1991–92 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team represented the Northeast Louisiana University in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Indians, led by head coach Mike Vining, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana, as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–10, 12–6 in Southland play to finished in second place. They followed the regular season by winning the Southland tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the Midwest region. Northeast Louisiana fell to No. 2 seed USC in the opening round, 84–54.

1991–92 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball
Southland tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	19–10 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach	Mike Vining (11th season)
Home arena	Fant–Ewing Coliseum
Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UTSA	15	–	3		.833			21	–	8		.724
NE Louisiana †	12	–	6		.667			19	–	10		.655
Nicholls State	12	–	6		.667			15	–	13		.536
North Texas State	12	–	6		.667			15	–	14		.517
UT Arlington	11	–	7		.611			16	–	13		.552
Stephen F. Austin	10	–	8		.556			15	–	13		.536
Northwestern State	9	–	9		.500			15	–	13		.536
Texas State	4	–	14		.222			7	–	20		.259
McNeese State	4	–	14		.222			7	–	22		.241
Sam Houston State	1	–	17		.056			2	–	25		.074
† 1992 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1991–92 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 30 Ryan Stuart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr	Head coach Mike Vining Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1991*		at No. 6 LSU	L 76–77	0–1	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 30, 1991*		at Illinois	L 70–95	0–2	Assembly Hall  Champaign, Illinois
Dec 13, 1991*		vs. Oregon	W 61–59	1–2
Dec 14, 1991*		vs. East Tennessee State	L 77–86	1–3
Dec 30, 1991*		at Eastern Washington	W 81–77	2–3	Reese Court  Cheney, Washington
Southland tournament
Mar 7, 1992*		vs. North Texas Semifinals	W 78–71	18–9	Convocation Center  San Antonio, Texas
Mar 8, 1992*		at UTSA Championship Game	W 81–77	19–9	Convocation Center  San Antonio, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1992*	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 8 USC First Round	L 54–84^[2]	19–10	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.

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Awards and honors

• Ryan Stuart – Southland Player of the Year

References

1. "1991–92 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
2. "Trojans Try Something New: Midwest Regional: Freshman Tremayne Anchrum comes off the bench to score 16 points and USC rolls over Northeast Louisiana, 84-54. Georgia Tech will be next". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1992. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
3. "Results for 1991–92". University of Louisiana at Monroe Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2021.