1991–92 USC Trojans men's basketball team

The 1991–92 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach George Raveling, they played their home games at the L. A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-10 Conference.

1991–92 USC Trojans men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 8
Record24–6 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaL. A. Sports Arena
Seasons
1992–93 →
1991–92 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 UCLA 16 2   .889 28 5   .848
No. 8 USC 15 3   .833 24 6   .800
No. 10 Arizona 13 5   .722 24 7   .774
Stanford 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Washington State 9 9   .500 22 11   .667
Arizona State 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Oregon State 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Washington 5 13   .278 12 17   .414
California 4 14   .222 10 18   .357
Oregon 2 16   .111 6 21   .222
As of April 15, 1991[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1991–92 USC Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 12 Duane Cooper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lakewood Benton Harbor, MI
F 21 Lorenzo Orr 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Southeastern Detroit, MI
G 23 Harold Miner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Inglewood Inglewood, CA
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 22, 1991*
at UT Martin W 102–81  1–0
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 25, 1991*
at Nebraska L 84–93  1–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
Nov 30, 1991*
Sacramento State W 107–94  2–1
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 2, 1991*
Saint Louis W 76–60  3–1
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 4, 1991*
at Gonzaga W 77–60  4–1
The Kennel 
Spokane, Washington
Dec 6, 1991*
vs. Kent State
Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic
W 74–62  5–1
Bren Events Center 
Irvine, California
Dec 7, 1991*
at UC Irvine
Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic
W 80–71  6–1
Bren Events Center (3,316)
Irvine, California
Dec 21, 1991*
No. 4 Ohio State W 79–77 OT[3] 7–1
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 28, 1991*
Robert Morris W 92–77  8–1
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 6, 1992*
No. 23 Notre Dame L 58–64  8–2
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 9, 1992
No. 23 at No. 6 Arizona L 68–107  8–3
(0–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 12, 1992
No. 23 at Arizona State W 69–64  9–3
(1–1)
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 16, 1992
Oregon State W 90–73  10–3
(2–1)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 18, 1992
Oregon W 85–56  11–3
(3–1)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 23, 1992*
at No. 24 Stanford W 82–72  12–3
(4–1)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 25, 1992*
at California W 85–83  13–3
(5–1)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 29, 1992
No. 25 at No. 2 UCLA W 86–82  14–3
(6–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 6, 1992
No. 16 Washington State W 75–62  15–3
(7–1)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 9, 1992
No. 16 Washington W 59–56  16–3
(8–1)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 13, 1992
No. 13 at Oregon W 69–68  17–3
(9–1)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Feb 15, 1992
No. 13 at Oregon State L 78–92  17–4
(9–2)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 20, 1992
No. 15 California W 94–81  18–4
(10–2)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 22, 1992
No. 15 Stanford W 73–72  19–4
(11–2)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 27, 1992
No. 13 No. 4 UCLA W 83–79  20–4
(12–2)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 5, 1992
No. 8 at Washington W 75–63  21–4
(13–2)
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, WA
Mar 8, 1992
No. 8 at Washington State L 68–82  21–5
(13–3)
Friel Court 
Pullman, WA
Mar 12, 1992
No. 10 Arizona State W 81–66  22–5
(14–3)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 14, 1992
No. 10 No. 2 Arizona W 70–69  23–5
(15–3)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1992*
(2 MW) No. 8 vs. (15 MW) Northeast Louisiana W 84–54  24–5
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Mar 21, 1992*
(2 MW) No. 8 vs. (7 MW) Georgia Tech L 78–79  24–6
Bradley Center (18,392)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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Team Players in the 1992 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 12 Harold Miner Miami Heat
2 36 Duane Cooper Los Angeles Lakers

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References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "1991-92 USC Trojans Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "USC Gets the Upset on a Miner Miracle". Los Angeles Times. December 22, 1991. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "1991-92 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-20 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide". USC Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.