1991–92 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

1991–92 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
MCC Regular season champions
MCC tournament champions
ConferenceMidwestern Collegiate Conference
Record24–6 (8–2 MCC)
Head coach
Home arenaRoberts Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1990–91
1991–92 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Evansville 8 2   .800 24 6   .800
Xavier 7 3   .700 15 12   .556
Butler 7 3   .700 21 10   .677
Dayton 5 5   .500 15 15   .500
Loyola (IL) 2 8   .200 13 16   .448
Detroit Mercy 1 9   .100 12 17   .414
1992 MCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991–92 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jim Crews and they played their home games at Roberts Municipal Stadium as members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. After winning the MCC regular season championship, the Purple Aces won the MCC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament. They were defeated by UTEP[1] in the opening round and finished 24–6 (8–2 MCC).

Roster

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1991–92 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
PF Parrish Casebier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Rockport, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1991*
at No. 13 Oklahoma State
Preseason NIT
L 57–86  0–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1991*
at Murray State W 87–80  6–2
Racer Arena 
Murray, Kentucky
Dec 28, 1991*
at No. 6 Arizona L 76–83  6–3
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 29, 1991*
vs. Maryland W 75–64  7–3
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 9, 1992*
Notre Dame W 74–56  22–5
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
MCC tournament
Mar 13, 1992*
vs. Loyola Chicago
Semifinals
W 65–49  23–5
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 14, 1992*
vs. Butler
Championship Game
W 95–76  24–5
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1992*
(8 MW) vs. (9 MW) UTEP
First Round
L 50–55[1]  24–6
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ a b "UTEP Outlasts Evansville to Gain a Shot at Kansas". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "1991-92 Evansville Purple Aces Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Evansville Purple Aces Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.