1991–92 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

1991–92 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
Mid-Con Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	17–14 (9–7 Mid-Cont)
Head coach	Rick Samuels
Home arena	Lantz Arena

1991–92 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wisconsin–Green Bay	14	–	2		.875			25	–	5		.833
Akron	10	–	6		.625			16	–	12		.571
Illinois-Chicago	10	–	6		.625			16	–	14		.533
Eastern Illinois †	9	–	7		.563			17	–	14		.548
Wright State	9	–	7		.563			15	–	13		.536
Northern Illinois	7	–	9		.438			11	–	17		.393
Cleveland State	7	–	9		.438			16	–	13		.552
Western Illinois	4	–	12		.250			10	–	18		.357
Valparaiso	2	–	14		.125			5	–	22		.185
† 1992 Mid-Con Tournament winner

The 1991–92 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented the Eastern Illinois University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Samuels, they were the champions of the Mid-Continent Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid in the 1992 NCAA tournament. As the 15 seed in the West region, the Panthers fell to Indiana in the opening round, 94–55.[1]

Roster

1991–92 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Steve Rowe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr F Barry Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr F Dave Olson (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr C Curtis Leib 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So	Head coach Rick Samuels Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1991*		Elmhurst	W 59–50	1–0	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
Nov 25, 1991*		Indiana State	W 59–50	2–0	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
Nov 30, 1991*		at Northeastern Illinois	W 84–75	3–0	Physical Education Complex  Chicago, Illinois
Dec 5, 1991*		Cal State Fullerton	W 58–57	4–0	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
Dec 16, 1991*		Northeastern	W 70–66	5–0	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
Dec 30, 1991*		at No. 13 Missouri	L 56–83	5–1	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Jan 2, 1992*		at Creighton	L 60–61	5–2	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 4, 1992*		at Nebraska	L 68–81	5–3	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 8, 1992		at Wright State	L 65–72	5–4 (0–1)	Ervin J. Nutter Center  Fairborn, Ohio
Jan 11, 1992		Valparaiso	W 51–46	6–4 (1–1)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
Jan 13, 1992		UIC	W 81–76	7–4 (2–1)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
Jan 18, 1992		at Cleveland State	W 73–71	8–4 (3–1)	Wolstein Center  Cleveland, Ohio
Jan 20, 1992		at Akron	L 61–71	8–5 (3–2)	James A. Rhodes Arena  Akron, Ohio
Jan 25, 1992		Green Bay	L 70–74	8–6 (3–3)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
Jan 27, 1992		Northern Illinois	L 67–76	8–7 (3–4)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
Feb 1, 1992		at Western Illinois	W 78–66	9–7 (4–4)	Western Hall  Macomb, Illinois
Feb 3, 1992*		Murray State	L 73–77	9–8	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
Feb 6, 1992*		at Milwaukee	L 60–78	9–9	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 8, 1992		at UIC	L 67–68	9–10 (4–5)	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Feb 10, 1992		at Valparaiso	W 70–56	10–10 (5–5)	Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, Indiana
Feb 15, 1992		Akron	W 62–55	11–10 (6–5)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
Feb 17, 1992		Cleveland State	L 52–62	11–11 (6–6)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
Feb 20, 1992		Wright State	W 79–70	12–11 (7–6)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
Feb 22, 1992		at Northern Illinois	W 65–61	13–11 (8–6)	Chick Evans Field House  DeKalb, Illinois
Feb 24, 1992		at Green Bay	L 52–67	13–12 (8–7)	Brown County Arena  Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 29, 1992*		at Murray State	L 74–86	13–13	Racer Arena  Murray, Kentucky
Mar 5, 1992		Western Illinois	W 75–73	14–13 (9–7)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
Mid-Continent Conference tournament
Mar 8, 1992*	(4)	vs. (5) Wright State Quarterfinals	W 84–72	15–13	Henry J. Goodman Arena  Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 9, 1992*	(4)	vs. (1) Green Bay Semifinals	W 75–65	16–13	Henry J. Goodman Arena  Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 10, 1992*	(4)	vs. (3) UIC Championship Game	W 83–68	17–13	Henry J. Goodman Arena  Cleveland, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1992*	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 5 Indiana First Round	L 55–94[1]	17–14	BSU Pavilion  Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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References

1. "No. 5 Indiana 94, Eastern Illinois 55". UPI Archives. March 20, 1992. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
2. "1991–92 Eastern Illinois Panthers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
3. "Eastern Illinois Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved March 21, 2021.