1991–92 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=1991–92
|team=UCLA Bruins
|image=
|conference=Pacific-10
|short_conf=Pac-10
|CoachRank = 5
|APRank = 4
|record= 28–5
|conf_record= 16–2, 1st
|head_coach = Jim Harrick
|hc_year = 4th
|asst_coach1= Mark Gottfried
|asst_coach2= Steve Lavin
|asst_coach3=
|stadium = Pauley Pavilion
|champion = Pac-10 champions
|bowl = NCAA men's Division I tournament
|bowl_result = Elite Eight
}}
{{1991–92 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1991–92 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Jim Harrick coached his fourth year for the Bruins. The Bruins started the season ranked 11th in the AP Poll and beat the #2 Indiana Hoosiers, 87–72, in their season opener at the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic (Springfield, Massachusetts).[http://www.halloffametipoff.com/about.php Halloffametipoff.com] This UCLA squad won their first 14 games, which was their best start since John Wooden's 1972–73 team. For the first time since the 1986–87 season, the Bruins were Pac-10 conference champions with a 16–2 conference record (there was no Pac-10 tournament that year). The Bruins were given a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament that year, but lost to Indiana in the Elite Eight, 106–79.[http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1992 Databasesports.com] UCLA finished ranked 3rd and 4th in the UPI and AP Polls respectively.2011–12 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide
Starting lineup
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|F |Sr. |
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|F |Jr. |
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|F |Jr. |
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|G |Jr. |
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|G |So. |
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Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tyus|last=Edney|dab=|link=y|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=|class=Fr|rs=|home=Gardena, California}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Steve|last=Elkind|dab=|link=|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=|class=Jr|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike|last=Lanier|dab=|link=|num=21|pos=C|ft=7|in=6|lbs=|class=Jr|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Don|last=MacLean|dab=basketball|link=y|num=42|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=|class=Sr|rs=|home=Palo Alto, California}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gerald|last=Madkins|dab=|link=y|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=|class=Sr|rs=|home=Merced, California|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Darrick|last=Martin|dab=|link=y|num=15|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=|class=Sr|rs=|home=Denver, Colorado}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tracy|last=Murray|dab=|link=y|num=30|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=|class=Jr|rs=|home=Los Angeles, California}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ed|last=O'Bannon|dab=|link=y|num=31|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=|class=Fr|rs=|home=Los Angeles, California}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Shon|last=Tarver|dab=|link=|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=|class=So|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=George|last=Zidek|dab=|link=y|num=25|pos=C|ft=7|in=0|lbs=|class=Fr|rs=|home=Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rodney|last=Zimmerman|dab=|link=|num=14|pos=C|ft=6|in=9|lbs=|class=So|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Footer|roster_url=|accessdate=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1992_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf|head_coach=Jim Harrick (Morris Harvey College)|asst_coach=}}
Schedule
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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|UCLA Bruins}}|Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 15, 1991
| time =
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 11
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Springfield Civic Center
| site_cityst = Springfield, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 8,500
| tv =
| score = 87–72
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 1991
| time =
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=men|team=Long Beach State 49ers|title=Long Beach State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 8,384
| tv =
| score = 68–57
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 7, 1991
| time =
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Pepperdine
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 10,413
| tv =
| score = 98–58
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 14, 1991
| time =
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=men|team=San Diego State Aztecs|title=San Diego State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = San Diego Sports Arena
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 6,656
| tv =
| score = 84–64
| overtime =
| record = 4–0
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20, 1991
| time =
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=men|team=Loyola Marymount Lions|title=Loyola Marymount}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 8,217
| tv =
| score = 106–80
| overtime =
| record = 5–0
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 23, 1991
| time =
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=men|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans|title=Cal State Fullerton}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 7,569
| tv =
| score = 86–80
| overtime =
| record = 6–0
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 28, 1991
| time =
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=men|team=Oral Roberts Golden Eagles|title=Oral Roberts}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 6,289
| tv =
| score = 113–62
| overtime =
| record = 7–0
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4, 1992
| time =
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=men|team=Georgia Bulldogs|title=Georgia}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 12,618
| tv =
| score = 87–80
| overtime =
| record = 8–0
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 9, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=men|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = ASU Activity Center
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 11,598
| tv =
| score = 83–62
| overtime =
| record = 9–0
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 11, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = McKale Center
| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 13,965
| tv =
| score = 89–87
| overtime =
| record = 10–0
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=men|team=Oregon Ducks|title=Oregon}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 12,102
| tv =
| score = 99–71
| overtime =
| record = 11–0
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=men|team=Oregon State Beavers|title=Oregon State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 11,921
| tv =
| score = 87–81
| overtime = OT
| record = 12–0
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1991|sex=men|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Harmon Gym
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 15,039
| tv =
| score = 86–66
| overtime =
| record = 13–0
| conference = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 7,500
| tv =
| score = 83–77
| overtime =
| record = 14–0
| conference = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 29, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = USC
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 12,842
| tv =
| score = 82–86
| overtime =
| record = 15–0
| conference = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 2, 1992
| time =
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename =
| attend = 19,466
| tv =
| score = 78–64
| overtime =
| record = 15–1
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 11,686
| tv =
| score = 74–61
| overtime =
| record = 16–1
| conference = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 12,041
| tv =
| score = 82–61
| overtime =
| record = 17–1
| conference = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Oregon State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 9,374
| tv =
| score = 72–62
| overtime =
| record = 18–1
| conference = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 15, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McArthur Court
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 7,061
| tv =
| score = 84–65
| overtime =
| record = 19–1
| conference = 10–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = California
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 12,151
| tv =
| score = 82–76
| overtime =
| record = 20–1
| conference = 11–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 20, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 12,532
| tv =
| score = 96–70
| overtime =
| record = 21–1
| conference = 12–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 1992
| time =
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 11,418
| tv =
| score = 71–84
| overtime =
| record = 21–2
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 27, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = USC
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 15,517
| tv =
| score = 79–83
| overtime =
| record = 21–3
| conference = 12–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 1, 1992
| time =
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 13,023
| tv =
| score = 65–75
| overtime =
| record = 21–4
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 5, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Beasley Coliseum
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 7,121
| tv =
| score = 89–85
| overtime =
| record = 22–4
| conference = 13–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 8, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hec Edmundson Pavilion
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 4,853
| tv =
| score = 80–79
| overtime =
| record = 23–4
| conference = 14–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 12, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 12,898
| tv =
| score = 89–81
| overtime =
| record = 24–4
| conference = 15–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 14, 1992
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 12,317
| tv =
| score = 85–77
| overtime =
| record = 25–4
| conference = 16–2
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="background:#{{NCAA color|UCLA Bruins|1}};"| 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 20, 1992
| time =
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| opponent = Robert Morris
| opprank =
| site_stadium = ASU Activity Center
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 7,639
| tv =
| score = 73–53
| overtime =
| record = 26–4
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 22, 1992
| time =
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = ASU Activity Center
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename = Second Round
| attend = 10,125
| tv =
| score = 85–69
| overtime =
| record = 27–4
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 26, 1992
| time =
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| opponent = New Mexico State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Pit
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| gamename = Sweet Sixteen
| attend = 15,914
| tv =
| score = 85–78
| overtime =
| record = 28–4
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 28, 1992
| time =
| nonconf = y
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = The Pit
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| gamename = Elite Eight
| attend = 16,106
| tv =
| score = 79–106
| overtime =
| record = 28–5
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll |timezone=Pacific Time}}
Notes
The 27-point loss to the Hoosiers in the tournament would go down as the worst loss (by margin of defeat) in UCLA's NCAA Tournament history. UCLA had beaten this Indiana Hoosiers squad in the first game of the season.
References
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