1991–92 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

1991–92 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
1991–92 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
SWC Regular Season co-champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	23–12 (11–3 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Penders (4th season);
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Houston †	11	–	3	.786	25	–	6	.806
Texas	11	–	3	.786	23	–	12	.657
TCU	9	–	5	.643	23	–	11	.676
Rice	8	–	6	.571	20	–	11	.645
Texas Tech	6	–	8	.429	15	–	14	.517
Baylor	5	–	9	.357	13	–	15	.464
SMU	4	–	10	.286	10	–	18	.357
Texas A&M	2	–	12	.143	6	–	22	.214

† 1992 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1991–92 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1991–92 season. The Longhorns were led by fourth-year head coach Tom Penders. The team finished the season with a 23–12 overall record and finished atop the standings in Southwest Conference play with a 11–3 conference record.^[1]^[2] Texas advanced to the NCAA tournament, falling to Iowa in the opening round.^[1]^[3]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Benford Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr
G	10	B. J. Tyler	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Port Arthur, Texas
G	15	Terrence Rencher	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	The Bronx, New York
F	30	Dexter Cambridge	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Nassau, Bahamas

Head coach

Tom Penders (Connecticut)

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
Nov 20, 1991*	No. 25	Washington Preseason NIT	W 104–83	1–0	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Nov 21, 1991*	No. 25	Princeton Preseason NIT	W 57–46	2–0	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Nov 27, 1991*	No. 23	vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech Preseason NIT Semifinals	L 107–120	2–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Nov 29, 1991*	No. 23	vs. No. 21 Pittsburgh Preseason NIT Consolation	L 87–91	2–2	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 6, 1991*		North Texas	W 124–107	3–2	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Dec 7, 1991*		San Diego State	W 85–58	4–2	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Dec 10, 1991*		at No. 17 Oklahoma	L 91–106	4–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 14, 1991*		No. 8 Connecticut	L 77–94	4–4	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Dec 22, 1991*		UC Santa Barbara	W 90–77	5–4	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Dec 28, 1991*		vs. Clemson Sun Bowl Carnival Semifinal	W 95–87	6–4	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 29, 1991*		at UTEP Sun Bowl Carnival Championship	L 88–92	6–5	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 3, 1992*		vs. LSU	L 83–84	6–6	New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 6, 1992*		Murray State	W 93–75	7–6	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 9, 1992		Houston	W 86–75	8–6 (1–0)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 11, 1992		Texas Tech	W 88–83	9–6 (2–0)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 14, 1992		at Texas A&M	W 76–73	10–6 (3–0)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Jan 18, 1992		at TCU	L 76–80	10–7 (3–1)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 22, 1992		SMU	W 106–91	11–7 (4–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 27, 1992		at Baylor	L 68–84	11–8 (4–2)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Jan 30, 1992*		at VCU	W 105–94	12–8	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Feb 1, 1992*		vs. Rhode Island	L 79–92	12–9
Feb 5, 1992		Rice	W 88–87	13–9 (5–2)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Feb 9, 1992		at Houston	W 87–72	14–9 (6–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 12, 1992		at Texas Tech	W 93–90	15–9 (7–2)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Feb 16, 1992*		vs. Georgia	W 98–93	16–9
Feb 19, 1992*		TCU	W 99–77	17–9 (8–2)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Feb 22, 1992		at SMU	W 88–86	18–9 (9–2)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Feb 26, 1992		Oral Roberts	W 128–108	19–9	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Feb 29, 1992		Baylor	W 97–67	20–9 (10–2)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Mar 5, 1992		at Rice	L 97–103	20–10 (10–3)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Mar 8, 1992		Texas A&M	W 86–63	21–10 (11–3)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Southwest Conference tournament
Mar 13, 1992*		vs. Texas A&M Quarterfinal	W 88–69	22–10	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 14, 1992*		vs. Texas Tech Semifinal	W 97–87	23–10	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 15, 1992*		vs. Houston Championship Game	L 72–91	23–11	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
1992 NCAA Tournament – East No. 8 seed
Mar 19, 1992*	(8 E)	vs. (9 E) Iowa First Round	L 92–98^[5]	23–12	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ ^a ^b "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 91. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ "1991-92 SWC Standings". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "Texas Longhorns Index Page". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ "1991-92 Texas Longhorns Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ "Iowa turns back Texas, 98-92". Des Moines Register. March 20, 1992. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
^ "2020-21 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[FB_92-1] "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 91. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[2] "1991-92 SWC Standings". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[3] "Texas Longhorns Index Page". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[4] "1991-92 Texas Longhorns Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[5] "Iowa turns back Texas, 98-92". Des Moines Register. March 20, 1992. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via newspapers.com.

[6] "2020-21 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[ESPN-7] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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Venues	Clark Field (1905–1917) Men's Gym (1917–1928) Gregory Gymnasium (1930–1977) Frank Erwin Center (1977–2022) Moody Center (2022–present)
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Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics