1991–92 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

1991–92 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
1991–92 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
NAC Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	North Atlantic Conference
Record	27–4 (14–0 NAC)
Head coach	Steve Steinwedel (7th season);
Home arena	Delaware Field House
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Delaware †	14	–	0	1.000	27	–	4	.871
Drexel	9	–	5	.643	16	–	14	.533
Maine	8	–	6	.571	17	–	15	.531
Vermont	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
Northeastern	5	–	9	.357	9	–	19	.321
Boston University	5	–	9	.357	10	–	18	.357
New Hampshire	5	–	9	.357	7	–	21	.250
Hartford	3	–	11	.214	6	–	21	.222

† 1992 NAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1991–92 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by seventh-year head coach Steve Steinwedel, played their home games at the Delaware Field House and were members of the North Atlantic Conference. They finished the season 27–4, 14–0 in NAC play to win the conference regular season championship. They were also champions of the NAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history – where they lost in the opening round to eventual Final Four participant Cincinnati.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	34	Alex Coles	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Richmond, Virginia

Head coach

Steve Steinwedel (Mississippi State)

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
Mar 4, 1992		Drexel	W 72–66	24–3 (14–0)	Delaware Field House Newark, Delaware
NAC tournament
Mar 7, 1992*		Hartford Quarterfinals	W 92–56	25–3	Delaware Field House Newark, Delaware
Mar 8, 1992*		Vermont Semifinals	W 76–64	26–3	Delaware Field House Newark, Delaware
Mar 9, 1992*		Drexel Championship Game	W 92–68	27–3	Delaware Field House Newark, Delaware
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1992*	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Cincinnati First Round	L 47–85^[1]	27–4	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ ^a ^b "Delaware shown rude NCAA exit Cincinnati rips Blue Hens, 85-47". Baltimore Sun. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
^ "1991-92 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Basketball Yearbook". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

[ncaa-1] "Delaware shown rude NCAA exit Cincinnati rips Blue Hens, 85-47". Baltimore Sun. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

[2] "1991-92 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

[3] "2020-21 Basketball Yearbook". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

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v t e Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
Venues	Wilmington Opera House (1905–?) Carpenter Sports Building (1942-1966) Delaware Field House (1966–1992) Bob Carpenter Center (1992–present)
Culture & lore	YoUDee
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25