1991–92 Murray State Racers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1991–92 Murray State Racers men's basketball | |
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Ohio Valley Regular season champions Ohio Valley tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 17–13 (11–3 OVC) |
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Home arena | Racer Arena |
Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 4 | – | 24 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1992 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1991–92 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by first-year head coach Scott Edgar, played their home games at Racer Arena in Murray, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 11–3 in OVC play to win the OVC regular season championship. They defeated Eastern Kentucky to win the OVC tournament to advance to the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive season. As No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, the Racers were beaten by No. 3 seed Arkansas, 80–69.
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 | |||||||||||
Dec 3, 1991* | at Memphis State | L 54–78 | 0–2 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 19, 1991* | at Western Kentucky | L 89–93 | 2–4 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky | |||||||
Dec 21, 1991* | Evansville | L 80–87 | 2–5 | Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky | |||||||
Dec 28, 1991* | at No. 16 Missouri | L 52–92 | 2–6 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
Feb 3, 1992* | at Eastern Illinois | W 77–73 | 8–11 | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 29, 1992* | Eastern Illinois | W 86–74 | 15–12 | Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky | |||||||
Ohio Valley Conference tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 1992* | vs. Morehead State Semifinals | W 109–77 | 16–12 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
Mar 8, 1992* | vs. Eastern Kentucky Championship Game | W 81–60 | 17–12 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 19, 1992* CBS | (14 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Arkansas First round | L 69–80 | 17–13 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. |
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Awards and honors
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1991-92 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1991-92 Murray State Racers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "2019-20 MURRAY STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2021.