1991–92 LSU Tigers basketball team

1991–92 LSU Tigers basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeast Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
AP	No. 25
Record	21–10 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Dale Brown (20th season)
Assistant coaches	Johnny Jones (8th season) Bob Starkey (2nd season)
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center

1991–92 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 6 Kentucky †	12	–	4		.750			29	–	7		.806
Florida	9	–	7		.563			19	–	14		.576
Tennessee	8	–	8		.500			19	–	15		.559
Georgia	7	–	9		.438			15	–	14		.517
Vanderbilt	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
South Carolina	3	–	13		.188			11	–	17		.393
West
No. 9 Arkansas	13	–	3		.813			26	–	8		.765
No. 25 LSU	12	–	4		.750			21	–	10		.677
No. 13 Alabama	10	–	6		.625			26	–	9		.743
Mississippi State	7	–	9		.438			15	–	13		.536
Auburn	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
Ole Miss	4	–	12		.250			11	–	17		.393
† 1992 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1991-92 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1991–92 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Roster

1991–92 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 4 Jamie Brandon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So   Chicago, IL F 20 Clarence Ceasar 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr     F 24 Vernel Singleton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr     C 33 Shaquille O'Neal 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Jr Robert G. Cole Newark, NJ C 43 Geert Hammink 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr   Didam, Netherlands	Head coach Dale Brown (Minot State) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 8*		Melbourne Exhibition	W 96–60		Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
November 15*		Rancho Raiders Exhibition	W 126–80		Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 22*	No. 6	NE Louisiana	W 77–76	1–0	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
November 27*	No. 9	Middle Tennessee St	W 96–65	2–0	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
November 30*	No. 9	UNLV	L 55–76	2–1	Thomas & Mack Center  Las Vegas, NV
December 7*	No. 16	at No. 3 Arizona	L 67–87	2–2	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
December 17*		SE Louisiana	W 101–64	3–2	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
December 21*		No. 25 Louisville	L 92–93	3–3	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
December 28*		Northern Arizona	W 159–86	4–3	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
December*		Nicholls State	W 123–61	5–3	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
January 3*		Texas	W 84–83	6–3	New Orleans, LA
SEC regular season
January 8		at Auburn	W 87–70	7–3 (1–0)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
January 11		No. 13 Arkansas	L 90–101	7–4 (1–1)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
January 14		at No. 9 Alabama	W 89–81	8–4 (2–1)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
January 18  JP		at Mississippi St	W 83–70	9–4 (3–1)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
January 20*		McNeese St	W 115–67	10–4	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
January 25		at Ole Miss	W 83–73	11–4 (4–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
January 29		Tennessee	W 97–82	12–4 (5–1)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 2		No. 14 Kentucky	W 74–53	13–4 (6–1)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 5	No. 22	at Florida	W 70–50	14–4 (7–1)	Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
February 8*	No. 22	No. 1 Duke	L 67–77	14–5	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 11	No. 20	Georgia	L 62–64	14–6 (7–2)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 15	No. 20	at Vanderbilt	L 69–76	14–7 (7–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
February 19		at South Carolina	W 74–56	15–7 (8–3)	Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
February 22		Auburn	W 99–82	16–7 (9–3)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 25		Ole Miss	W 100–69	17–7 (10–3)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 29		No. 16 Alabama	W 73–65	18–7 (11–3)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
March 3	No. 23	at No. 7 Arkansas	L 92–106 ^OT	18–8 (11–4)	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
March 7	No. 23	Mississippi St	L 89–90	19–8 (12–4)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
March 13*  JP	No. 23	vs. Tennessee SEC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 99–89	20–8	Birmingham, AL  BJCC Coliseum
March 14* 12:00 p.m., JP	No. 23	vs. No. 9 Kentucky SEC Tournament Semifinal	L 74–80	20–9	Birmingham, AL  BJCC Coliseum
NCAA Tournament
March 19*	(7 W) No. 25	vs. (10 W) BYU NCAA Tournament First Round	W 94–83	21–9	Boise, ID  BSU Pavilion
March 21*	(7 W) No. 25	vs. (2 W) No. 5 Indiana NCAA Tournament Second Round	L 79–89	21–10	Boise, ID  BSU Pavilion
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

See also: 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• Shaquille O'Neal – SEC Player of the Year (2x), Consensus First-team All-American (2x)

Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1992 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	1	Shaquille O'Neal	Orlando Magic

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1991-92 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
2. "1991-92 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
3. 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide Archived 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Apr-20.
4. College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-20.
5. "1992 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2021.