1991–92 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1991-92 college basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by first-year coach John MacLeod, played their home games at the Joyce Center located in Notre Dame, IN as Independent members. They finished the season 18–15 and were invited to the 1992 National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the championship game before losing to Virginia 76–81 in overtime. During the season, they defeated five AP Top 25 teams.

1991–92 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NIT, Finals
ConferenceIndependent
Record18–15
Head coach
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UMKC - -   21 7   .750
Penn State - -   21 8   .724
UW-Milwaukee - -   20 8   .714
Southern Utah - -   20 8   .714
College of Charleston - -   19 8   .704
Notre Dame - -   18 15   .545
Cal State Northridge - -   11 17   .393
Northeastern Illinois - -   8 20   .286
Chicago State - -   7 21   .250
UNC Greensboro - -   7 21   .250
Youngstown State - -   6 22   .214
Sacramento State - -   4 24   .143
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1991–92 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
PG 12 Elmer Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Bellaire, Texas
PF 20 LaPhonso Ellis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr East St. Louis, Illinois
F 30 Billy Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Aurora, Illinois
C 43 Keith Tower 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
F 3 Monty Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Fredericksburg, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 26
Butler L 60–67  0–1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 3
at No. 9 Indiana L 46–78  0–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
December 5
Louisville L 81–84  0–3
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 9
at Valparaiso W 71–66  1–3
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
December 11
at Boston College L 58–78  1–4
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
January 2
at No. 17 Kentucky L 70–91  1–5
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
January 6
at No. 23 USC W 64–58  2–5
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
January 9
at La Salle W 87–79  3–5
Convention Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 11
vs. No. 8 North Carolina W 88–76  4–5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
January 13
at West Virginia L 67–87  4–6
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
January 18
at Virginia L 56–83  4–7
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
January 21
at Marquette W 69–63  5–7
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 23
No. 12 Missouri L 68–77  5–8
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 27
Dayton W 76–54  6–8
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 29
DePaul W 74–69  7–8
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 1
at No. 1 Duke L 71–100  7–9
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 4
Detroit L 70–72  7–10
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 9
No. 15 Michigan L 65–74  7–11
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 11
Stanford W 64–63  8–11
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 15
at No. 10 Syracuse W 101–98  9–11
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 18
Marquette W 60–53  10–11
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 22
No. 2 UCLA W 84–71  11–11
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 25
at Dayton L 58–60  11–12
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
February 27
Loyola (IL) W 75–72  12–12
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 29
No. 20 St. John’s (NY) W 79–70  13–12
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 3
Xavier W 87–86  14–12
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 7
at No. 15 DePaul L 65–66  14–13
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, IL
March 9
at Evansville L 56–74  14–14
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, IN
NIT
March 18
Western Michigan
First Round
W 63–56  15–14
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 23
Kansas State
Second Round
W 64–47  16–14
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 25
Manhattan
Quarterfinal
W 74–58  17–14
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 30
vs. Utah
Semifinals
W 58–55  18–14
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
April 1
vs. Virginia
Finals
L 76–81 OT 18–15
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1991-92 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019-20-ND-MBB-Media-Guide.pdf" (PDF). und.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.