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1991–92 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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1991–92 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Amana-Hawkeye Classic Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPAcie Earl
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons
1991–92 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Ohio State 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
No. 5 Indiana 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
No. 15 Michigan 11 7   .611 24 9   .727
No. 14 Michigan State 11 7   .611 22 8   .733
Iowa 10 8   .556 19 11   .633
Purdue 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Minnesota 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
Illinois 7 11   .389 13 15   .464
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 13 18   .419
Northwestern 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991–92 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They ended the season 19–11 overall and 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #9 seed in the East Region. After defeating Texas 98–92 in the first round, the Hawkeyes lost to #1 seed Duke 75–62 in the Round of 32. It was the second consecutive season Iowa lost to the eventual National Champion Blue Devils.

Roster

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1991–92 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Kevin Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So Fort Worth, Texas
G 11 Troy Skinner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Palmer, Iowa
G 13 Paul Lusk
So New Baden, Illinois
G/F 15 Rodell Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 20 Val Barnes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Wichita, Kansas
F 23 James Winters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Joliet, Illinois
F 24 James Moses 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Carson, California
F 32 Jim Bartels 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Freedom, Wisconsin
F 34 Wade Lookingbill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Fort Dodge, Iowa
F 40 Chris Street 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Indianola, Iowa
F 42 Jay Webb 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr San Jose, California
F 43 Brig Tubbs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr DeWitt, Iowa
F/C 55 Acie Earl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Moline, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule/results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/23/1991*
No. 21 Maryland Eastern Shore W 101–45[1]  1–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
11/26/1991*
No. 21 Western Illinois W 95–58  2–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/3/1991*
No. 21 Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 83–56[2]  3–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/6/1991*
No. 21 Army
Amana-Hawkeye Classic
W 74–39  4–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,523)
Iowa City, IA
12/7/1991*
No. 21 Louisiana Tech
Amana-Hawkeye Classic
W 84–65[3]  5–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/10/1991*
No. 16 at Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four
W 108–85[4]  6–0
UNI-Dome (19,042)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/14/1991*
No. 16 at Iowa State
Rivalry
L 84–98  6–1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
12/27/1991*
No. 23 vs. Butler
Tampa Tribune Holiday Invitational
W 114–92[5]  7–1
Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL
12/28/1991*
No. 23 at South Florida
Tampa Tribune Holiday Invitational
L 78–85  7–2
Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL
1/4/1992*
Centenary W 121–76  8–2
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Regular Season
1/9/1992
No. 16 No. 11 Michigan L 77-80 OT[6] 8–3
(0–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
1/11/1992
at Purdue L 69-77  8–4
(0–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
1/15/1992
Illinois W 74-69  9–4
(1–2)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/19/1992
at No. 4 Ohio State L 81-85[7]  9–5
(1–3)
St. John Arena (13,276)
Columbus, OH
1/22/1992
at Northwestern W 78-71[8]  10–5
(2–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,014)
Evanston, IL
1/29/1992
Wisconsin W 73-66  11–5
(3–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/1/1992
Minnesota W 87-70  12–5
(4–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/6/1992
No. 11 Michigan State W 77-63[9]  13–5
(5–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/9/1992
at No. 6 Indiana L 66-81[10]  13–6
(5–4)
Assembly Hall (16,489)
Bloomington, IN
2/12/1992
at No. 17 Michigan L 74-79  13–7
(5–5)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/15/1992
Purdue W 80-68[11]  14–7
(6–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/18/1992
No. 6 Ohio State W 92-86[12]  15–7
(7–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/23/1992
at Illinois L 72-77 OT[13] 15–8
(7–6)
Assembly Hall (16,281)
Champaign, IL
2/25/1992
at Minnesota W 79-64[14]  16–8
(8–6)
Williams Arena (15,937)
Minneapolis, MN
3/4/1992
No. 2 Indiana L 60-64[15]  16–9
(8–7)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
3/7/1992
Wisconsin W 70-65[16]  17–9
(9–7)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
3/11/1992
Northwestern W 69-66[17]  18–9
(10–7)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
3/15/1992
No. 16 Michigan State L 53-64[18]  18–10
(10–8)
Breslin Center (15,138)
East Lansing, MI
NCAA tournament
3/19/1992*
 CBS
(9 E) vs. (8 E) Texas
First Round
W 98-92[19]  19–10
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
3/21/1992*
 CBS
(9 E) vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke
Second Round
L 62-75[20][21]  19–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Hawkeyes pound UMES" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 25, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Another game, another blowout" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 4, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Second half propels Iowa over La. Tech" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 9, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Hawks crush intrastate rival UNI, 108-85" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 11, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Iowa burns Butler for a 114-92 victory". Des Moines Register. December 28, 1991. p. 9. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "Michigan tips Iowa in overtime". Decatur Herald & Review. January 10, 1992. p. 14. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  7. ^ "Davis aging quicker after third close loss" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 20, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  8. ^ "Moses' 21 points help claw Wildcats, 78-71" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 23, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  9. ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL : NATIONAL ROUNDUP : Iowa Upsets No. 11 Michigan State". Los Angeles Times. February 7, 1992. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "Hawks rally comes up short at Indiana" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 10, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  11. ^ "Hawkeyes get 'A' for effort" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 17, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  12. ^ "Hawks punish Jackson, OSU" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 19, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  13. ^ "Road woes continue for Hawks in OT loss" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 24, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  14. ^ "Hawkeyes victorious at Gophers' home" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 26, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  15. ^ "Hawks stay close but fall to Indiana" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 5, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  16. ^ "Hawkeyes feel good after win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 9, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  17. ^ "Hawks wake up to narrow win, 69-66" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 12, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  18. ^ "Miller leads MSU over cold-shooting Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 16, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  19. ^ "Iowa turns back Texas, 98-92". Des Moines Register. March 20, 1992. Retrieved March 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Duke stops Iowa in 1991 rerun, 75-62 Defense paces No. 1 Blue Devils". The Baltimore Sun. March 22, 1992. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  21. ^ "Duke bedevils Hawkeyes again" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 30, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.