1991–92 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball
Metro Conference Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record22–9 (8–4 Metro)
Head coach
Home arenaDevlin Fieldhouse
1991–92 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Tulane84 .667229  .710
UNC Charlotte75 .583239  .719
South Florida75 .5831910  .655
Louisville75 .5831911  .633
VCU57 .4171415  .483
Southern Miss57 .4171316  .448
Virginia Tech39 .2501018  .357
1992 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1991–92 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University in the 1991–92 college basketball season. This was head coach Perry Clark's third season at Tulane. The Green Wave competed in the Metro Conference and played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse. They finished the season 22–9 (8–4 in Metro play) and finished atop the conference regular season standings. Tulane lost by a point in the championship game of the Metro Conference tournament, but received an at-large bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament the first tournament appearance in program history. The Green Wave defeated St. John's[1] in the opening round before losing to Oklahoma State in the round of 32[2] a game in which the Cowboys shot an astronomical 80% from the field.

Roster

1991–92 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 23 Kim Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
F David Whitmore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
F 55 Anthony Reed 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Monroe, Louisiana
G Pointer Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr New Orleans, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 22, 1991*
    Samford W 75–48  1–0
    Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Nov 25, 1991*
    at Nicholls State W 72–64  2–0
    Stopher Gymnasium 
    Thibodaux, Louisiana
    Nov 27, 1991*
    Prairie View A&M W 120–64  3–0
    Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Dec 4, 1991*
    Northwestern W 88–79  4–0
    Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Dec 7, 1991*
    at SMU W 65–56  5–0
    Moody Coliseum 
    University Park, Texas
    Dec 10, 1991*
    Southern W 97–94  6–0
    Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Dec 21, 1991*
    Mercer W 82–56  7–0
    Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Dec 30, 1991*
    at UC Irvine W 96–77  8–0
    Bren Events Center (1,591)
    Irvine, California
    Jan 4, 1992
    at No. 24 Louisville W 87–83 OT 9–0
    (1–0)
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Jan 6, 1992*
    No. 24 Penn W 88–74  10–0
    Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Jan 9, 1992*
    No. 24 Central Connecticut State W 95–68  11–0
    Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Jan 13, 1992*
    No. 19 at New Orleans W 83–61  12–0
    Lakefront Arena 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Jan 16, 1992
    No. 19 Virginia Tech W 80–60  13–0
    (2–0)
    Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Jan 18, 1992*
    No. 19 at Texas Tech L 98–101  13–1
    Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
    Lubbock, Texas
    Jan 21, 1992
    No. 21 at VCU W 87–85 OT 14–1
    (3–0)
    Richmond Coliseum 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Jan 25, 1992*
    No. 21 Temple W 99–75  15–1
    Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Jan 30, 1992
    No. 16 Southern Miss W 98–86  16–1
    (4–0)
    Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Feb 3, 1992*
    No. 14 at Wake Forest L 66–69  16–2
    Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    Feb 6, 1992
    No. 14 at South Florida W 78–70 OT 17–2
    (5–0)
    Sun Dome 
    Tampa, Florida
    Feb 8, 1992
    No. 14 VCU W 97–80  18–2
    (6–0)
    Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Feb 13, 1992
    No. 14 at No. 22 UNC Charlotte W 76–68  19–2
    (7–0)
    Charlotte Coliseum 
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Feb 15, 1992
    No. 14 at Virginia Tech L 73–89  19–3
    (7–1)
    Cassell Coliseum 
    Blacksburg, Virginia
    Feb 24, 1992
    No. 15 South Florida L 76–81  19–4
    (7–2)
    Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Feb 27, 1992
    No. 15 Louisville L 72–87  19–5
    (7–3)
    Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Mar 2, 1992
    No. 21 UNC Charlotte L 69–79  19–6
    (7–4)
    Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Mar 4, 1992*
    No. 21 Memphis State L 67–68  19–7
    Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Mar 7, 1992
    No. 21 at Southern Miss W 80–70  20–7
    (8–4)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Metro Conference tournament
    Mar 14, 1992*
    (1) vs. (5) VCU
    Semifinals
    W 87–69  21–7
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Mar 15, 1992*
    (1) vs. (2) UNC Charlotte
    Championship Game
    L 63–64  21–8
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 20, 1992*
    (10 SE) vs. (7 SE) St. John's
    First Round
    W 61–57[1]  22–8
    The Omni 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Mar 22, 1992*
    (10 SE) vs. (2 SE) No. 11 Oklahoma State
    Second Round
    L 71–87[2]  22–9
    The Omni 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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    Rankings

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    References

    1. 1 2 "Tulane Comes From Nowhere to Oust St. John's". New York Times. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
    2. 1 2 "Oklahoma St. Hits Record 80% From Field in Beating Tulane". Los Angeles Times. March 23, 1992. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
    3. "2015-16 Tulane Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
      • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
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