1991–92 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1991–92 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 16th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 22–10 (10–8) record, was Big East tournament champions, and advanced to second round of the NCAA tournament.

1991–92 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 21
Record22–10 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
1991–92 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Seton Hall 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
No. 22 Georgetown 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
St. John's 12 6   .667 19 11   .633
Villanova 11 7   .611 14 15   .483
No. 21 Syracuse 10 8   .556 22 10   .688
Connecticut 10 8   .556 20 10   .667
Pittsburgh 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Boston College 7 11   .389 17 14   .548
Providence 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Miami 1 17   .056 8 24   .250
1992 Big East tournament winner
As of April 6, 1992[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1991–92 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Steve Keating 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Scranton, Pennsylvania
SF 4 Dave Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Morgan City, Louisiana
F 11 Todd Barlok 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Bristol, Connecticut
PG 12 Michael Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Voorhees, New Jersey
PF 13 Conrad McRae 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
PG 15 Adrian Autry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Monroe, North Carolina
SG 21 Lawrence Moten 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
PG 23 Vinnie Cohen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
C 24 Dave Siock 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Vestal, New York
G 31 Anthony Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Danbury, Connecticut
SG 33 Mike Hopkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr San Mateo, California
G/F 34 Luke Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Beaumont, Texas
G/F 35 Scott McCorkle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Mission Viejo, California
F 50 Glenn Sekunda 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2020-Jan-25

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Nov 26, 1991*
Cornell W 78–71  1–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Nov 30, 1991*
UNC Asheville W 83–68  2–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 3, 1991*
vs. Florida State
Big East–ACC Challenge
W 89–71[2]  3–0
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Dec 6, 1991*
Eastern Kentucky W 84–78  4–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 7, 1991*
Saint Joseph's W 72–70  5–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 14, 1991*
TCU W 89–72  6–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 21, 1991*
Lafayette W 87–58  7–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 30, 1991*
No. 23 Wichita State W 88–63  8–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Jan 2, 1992*
No. 23 at Boston College W 100–90  9–0
(1–0)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
 
Jan 4, 1992*
No. 23 Providence W 79–66  10–0
(2–0)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Jan 8, 1992*
No. 20 at Pittsburgh L 74–83  10–1
(2–1)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 11, 1992*
No. 20 Miami (FL) W 73–57  11–1
(3–1)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Jan 15, 1992*
No. 20 at No. 22 Georgetown W 74–62  12–1
(4–1)
Capital Centre 
Landover, MD
Jan 18, 1992*
No. 20 Pittsburgh W 83–79  13–1
(5–1)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Jan 21, 1992*
No. 13 at Villanova L 60–70  13–2
(5–2)
The Pavilion 
 
Jan 25, 1992*
No. 13 No. 22 St. John's W 58–56  14–2
(6–2)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Jan 28, 1992*
No. 12 at Providence L 73–87  14–3
(6–3)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
Feb 1, 1992*
No. 12 Seton Hall W 70–67  15–3
(7–3)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 3, 1992*
No. 13 No. 10 Connecticut W 84–83  16–3
(8–3)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 11, 1992*
No. 10 at No. 25 Seton Hall L 76–86  16–4
(8–4)
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 15, 1992*
No. 10 Notre Dame L 98–101  16–5
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 19, 1992*
No. 17 at No. 24 St. John's L 62–63  16–6
(8–5)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Feb 23, 1992*
No. 17 No. 25 Georgetown L 68–72  16–7
(8–6)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 25, 1992*
No. 22 Boston College W 76–70  17–7
(9–6)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 29, 1992*
No. 22 at Miami (FL) W 68–63  18–7
(10–6)
Miami Arena 
Miami, FL
Mar 4, 1992*
No. 24 at Connecticut L 78–85  18–8
(10–7)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
 
Mar 8, 1992*
No. 24 Villanova L 56–76  18–9
(10–8)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Big East tournament
Mar 13, 1992*
vs. Villanova W 55–52  19–9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Mar 14, 1992*
vs. No. 15 Seton Hall W 70–66  20–9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Mar 15, 1992*
vs. No. 21 Georgetown W 56–54[3]  21–9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1992*
(6 E) No. 21 vs. (11 E) Princeton
First round
W 51–43[4]  22–9
Centrum in Worcester 
Worcester, MA
Mar 22, 1992*
(6 E) No. 21 vs. (3 E) No. 17 Massachusetts
Second round
L 71–77 OT[5] 22–10
Centrum in Worcester 
Worcester, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in EST.

Rankings

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1992 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 26 Dave Johnson Portland Trail Blazers

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1991-92 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Seminoles Can't Cope With Orangemen". The New York Times. December 4, 1991. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Syracuse captures Big East title, 56-54 Shot over Mourning sinks Georgetown". The Baltimore Sun. March 16, 1992. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "'SLASHER, SLICER, DICER' OR JUST PLAIN 'POETRY IN MOTEN,' SOME FRESHMAN". The Washington Post. March 21, 1992. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "College Basketball; A Star Is Born In Overtime". The New York Times. March 23, 1992. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
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