# 1991–92 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona as members of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1991–92 season. The team's head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in McKale Center.
After going 13–5 to finish third in the Pac-10 during the regular-season, the team was seeded third in the Southeast region of the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats were upset in the first round by East Tennessee State, 87–80, and finished with an overall record of 24–7.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 29, 1991* | No. 3 | vs. Dayton Hawaii Tip-Off Tournament | W 84–68 | 1–0 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Nov 30, 1991* | No. 3 | at Hawaii Hawaii Tip-Off Tournament | W 85–71 | 2–0 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 7, 1991* | No. 3 | No. 16 LSU | W 87–67 | 3–0 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 15, 1991* | No. 2 | at New Mexico | W 66–54 | 4–0 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Dec 18, 1991* | No. 2 | Northern Arizona | W 127–81 | 5–0 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 21, 1991* | No. 2 | at No. 19 Arkansas | L 59–65 | 5–1 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 28, 1991* | No. 6 | Evansville | W 83–76 | 6–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 29, 1991* | No. 6 | Rutgers | W 103–80 | 7–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 2, 1992* | No. 6 | New Orleans | W 82–64 | 8–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 5, 1992* | No. 6 | Santa Clara | W 79–60 | 9–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 9, 1992 | No. 6 | No. 23 USC | W 107–68 | 10–1 (1–0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 11, 1992 | No. 6 | No. 2 UCLA | L 87–89 | 10–2 (1–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 16, 1992 | No. 7 | at Washington | L 60–62 | 10–3 (1–2) | Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington |
| Jan 18, 1992 | No. 7 | at Washington State | W 78–65 | 11–3 (2–2) | Friel Court Pullman, Washington |
| Jan 23, 1992 | No. 11 | Arizona State | W 92–55 | 12–3 (3–2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 25, 1992* | No. 11 | Pittsburgh | W 96–76 | 13–3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 30, 1992 | No. 9 | Oregon | W 104–53 | 14–3 (4–2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 2, 1992 | No. 9 | Oregon State | W 86–58 | 15–3 (5–2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 6, 1992 | No. 7 | at Stanford | W 72–70 | 16–3 (6–2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 9, 1992 | No. 7 | at California | W 80–68 | 17–3 (7–2) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California |
| Feb 13, 1992 | No. 7 | Washington State | W 94–72 | 18–3 (8–2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 15, 1992 | No. 7 | Washington | W 85–51 | 19–3 (9–2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 20, 1992 | No. 5 | at Arizona State | L 74–77 | 19–4 (9–3) | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| Feb 23, 1992* | No. 5 | vs. Temple 7-Up Shootout | W 66–60 | 20–4 | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Feb 27, 1992 | No. 5 | at Oregon | W 104–56 | 21–4 (10–3) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Mar 1, 1992 | No. 5 | at Oregon State | W 70–62 | 22–4 (11–3) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Mar 5, 1992 | No. 4 | California | W 100–77 | 23–4 (12–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 7, 1992 | No. 4 | Stanford | W 89–83 | 24–4 (13–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 12, 1992 | No. 2 | at No. 8 UCLA | L 81–89 | 24–5 (13–4) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 14, 1992 | No. 2 | at No. 10 USC | L 69–70 | 24–6 (13–5) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 1992* | (3 SE) No. 10 | vs. (14 SE) East Tennessee State First Round | L 80–87 | 24–7 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 35 | Sean Rooks | Dallas Mavericks |