1991–92 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1991–92
| team = Missouri Tigers
| sport = basketball
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| conference = Big Eight Conference
| division =
| short_conf = Big 8
| CoachRank = 13
| APRank = 16
| record = 21–9
| conf_record = 8–6
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| head_coach = Norm Stewart
| hc_year = 25th
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| arena = Hearnes Center
| champion =
| tourney = NCAA tournament
| tourney_result = second round
}}
{{1991–92 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1991–92 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1991–92 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers finished third in the Big Eight Conference, lost in the quarterfinal round of the Big Eight tournament, and received a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region. After defeating West Virginia in the opening round, Missouri fell to Seton Hall in the second round. The Tigers finished with an overall record of 21–9 (8–6 Big Eight).
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=1991|team=Missouri Tigers|teamcolors=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jevon|last=Crudup|num=0|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=215|class=So|link=y|rs=|home=Kansas City, Missouri}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Melvin|last=Booker|num=15|pos=PG|ft=6|in=2|lbs=185|class=So|link=y|dab=|rs=|home=Moss Point, Mississippi}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Anthony|last=Peeler|num=44|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=205|class=Jr|link=y|rs=|home=Kansas City, Missouri}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Norm Stewart ({{college|Missouri}})
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}}
{{cite web |title=1991-92 Missouri Tigers Roster and Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/missouri/1992.html |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=March 13, 2021}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|rank=|ranklink=1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=1991–92|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 25, 1991
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=men|team=Canisius Golden Griffins |title=Canisius}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 72–42
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 30, 1991
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=men|team=Texas A&M Aggies|title=Texas A&M}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 77–47
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3, 1991
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=none|team=Florida A&M Rattlers |title=Florida A&M}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 86–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 7, 1991
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arkansas
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Barnhill Arena
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 87–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 14, 1991
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 21
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=men|team=UNLV Runnin' Rebels|title=UNLV}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 90–78
| overtime =
| attend = 13,300
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 21, 1991
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 21
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=none|team=Jackson State Tigers |title=Jackson State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 99–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 23, 1991
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 17
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = St. Louis Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, Missouri
| gamename = Braggin' Rights
| score = 61–44
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 1991
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = Murray State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 92–52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1991
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = Eastern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 83–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 4, 1992
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=men|team=Oregon Ducks|title=Oregon}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McArthur Court
| site_cityst = Eugene, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 79–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 8, 1992
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Memphis State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Pyramid
| site_cityst = Memphis, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 78–89
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 2, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Gallagher-Iba Arena
| site_cityst = Stillwater, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 61–84
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–3
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 23, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 66–52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–4
| conference = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 26, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hilton Coliseum
| site_cityst = Ames, Iowa
| gamename =
| score = 75–71{{cite news |title=No. 7 Missouri 75, Iowa State 71 |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/02/27/No-7-Missouri-75-Iowa-State-71/3894699166800/ |newspaper=UPI Archives |date=February 27, 1992 |access-date=March 13, 2021}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–4
| conference = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 1, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=men|team=Kansas State Wildcats|title=Kansas State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bramlage Coliseum
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 69–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–5
| conference = 8–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 67–81
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–6
| conference = 8–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 8, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 89–97{{cite magazine |title=ROCK CHALK SOLID |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/03/16/rock-chalk-solid-kansass-win-over-missouri-showed-that-the-jayhawks-are-the-mightiest-in-the-mighty-big-eight |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=March 16, 1992 |access-date=March 13, 2021}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–7
| conference = 8–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}| 1992 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 13, 1992
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 13
| seed =
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 75–80{{cite news |title=Iowa State Upsets Missouri |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/14/sports/college-basketball-fighting-o-neal-is-ejected-but-lsu-wins-in-sec.html |newspaper=New York Times |date=March 14, 1992 |access-date=March 13, 2021}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–8
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}| 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 19, 1992
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 16
| seed = 5 E
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank =
| oppseed = 12 E
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename = First Round
| score = 89–78{{cite news |title=Missouri 89, West Virginia 78 |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/03/19/Missouri-89-West-Virginia-78/2322700981200/ |newspaper=UPI Archives |date=March 19, 1992 |access-date=March 13, 2021}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 21, 1992
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 16
| seed = 5 E
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank = 19
| oppseed = 4 E
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename = Second Round
| score = 71–88{{cite news |title=Tradition in Making: Seton Hall Gets Shot at No. 1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/22/sports/college-basketball-east-tradition-in-making-seton-hall-gets-shot-at.html |newspaper=New York Times |date=March 22, 1992 |access-date=March 13, 2021}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–9
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
| region = E
| regionname = East
| notes =
}}
{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/mutigers.com/documents/2017/11/14/2018_MBB_MEDIA_GUIDE.pdf |title=2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide |publisher=University of Missouri Athletics |access-date=March 13, 2021}}
Rankings
{{main|1991-92 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
*{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=987–988|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
Team players in the 1992 NBA draft
{{see also|1992 NBA draft}}
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Missouri Tigers| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club }} | |||
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| 1 | 15 | Anthony Peeler | Los Angeles Lakers |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Missouri Tigers men's basketball navbox}}
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