1991–92 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1991–92 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference . The team was led by sixth-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena . They ended the season 19–11 overall and 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #9 seed in the East Region. After defeating Texas 98–92 in the first round, the Hawkeyes lost to #1 seed Duke 75–62 in the Round of 32. It was the second consecutive season Iowa lost to the eventual National Champion Blue Devils.
Roster
1991–92 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
10
Kevin Smith
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
So
Fort Worth, Texas
G
11
Troy Skinner
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
Sr
Palmer, Iowa
G
13
Paul Lusk
—
—
So
New Baden, Illinois
G/F
15
Rodell Davis
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Sr
Chicago, Illinois
G
20
Val Barnes
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Jr
Wichita, Kansas
F
23
James Winters
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
So
Joliet, Illinois
F
24
James Moses
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Sr
Carson, California
F
32
Jim Bartels
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
So
Freedom, Wisconsin
F
34
Wade Lookingbill
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Jr
Fort Dodge, Iowa
F
40
Chris Street
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Indianola, Iowa
F
42
Jay Webb
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
Jr
San Jose, California
F
43
Brig Tubbs
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
Sr
DeWitt, Iowa
F/C
55
Acie Earl
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Moline, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule/results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/23/1991 *
No. 21
Maryland Eastern Shore
W 101–45[ 1]
1–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
11/26/1991 *
No. 21
Western Illinois
W 95–58
2–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/3/1991 *
No. 21
Drake Iowa Big Four
W 83–56[ 2]
3–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
12/6/1991 *
No. 21
Army Amana-Hawkeye Classic
W 74–39
4–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,523)Iowa City, IA
12/7/1991 *
No. 21
Louisiana Tech Amana-Hawkeye Classic
W 84–65[ 3]
5–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)Iowa City, IA
12/10/1991 *
No. 16
at Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four
W 108–85[ 4]
6–0
UNI-Dome (19,042)Cedar Falls, IA
12/14/1991 *
No. 16
at Iowa State Rivalry
L 84–98
6–1
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
12/27/1991 *
No. 23
vs. Butler Tampa Tribune Holiday Invitational
W 114–92[ 5]
7–1
Sun Dome Tampa, FL
12/28/1991 *
No. 23
at South Florida Tampa Tribune Holiday Invitational
L 78–85
7–2
Sun Dome Tampa, FL
1/4/1992 *
Centenary
W 121–76
8–2
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Regular Season
1/9/1992
No. 16
No. 11 Michigan
L 77-80 OT[ 6]
8–3 (0–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)Iowa City, IA
1/11/1992
at Purdue
L 69-77
8–4 (0–2)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
1/15/1992
Illinois
W 74-69
9–4 (1–2)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
1/19/1992
at No. 4 Ohio State
L 81-85[ 7]
9–5 (1–3)
St. John Arena (13,276)Columbus, OH
1/22/1992
at Northwestern
W 78-71[ 8]
10–5 (2–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,014)Evanston, IL
1/29/1992
Wisconsin
W 73-66
11–5 (3–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
2/1/1992
Minnesota
W 87-70
12–5 (4–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
2/6/1992
No. 11 Michigan State
W 77-63[ 9]
13–5 (5–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
2/9/1992
at No. 6 Indiana
L 66-81[ 10]
13–6 (5–4)
Assembly Hall (16,489)Bloomington, IN
2/12/1992
at No. 17 Michigan
L 74-79
13–7 (5–5)
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
2/15/1992
Purdue
W 80-68[ 11]
14–7 (6–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)Iowa City, IA
2/18/1992
No. 6 Ohio State
W 92-86[ 12]
15–7 (7–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)Iowa City, IA
2/23/1992
at Illinois
L 72-77 OT[ 13]
15–8 (7–6)
Assembly Hall (16,281)Champaign, IL
2/25/1992
at Minnesota
W 79-64[ 14]
16–8 (8–6)
Williams Arena (15,937)Minneapolis, MN
3/4/1992
No. 2 Indiana
L 60-64[ 15]
16–9 (8–7)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)Iowa City, IA
3/7/1992
Wisconsin
W 70-65[ 16]
17–9 (9–7)
Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
3/11/1992
Northwestern
W 69-66[ 17]
18–9 (10–7)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)Iowa City, IA
3/15/1992
No. 16 Michigan State
L 53-64[ 18]
18–10 (10–8)
Breslin Center (15,138)East Lansing, MI
NCAA tournament
3/19/1992 * CBS
(9 E)
vs. (8 E) Texas First Round
W 98-92[ 19]
19–10
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
3/21/1992 * CBS
(9 E)
vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke Second Round
L 62-75[ 20] [ 21]
19–11
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
Rankings
References
^ "Hawkeyes pound UMES" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 25, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "Another game, another blowout" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . December 4, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "Second half propels Iowa over La. Tech" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . December 9, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "Hawks crush intrastate rival UNI, 108-85" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . December 11, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "Iowa burns Butler for a 114-92 victory" . Des Moines Register . December 28, 1991. p. 9. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "Michigan tips Iowa in overtime" . Decatur Herald & Review . January 10, 1992. p. 14. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "Davis aging quicker after third close loss" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . January 20, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "Moses' 21 points help claw Wildcats, 78-71" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . January 23, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL : NATIONAL ROUNDUP : Iowa Upsets No. 11 Michigan State" . Los Angeles Times . February 7, 1992. Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "Hawks rally comes up short at Indiana" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 10, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "Hawkeyes get 'A' for effort" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 17, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "Hawks punish Jackson, OSU" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 19, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "Road woes continue for Hawks in OT loss" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 24, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "Hawkeyes victorious at Gophers' home" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 26, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "Hawks stay close but fall to Indiana" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . March 5, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "Hawkeyes feel good after win" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . March 9, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "Hawks wake up to narrow win, 69-66" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . March 12, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "Miller leads MSU over cold-shooting Hawks" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . March 16, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "Iowa turns back Texas, 98-92" . Des Moines Register . March 20, 1992. Retrieved March 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Duke stops Iowa in 1991 rerun, 75-62 Defense paces No. 1 Blue Devils" . The Baltimore Sun . March 22, 1992. Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
^ "Duke bedevils Hawkeyes again" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . March 30, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
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