1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.^[1]

1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet 16
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 18
Record	23–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (30th season)
Assistant coach	Bill Guthridge (24th season)
Home arena	Dean Smith Center
Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Duke †	14	–	2		.875			34	–	2		.944
No. 20 Florida State	11	–	5		.688			22	–	10		.688
No. 18 North Carolina	9	–	7		.563			23	–	10		.697
Georgia Tech	8	–	8		.500			23	–	12		.657
Virginia	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Wake Forest	7	–	9		.438			17	–	12		.586
NC State	6	–	10		.375			12	–	18		.400
Maryland	5	–	11		.313			14	–	15		.483
Clemson	4	–	12		.250			14	–	14		.500
† 1992 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. ^[2]

Roster

1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 0 Eric Montross 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana F 3 Pat Sullivan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Bogota, New Jersey G/F 5 Henrik Rodl 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Heusenstamm, Germany G 11 Scott Cherry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Ballston Spa, New York G 14 Derrick Phelps 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Pleasantville, New York G 15 Jason Burgess 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Charlotte, North Carolina G 21 Donald Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr Garner, North Carolina F 31 Brian Reese 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So The Bronx, New York F 33 Kevin Salvadori 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) — So Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania F 34 George Lynch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Roanoke, Virginia F 35 Travis Stephenson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Angier, North Carolina G 40 Hubert Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Burke, Virginia F 43 Larry Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Smithfield, North Carolina C 55 Matt Wenstrom 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Katy, Texas	Head coach Dean Smith (Kansas) Assistant coach(es) Bill Guthridge (Kansas State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
ACC Tournament
Mar 13, 1992*	No. 20	vs. Wake Forest ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 80–65	20–8	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
Mar 14, 1992*	No. 20	vs. No. 18 Florida State ACC Tournament Semifinal	W 80–76	20–9	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
Mar 15, 1992*	No. 20	vs. No. 1 Duke ACC tournament championship	L 74–94	21–9	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1992*	(4 SE) No. 18	vs. (13 SE) Miami (OH) First round	W 68–63	22–9
Mar 21, 1992*	(4 SE) No. 18	vs. (5 SE) No. 13 Alabama Second Round	W 64–55	23–9
Mar 27, 1992*	(4 SE) No. 18	vs. (1 SE) No. 3 Ohio State Southeast Regional semifinal	L 73–80	23–10	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

Main article: 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. "1991-92 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
2. "North Carolina Tar Heels 1991-1992 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
3. "1991-92 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.