1991–92 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1991–92 La Salle Explorers men's basketball | |
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MAAC tournament champion | |
NCAA Division I tournament, first round | |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Record | 20–11 (12–4 MAAC) |
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Home arena | Convention Hall |
Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1992 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1991–92 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by sixth-year head coach Speedy Morris, the team finished second in the conference regular season standings. The Explorers won the MAAC tournament to gain an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the East region. La Salle would lose in the opening round to Seton Hall, a game they led by as many as 8 points, 78–76.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 29, 1991* | vs. California | W 99–76 | 1–0 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Nov 30, 1991* | at Richmond | L 63–78 | 1–1 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 7, 1991 | Siena | L 65–68 | 1–2 (0–1) | Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 9, 1991* | vs. Villanova | W 79–75 | 2–2 | | |||||||
Dec 21, 1991* | Princeton | L 46–47 | 2–3 | Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 9, 1992* | Notre Dame | L 79–87 | 4–5 | Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 23, 1992* | at Temple | W 78–67 | 8–6 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 15, 1992* | at BYU | W 81–80 | 12–9 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
MAAC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1992* | (2) | vs. (7) Fairfield Quarterfinals | W 88–66 | 18–10 | Knickerbocker Arena Loudonville, New York | ||||||
Mar 8, 1992* | (2) | at (3) Siena Semifinals | W 84–71 | 19–10 | Knickerbocker Arena Loudonville, New York | ||||||
Mar 9, 1992* | (2) | vs. (1) Manhattan Championship Game | W 79–78 | 20–10 | Knickerbocker Arena Loudonville, New York | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 19, 1992* | (13 E) | vs. (4 E) No. 19 Seton Hall First Round | L 76–78 | 20–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. |
Sources [2] [1]
Awards and honors
Team players drafted into the NBA
Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
1992 | 1 | 16 | Randy Woods | Los Angeles Clippers |
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References
- ^ "Seton Hall Hits the Big One : East Regional: Dehere's shot with two seconds to play beats La Salle, 78-76, and caps comeback from eight points behind". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "La Salle Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). La Salle Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.