1991–92 LSU Tigers basketball team

1991–92 LSU Tigers basketball
1991–92 LSU Tigers basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeast Conference
	West Division
Ranking
AP	No. 25
Record	21–10 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Dale Brown (20th season);
Assistant coaches	Johnny Jones (8th season); Bob Starkey (2nd season);
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 6 Kentucky †	12	–	4	.750	29	–	7	.806
Florida	9	–	7	.563	19	–	14	.576
Tennessee	8	–	8	.500	19	–	15	.559
Georgia	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
Vanderbilt	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
South Carolina	3	–	13	.188	11	–	17	.393
West
No. 9 Arkansas	13	–	3	.813	26	–	8	.765
No. 25 LSU	12	–	4	.750	21	–	10	.677
No. 13 Alabama	10	–	6	.625	26	–	9	.743
Mississippi State	7	–	9	.438	15	–	13	.536
Auburn	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
Ole Miss	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393

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

The 1991-92 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1991–92 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Roster

1991–92 LSU Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	4	Jamie Brandon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So		Chicago, IL
F	20	Clarence Ceasar	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr
F	24	Vernel Singleton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr
C	33	Shaquille O'Neal	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	Jr	Robert G. Cole	Newark, NJ
C	43	Geert Hammink	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr		Didam, Netherlands

Head coach

Dale Brown (Minot State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 8*		Melbourne Exhibition	W 96–60		Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
November 15*		Rancho Raiders Exhibition	W 126–80		Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 22*	No. 6	NE Louisiana	W 77–76	1–0	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
November 27*	No. 9	Middle Tennessee St	W 96–65	2–0	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
November 30*	No. 9	UNLV	L 55–76	2–1	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
December 7*	No. 16	at No. 3 Arizona	L 67–87	2–2	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
December 17*		SE Louisiana	W 101–64	3–2	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
December 21*		No. 25 Louisville	L 92–93	3–3	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
December 28*		Northern Arizona	W 159–86	4–3	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
December*		Nicholls State	W 123–61	5–3	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 3*		Texas	W 84–83	6–3	New Orleans, LA
SEC regular season
January 8		at Auburn	W 87–70	7–3 (1–0)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
January 11		No. 13 Arkansas	L 90–101	7–4 (1–1)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 14		at No. 9 Alabama	W 89–81	8–4 (2–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 18 JP		at Mississippi St	W 83–70	9–4 (3–1)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 20*		McNeese St	W 115–67	10–4	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 25		at Ole Miss	W 83–73	11–4 (4–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
January 29		Tennessee	W 97–82	12–4 (5–1)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 2		No. 14 Kentucky	W 74–53	13–4 (6–1)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 5	No. 22	at Florida	W 70–50	14–4 (7–1)	Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 8*	No. 22	No. 1 Duke	L 67–77	14–5	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 11	No. 20	Georgia	L 62–64	14–6 (7–2)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 15	No. 20	at Vanderbilt	L 69–76	14–7 (7–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 19		at South Carolina	W 74–56	15–7 (8–3)	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 22		Auburn	W 99–82	16–7 (9–3)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 25		Ole Miss	W 100–69	17–7 (10–3)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 29		No. 16 Alabama	W 73–65	18–7 (11–3)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
March 3	No. 23	at No. 7 Arkansas	L 92–106 ^OT	18–8 (11–4)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
March 7	No. 23	Mississippi St	L 89–90	19–8 (12–4)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
March 13* JP	No. 23	vs. Tennessee SEC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 99–89	20–8	Birmingham, AL BJCC Coliseum
March 14* 12:00 p.m., JP	No. 23	vs. No. 9 Kentucky SEC Tournament Semifinal	L 74–80	20–9	Birmingham, AL BJCC Coliseum
NCAA Tournament
March 19*	(7 W) No. 25	vs. (10 W) BYU NCAA Tournament First Round	W 94–83	21–9	Boise, ID BSU Pavilion
March 21*	(7 W) No. 25	vs. (2 W) No. 5 Indiana NCAA Tournament Second Round	L 79–89	21–10	Boise, ID BSU Pavilion
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Shaquille O'Neal – SEC Player of the Year (2x), Consensus First-team All-American (2x)

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	1	Shaquille O'Neal	Orlando Magic

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1991-92 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "1991-92 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide Archived 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Apr-20.
^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-20.
^ "1992 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 1991-92 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "1991-92 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[3] 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide Archived 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Apr-20.

[4] College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-20.

[5] "1992 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

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