1991–92 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 1991–92 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1991–92 college basketball season. This was head coach Oliver Purnell's first of three seasons at Old Dominion. The Monarchs compete in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the ODU Fieldhouse. They finished the season 15–15, 8–6 in CAA play to finish in fourth place during the regular season. They went on to win the 1992 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. They earned a 15 seed in the East Region where they were beaten by 2 seed Kentucky[2] in the opening round.

1991–92 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
CAA Regular Season Champions
CAA Tournament Champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
1991–92 record15–15 (8–6 CAA)
Head coach
Home arenaODU Fieldhouse
Hampton Coliseum (alternate)
1991-92 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Richmond122 .857228  .733
James Madison122 .8572111  .656
American86 .5711118  .379
Old Dominion86 .5711515  .500
UNC Wilmington68 .4291315  .464
East Carolina410 .2861018  .357
William & Mary311 .2141019  .345
George Mason311 .214721  .250
1992 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1991–92 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 40 Ricardo Leonard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Nov 30, 1991*
    South Florida L 71–90  0–1
    Norfolk Scope 
    Norfolk, Virginia
    Dec 14, 1991*
    at No. 20 Alabama L 67–105  0–4
    Coleman Coliseum  
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    CAA Tournament
    Mar 7, 1992*
    vs. UNC Wilmington
    Quarterfinals
    W 77–67  13–14
    Richmond Coliseum 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Mar 8, 1992*
    vs. Richmond
    Semifinals
    W 62–58  14–14
    Richmond Coliseum 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Mar 9, 1992*
    vs. James Madison
    Championship Game
    W 78–73  15–14
    Richmond Coliseum 
    Richmond, Virginia
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 20, 1992*
    (15 E) vs. (2 E) No. 6 Kentucky
    First Round
    L 69–88[2]  15–15
    DCU Center 
     
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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    References

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