1991–92 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

1991–92 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
1991–92 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Great Midwest Conference
Record	23–11 (5–5 Great Midwest)
Head coach	Larry Finch (6th season);
Home arena	Pyramid Arena
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Great Midwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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
Memphis State	5	–	5	.500	23	–	11	.676
Marquette	5	–	5	.500	16	–	13	.552
UAB	4	–	6	.400	20	–	9	.690
Saint Louis	0	–	10	.000	5	–	23	.179

† 1992 GMC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1991–92 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Great Midwest Conference during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.^[2] The Tigers were led by head coach Larry Finch and played their home games at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Tigers received an at-large bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the Midwest region. After defeating No. 11 seed Pepperdine, No. 3 seed Arkansas,^[3] and No. 7 seed Georgia Tech,^[4] Memphis State fell to No. 4 seed Cincinnati for the fourth time in the Midwest Regional final.^[5] The team finished with a 23–11 record (5–5 Great Midwest).

Roster[edit]

1991–92 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	12	Leon Mitchell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Overton	Memphis, Tennessee
F	13	Tim Duncan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Melrose	Memphis, Tennessee
G	14	Chris Haynes	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Fr	Briarcrest	Memphis, Tennessee
G	15	Marcus Nolan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Hamilton	Memphis, Tennessee
G	20	Tony Madlock	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Melrose	Memphis, Tennessee
F	23	Ernest Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Whitehaven	Memphis, Tennessee
G	25	Penny Hardaway	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	Treadwell	Memphis, Tennessee
F	31	Kelvin Allen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Bolivar Central	Bolivar, Tennessee
F	32	Russell Young	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)		Marianna Lee	LaGrange, Arkansas
G	35	Billy Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	East	Memphis, Tennessee
F	42	Ben Spiva	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Christian Brothers	Memphis, Tennessee
F	50	David Vaughn	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Fr	Whites Creek	Whites Creek, Tennessee
C	51	Todd Mundt	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Central Merry	Jackson, Tennessee
F	55	Anthony Douglas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	East	Memphis, Tennessee

Head coach

Larry Finch (Memphis)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 16, 2020

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1991		No. 20 DePaul	L 89–92 ^OT	0–1 (0–1)	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 3, 1991*		Murray State	W 78–54	1–1	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 14, 1991*		Tennessee	L 64–65	1–2	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 16, 1991*		Southwestern Louisiana	W 105–97	2–2	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 19, 1991*		Minnesota	W 65–62	3–2	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 23, 1991*		Jackson State	W 87–73	4–2	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 27, 1991*		vs. Saint Joseph's ECAC Holiday Festival	W 77–60	5–2	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 28, 1991*		at No. 18 St. John's ECAC Holiday Festival	L 54–75	5–3	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Jan 4, 1992*		at UAB	W 67–63	6–3 (1–1)	UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 8, 1992*		No. 12 Missouri	W 89–78	7–3	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 11, 1992		at DePaul	L 80–88	7–4 (1–2)	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 15, 1992*		Texas Southern	W 71–53	8–4	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 18, 1992		at Cincinnati Rivalry	L 66–75	8–5 (1–3)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 20, 1992*		at Southern Miss	L 59–67	8–6	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 25, 1992		Marquette	W 59–55	9–6 (2–3)	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 29, 1992*		at Vanderbilt	W 72–70 ^OT	10–6	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 1, 1992		Saint Louis	W 77–64	11–6 (3–3)	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 4, 1992*		at Southwestern Louisiana	W 77–76	12–6	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 8, 1992*		No. 5 Arkansas	W 92–88	13–6	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 13, 1992*		Temple	L 63–65	13–7	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 16, 1992*		Southern Miss	W 80–61	14–7	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 20, 1992		at Saint Louis	W 75–73 ^OT	15–7 (4–3)	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 22, 1992		UAB	W 63–58	16–7 (5–3)	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 25, 1992*		VCU	W 85–58	17–7	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 29, 1992		at Marquette	L 67–82	17–8 (5–4)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 4, 1992*		at No. 21 Tulane	W 68–67	18–8	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 7, 1992		No. 14 Cincinnati Rivalry	L 59–69	18–9 (5–5)	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Great Midwest Conference Tournament
Mar 12, 1992*		vs. UAB Quarterfinal	W 79–67	19–9	Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois
Mar 13, 1992*		vs. No. 19 DePaul Semifinal	W 95–75	20–9	Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois
Mar 14, 1992*		vs. No. 12 Cincinnati Championship	L 63–75	20–10	Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1992*	(6 MW)	vs. (11 MW) Pepperdine First round	W 80–70^[6]	21–10	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 21, 1992*	(6 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Arkansas Second Round	W 82–80^[3]	22–10	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 27, 1992*	(6 MW)	vs. (7 MW) Georgia Tech Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 83–79 ^{OT^[4]}	23–10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 29, 1992*	(6 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Cincinnati Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight	L 57–88^[5]	23–11	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Penny Hardaway – GMC Player of the Year

References[edit]

^ "1991-92 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
^ "1991-92 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Memphis St. Tops Arkansas On a Freshman's Late Shot". The New York Times. March 22, 1992. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Memphis State and Cincinnati Roll On". The New York Times. March 28, 1992. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Cincinnati sweeps away Memphis State: Bearcats stalk semis after 88-57 romp". The Baltimore Sun. March 30, 1992. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "They Do It the Hardaway". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1992. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^ "2019–20 Memphis Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[1] "1991-92 Great Midwest Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.

[sports-reference-2] "1991-92 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[ncaa-ark-3] "Memphis St. Tops Arkansas On a Freshman's Late Shot". The New York Times. March 22, 1992. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[ncaa-gt-4] "Memphis State and Cincinnati Roll On". The New York Times. March 28, 1992. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[ncaa-cinn-5] "Cincinnati sweeps away Memphis State: Bearcats stalk semis after 88-57 romp". The Baltimore Sun. March 30, 1992. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[6] "They Do It the Hardaway". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1992. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

[7] "2019–20 Memphis Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

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v t e Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Various locations (1920–1929) Memorial Fieldhouse (1929–1966) Mid-South Coliseum (1966–1991) Pyramid Arena (1991–2004) FedExForum (2004–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Louisville UAB
Culture & lore	Pouncer Newby's TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1942–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics