1991–92 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 12th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

1991–92 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA Tournament second round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	21-13 (5-9 Big Eight)
Head coach	Johnny Orr (12th season)
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Kansas †	11	–	3		.786			27	–	5		.844
No. 11 Oklahoma State	8	–	6		.571			28	–	8		.778
No. 16 Missouri	8	–	6		.571			21	–	9		.700
No. 23 Oklahoma	8	–	6		.571			21	–	9		.700
Nebraska	7	–	7		.500			19	–	10		.655
Iowa State	5	–	9		.357			21	–	13		.618
Kansas State	5	–	9		.357			16	–	14		.533
Colorado	4	–	10		.286			13	–	15		.464
† 1992 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 6, 1992 Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 21–13, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish tied for seventh place. They upset third-seeded Missouri in the 1992 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals before falling to Oklahoma State in the semifinals. Despite a 5–9 conference record, the Cyclones qualified for the 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, upsetting seventh seed UNC Charlotte, 76–74 in the East Regional first round before falling to second seeded Kentucky.

Games were televised by ESPN, CBS, Raycom, Prime Sports, the Cyclone Television Network and Heritage Cablevision (Drake Television Network).^[1]

Previous season

The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 12–19, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Missouri in the 1991 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals.

Roster

Roster

Name	Position
Fred Hoiberg	Guard
Loren Meyer	Center
Julius Michalik	Forward
Hurl Beechum	Forward
Justus Thigpen	Guard
Ron Bayless	Guard
Howard Eaton	Forward
Norman Brown	Forward
Skip McCoy	Guard
Donnell Bivens	Forward
Mike Bergman	Forward
Brad Pippett	Forward
Brian Pearson	Guard
Saun Jackson	Forward
Greg Hester	Guard
Reference:^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 1991* 7:00 pm		Fort Sill Exhibition	W 126-58		Hilton Coliseum (10,052) Ames, IA
November 14, 1991* 7:00 pm		Ukraine National Exhibition	W 91-72		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 24, 1991* 6:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Maryland-Eastern Shore	W 114-59	1-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
November 26, 1991* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Creighton	W 92-75	2-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
November 29, 1991* 2:00 pm CT		vs. TCU San Juan Shootout Quarterfinals	L 52-53	2-1	Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex  Bayamon, PR
November 30, 1991* 2:00 pm CT		at American University - Puerto Rico San Juan Shootout Consolation Semifinals	W 108-74	3-1	Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex  Bayamon, PR
December 1, 1991* 2:00 pm CT		vs. Maine San Juan Shootout Third Place	W 70-63	4-1	Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex  Bayamon, PR
December 7, 1991* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	W 84-66	5-1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
December 7, 1991* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Texas-Arlington	W 96-82	6-1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
December 14, 1991* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		No. 16 Iowa Cy-Hawk Rivalry	W 98-84	7-1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
December 27, 1991* 7:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network		vs. Fairfield Adbow's Naismith Holiday Classic Semifinals	W 92-59	8-1	Springfield Civic Center  Springfield, MA
December 28, 1991* 7:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network		vs. UMass Adbow's Naismith Holiday Classic Championship	L 53-73	8-2	Springfield Civic Center  Springfield, MA
December 31, 1991* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Nebraska-Omaha	W 114-57	9-2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
January 4, 1992* 1:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Minnesota	W 76-73	10-2	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
January 7, 1992* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Loyola-Chicago	W 92-69	11-2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
January 11, 1992 1:00 pm, Raycom		No. 21 Oklahoma	W 73-71	12-2 (1-0)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
January 15, 1992* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	No. 24	Morningside	W 92-55	13-2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
January 18, 1992 1:00 pm, Raycom	No. 24	at No. 3 Oklahoma State	L 67-85	13-3 (1-1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, OK
January 21, 1992* 7:00 pm, Heritage Cablevision		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 92-61	14-3	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, IA
January 25, 1992 1:00 pm, Raycom		Kansas State	W 85-59	15-3 (2-1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
January 27, 1992* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Chicago State	W 114-76	16-3	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
February 1, 1992 7:00 pm, Prime Sports Network		at Nebraska	L 63-68	16-4 (2-2)	Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, NE
February 5, 1992 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at No. 12 Missouri	L 71-81	16-5 (2-3)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
February 10, 1992 8:30 pm, ESPN		Colorado	W 96-82 ^OT	17-5 (3-3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
February 12, 1992 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at No. 4 Kansas	L 61-90	17-6 (3-4)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
February 15, 1992 3:00 pm, Raycom		No. 2 Oklahoma State	W 84-83 ^OT	18-6 (4-4)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
February 19, 1992 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	No. 23	at Kansas State	L 55-64	18-7 (4-5)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS
February 22, 1992 1:00 pm, Raycom	No. 23	Nebraska	L 70-80	18-8 (4-6)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
February 26, 1992 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		No. 6 Missouri	L 71-75	18-9 (4-7)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
February 29, 1992 3:00 pm, Raycom		Oklahoma	L 70-96	18-10 (4-8)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
March 4, 1992 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		No. 3 Kansas	W 70-66	19-10 (5-8)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
March 7, 1992 3:00 pm, Raycom		at Colorado	L 83-87	19-11 (5-9)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, CO
Big Eight tournament
March 13, 1992 8:20 pm, Raycom		vs. No. 13 Missouri Big Eight tournament quarterfinals	W 80-75	20-11	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
March 14, 1992 3:20 pm, Raycom		vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State Big Eight tournament semifinals	L 60-69	20-12	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 1992* 1:30 pm, CBS		vs. No. (7 seed) UNC Charlotte NCAA East Regional First Round	W 76-74	21-12	Centrum in Worcester  Worcester, MA
March 22, 1992* 2:00 pm, CBS		vs. No. 6 (2 seed) Kentucky NCAA East Regional Second Round	L 98-106	22-13	Centrum in Worcester  Worcester, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

• All-Big Eight Selections^[3]

Justus Thigpen (2nd)

Julius Michalik (HM)

Ron Bayless (HM)

Fred Hoiberg (HM)

• Big Eight Freshman of the Year

Fred Hoiberg

• Academic All-Big Eight

Mike Bergman

Greg Hester

• Ralph Olsen Award

Justus Thigpen

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References

1. November 6, 1991 (Page 16 of 34). Des Moines, Iowa: , Nov 06, 1991 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
2. "1991-92 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
3. "MBB Tradition (PDF)" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
4. "Iowa State Men's Basketball Tradition" (PDF). Tradition. Retrieved July 2, 2020.