1991–92 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 12th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

1991–92 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Second Round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1991–92 record21-13 (5-9 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
1991–92 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Kansas113 .786  275  .844
No. 11 Oklahoma State86 .571  288  .778
No. 16 Missouri86 .571  219  .700
No. 23 Oklahoma86 .571  219  .700
Nebraska77 .500  1910  .655
Iowa State59 .357  2113  .618
Kansas State59 .357  1614  .533
Colorado410 .286  1315  .464
1992 Big Eight Tournament winner
As of April 6, 1992; Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 21–13, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish tied for seventh place. They upset third-seeded Missouri in the 1992 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals before falling to Oklahoma State in the semifinals. Despite a 5–9 conference record, the Cyclones qualified for the 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, upsetting seventh seed UNC Charlotte, 76–74 in the East Regional first round before falling to second seeded Kentucky.

Games were televised by ESPN, CBS, Raycom, Prime Sports, the Cyclone Television Network and Heritage Cablevision (Drake Television Network).[1]

Previous season

The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 12–19, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Missouri in the 1991 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals.

Roster

Roster
Name Position
Fred Hoiberg Guard
Loren Meyer Center
Julius Michalik Forward
Hurl Beechum Forward
Justus Thigpen Guard
Ron Bayless Guard
Howard Eaton Forward
Norman Brown Forward
Skip McCoy Guard
Donnell Bivens Forward
Mike Bergman Forward
Brad Pippett Forward
Brian Pearson Guard
Saun Jackson Forward
Greg Hester Guard
Reference:[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 1991*
7:00 pm
Fort Sill
Exhibition
W 126-58 
Hilton Coliseum (10,052)
Ames, IA
November 14, 1991*
7:00 pm
Ukraine National
Exhibition
W 91-72 
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 24, 1991*
6:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Maryland-Eastern Shore W 114-59  1-0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
November 26, 1991*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Creighton W 92-75  2-0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
November 29, 1991*
2:00 pm CT
vs. TCU
San Juan Shootout Quarterfinals
L 52-53  2-1
Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex 
Bayamon, PR
November 30, 1991*
2:00 pm CT
at American University - Puerto Rico
San Juan Shootout Consolation Semifinals
W 108-74  3-1
Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex 
Bayamon, PR
December 1, 1991*
2:00 pm CT
vs. Maine
San Juan Shootout Third Place
W 70-63  4-1
Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex 
Bayamon, PR
December 7, 1991*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four
W 84-66  5-1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 7, 1991*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Texas-Arlington W 96-82  6-1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 14, 1991*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 16 Iowa
Cy-Hawk Rivalry
W 98-84  7-1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 27, 1991*
7:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network
vs. Fairfield
Adbow's Naismith Holiday Classic Semifinals
W 92-59  8-1
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
December 28, 1991*
 Cyclone Television Network
vs. UMass
Adbow's Naismith Holiday Classic Championship
L 53-73  8-2
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
December 31, 1991*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Nebraska-Omaha W 114-57  9-2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 4, 1992*
1:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network
at Minnesota W 76-73  10-2
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 7, 1992*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Loyola-Chicago W 92-69  11-2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 11, 1992
1:00 pm, Raycom
No. 21 Oklahoma W 73-71  12-2
(1-0)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 15, 1992*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 24 Morningside W 92-55  13-2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 18, 1992
1:00 pm, Raycom
No. 24 at No. 3 Oklahoma State L 67-85  13-3
(1-1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 21, 1992*
7:00 pm, Heritage Cablevision
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 92-61  14-3
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA
January 25, 1992
1:00 pm, Raycom
Kansas State W 85-59  15-3
(2-1)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 27, 1992*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Chicago State W 114-76  16-3
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 1, 1992
7:00 pm, Prime Sports Network
at Nebraska L 63-68  16-4
(2-2)
Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
February 5, 1992
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
at No. 12 Missouri L 71-81  16-5
(2-3)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
February 10, 1992
8:30 pm, ESPN
Colorado W 96-82 OT 17-5
(3-3)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 12, 1992
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
at No. 4 Kansas L 61-90  17-6
(3-4)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 15, 1992
3:00 pm, Raycom
No. 2 Oklahoma State W 84-83 OT 18-6
(4-4)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 19, 1992
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 23 at Kansas State L 55-64  18-7
(4-5)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
February 22, 1992
1:00 pm, Raycom
No. 23 Nebraska L 70-80  18-8
(4-6)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 26, 1992
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 6 Missouri L 71-75  18-9
(4-7)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 29, 1992
3:00 pm, Raycom
Oklahoma L 70-96  18-10
(4-8)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
March 4, 1992
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 3 Kansas W 70-66  19-10
(5-8)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
March 7, 1992
3:00 pm, Raycom
at Colorado L 83-87  19-11
(5-9)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
Big Eight Tournament
March 13, 1992
8:20 pm, Raycom
vs. No. 13 Missouri
Big Eight Tournament Quarterfinals
W 80-75  20-11
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
March 14, 1992
3:20 pm, Raycom
vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State
Big Eight Tournament Semifinals
L 60-69  20-12
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 1992*
1:30 pm, CBS
vs. No. (7 seed) UNC Charlotte
NCAA East Regional First Round
W 76-74  21-12
Centrum in Worcester 
Worcester, MA
March 22, 1992*
2:00 pm, CBS
vs. No. 6 (2 seed) Kentucky
NCAA East Regional Second Round
L 98-106  22-13
Centrum in Worcester 
Worcester, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

  • All-Big Eight Selections[3]
Justus Thigpen (2nd)
Julius Michalik (HM)
Ron Bayless (HM)
Fred Hoiberg (HM)
  • Big Eight Freshman of the Year
Fred Hoiberg
  • Academic All-Big Eight
Mike Bergman
Greg Hester
  • Ralph Olsen Award
Justus Thigpen
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References

  1. November 6, 1991 (Page 16 of 34). Des Moines, Iowa: , Nov 06, 1991 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
  2. "1991-92 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  3. "MBB Tradition (PDF)" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  4. "Iowa State Men's Basketball Tradition" (PDF). Tradition. Retrieved July 2, 2020.


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