, 1991*
Indiana State W 77–61  3–2
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 12, 1991*
at Dayton W 59–47  2–2
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 14, 1991*
Xavier W 73–58  3–2
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 21, 1991*
at Fairfield W 75–66  4–2
Alumni Hall 
Fairfield, Connecticut
Dec 27, 1991*
vs. Illinois State
Lobo Invitational Semifinal
W 63–51  5–2
The Pit (15,501)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 28, 1991*
at New Mexico L 55–63  5–3
The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
MAC regular season
Jan 8, 1992
at Toledo W 69–39  6–3
(1–0)
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
Jan 11, 1992
Kent State W 59–49  7–3
(2–0)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Jan 15, 1992
at Ball State L 64–70  7–4
(2–1)
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
Jan 18, 1992*
at Penn State L 73–87  7–5
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 22, 1992
Western Michigan W 59–53  8–5
(3–1)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Jan 25, 1992
at Ohio W 91–86  9–5
(4–1)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Jan 29, 1992
Central Michigan W 99–81  10–5
(5–1)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Mar 7, 1992
Toledo W 68–46  20–7
(13–3)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
MAC tournament
Mar 13, 1992*
(1) vs. (8) Eastern Michigan
Quarterfinals
W 67–66  21–7
Cobo Arena 
Detroit, Michigan
Mar 14, 1992*
(1) vs. (5) Bowling Green
Semifinals
W 70–60  22–7
Cobo Arena 
Detroit, Michigan
Mar 15, 1992*
(1) vs. (2) Ball State
Championship Game
W 58–57  23–7
Cobo Arena 
Detroit, Michigan
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1992*
(13 SE) vs. (4 SE) No. 18 North Carolina
First round
L 63–68[1]  23–8
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "N. Carolina gets lucky in beating Miami, 68-63". Baltimore Sun. March 20, 1992. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "1991–92 Miami (OH) RedHawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020–21 Miami RedHawks Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Miami University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2021.