1991–92 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

1991–92 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
1991–92 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NIT, Finals
Conference	Independent
Record	18–15
Head coach	John MacLeod (1st season);
Home arena	Joyce Center
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UMKC	-	–	-	–	21	–	7	.750
Penn State	-	–	-	–	21	–	8	.724
UW-Milwaukee	-	–	-	–	20	–	8	.714
Southern Utah	-	–	-	–	20	–	8	.714
College of Charleston	-	–	-	–	19	–	8	.704
Notre Dame	-	–	-	–	18	–	15	.545
Cal State Northridge	-	–	-	–	11	–	17	.393
Northeastern Illinois	-	–	-	–	8	–	20	.286
Chicago State	-	–	-	–	7	–	21	.250
UNC Greensboro	-	–	-	–	7	–	21	.250
Youngstown State	-	–	-	–	6	–	22	.214
Sacramento State	-	–	-	–	4	–	24	.143

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991–92 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1991-92 college basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by first-year coach John MacLeod, played their home games at the Joyce Center located in Notre Dame, IN as Independent members. They finished the season 18–15 and were invited to the 1992 National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the championship game before losing to Virginia 76–81 in overtime. During the season, they defeated five AP Top 25 teams.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
PG	12	Elmer Bennett	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Bellaire, Texas
PF	20	LaPhonso Ellis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	East St. Louis, Illinois
F	30	Billy Taylor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Aurora, Illinois
C	43	Keith Tower	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
F	3	Monty Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Fredericksburg, Virginia

Head coach

John MacLeod

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 26	Butler	L 60–67	0–1	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
December 3	at No. 9 Indiana	L 46–78	0–2	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
December 5	Louisville	L 81–84	0–3	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
December 9	at Valparaiso	W 71–66	1–3	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
December 11	at Boston College	L 58–78	1–4	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
January 2	at No. 17 Kentucky	L 70–91	1–5	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 6	at No. 23 USC	W 64–58	2–5	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 9	at La Salle	W 87–79	3–5	Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 11	vs. No. 8 North Carolina	W 88–76	4–5	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 13	at West Virginia	L 67–87	4–6	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 18	at Virginia	L 56–83	4–7	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
January 21	at Marquette	W 69–63	5–7	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
January 23	No. 12 Missouri	L 68–77	5–8	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
January 27	Dayton	W 76–54	6–8	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
January 29	DePaul	W 74–69	7–8	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 1	at No. 1 Duke	L 71–100	7–9	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 4	Detroit	L 70–72	7–10	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 9	No. 15 Michigan	L 65–74	7–11	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 11	Stanford	W 64–63	8–11	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 15	at No. 10 Syracuse	W 101–98	9–11	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
February 18	Marquette	W 60–53	10–11	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 22	No. 2 UCLA	W 84–71	11–11	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 25	at Dayton	L 58–60	11–12	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
February 27	Loyola (IL)	W 75–72	12–12	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 29	No. 20 St. John’s (NY)	W 79–70	13–12	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
March 3	Xavier	W 87–86	14–12	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
March 7	at No. 15 DePaul	L 65–66	14–13	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL
March 9	at Evansville	L 56–74	14–14	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN
NIT
March 18	Western Michigan First Round	W 63–56	15–14	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
March 23	Kansas State Second Round	W 64–47	16–14	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
March 25	Manhattan Quarterfinal	W 74–58	17–14	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
March 30	vs. Utah Semifinals	W 58–55	18–14	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
April 1	vs. Virginia Finals	L 76–81 ^OT	18–15	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1991-92 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^ "2019-20-ND-MBB-Media-Guide.pdf" (PDF). und.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

[1] "1991-92 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[2] "2019-20-ND-MBB-Media-Guide.pdf" (PDF). und.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

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Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics