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

1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
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

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

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
Nov 24, 1991*	No. 8	The Citadel	W 97–58	1–0	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 27, 1991*	No. 6	at Houston	W 68–65	2–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
Nov 30, 1991*	No. 6	Towson	W 98–88	3–0	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 1, 1991*	No. 6	Cornell	W 109–66	4–0	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 4, 1991*	No. 5	at No. 6 Seton Hall	W 83–54	5–0	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 11, 1992*	No. 8	vs. Notre Dame	L 76–88	10–2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
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^[3]	22–9	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 21, 1992*	(4 SE) No. 18	vs. (5 SE) No. 13 Alabama Second Round	W 64–55	23–9	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 27, 1992*	(4 SE) No. 18	vs. (1 SE) No. 3 Ohio State Southeast Regional semifinal	L 73–80^[4]	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

References

^ "1991-92 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
^ "North Carolina Tar Heels 1991-1992 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
^ "N. Carolina gets lucky in beating Miami, 68-63". Baltimore Sun. March 20, 1992. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
^ "Ohio State tops North Carolina 80-73 win atones for loss last year". The Baltimore Sun. March 28, 1992. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ "1991-92 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[sports-reference-1] "1991-92 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.

[tarheeltimes-2] "North Carolina Tar Heels 1991-1992 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved March 15, 2019.

[3] "N. Carolina gets lucky in beating Miami, 68-63". Baltimore Sun. March 20, 1992. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

[4] "Ohio State tops North Carolina 80-73 win atones for loss last year". The Baltimore Sun. March 28, 1992. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[5] "1991-92 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

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v t e North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1923) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Blue blood status Dixie Classic/Big Four Jumpman Invitational Tobacco Road Academic-athletic scandal Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics