# 1991–92 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 1991–92 Old Dominion Monarchs 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 in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 9, 1991* | | Samara-Russia | L 80–91 | – | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Nov 16, 1991* | | Marathon Oil | W 82–79 | – | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1991* | | Roanoke | W 83–71 | 1–0 | ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia |
| Nov 30, 1991* | | South Florida | L 71–90 | 1–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 2, 1991* | | at Iona | L 71–86 | 1–2 | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York |
| Dec 7, 1991* | | VCU | L 83–98 | 1–3 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 14, 1991* | | at No. 20 Alabama | L 67–105 | 1–4 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Dec 23, 1991* | | West Virginia | W 83–82 | 2–4 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 28, 1991* | | Virginia Richmond Times Dispatch Tournament | L 67–83 | 2–5 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 29, 1991* | | at VCU Richmond Times Dispatch Tournament | W 67–66 | 3–5 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 4, 1992* | | at Virginia Tech | L 62–78 | 3–6 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Jan 11, 1992 | | George Mason | W 80–73 | 4–6 (1–0) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 13, 1992 | | at George Washington | W 86–85 | 5–6 (2–0) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 15, 1992 | | American | L 74–79 | 5–7 (2–1) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 18, 1992 | | at James Madison | L 76–92 | 5–8 (2–2) | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Jan 22, 1992 | | Richmond | L 77–82 | 5–9 (2–3) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 25, 1992 | | at East Carolina | W 80–72 | 6–9 (3–3) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina |
| Jan 29, 1992 | | at UNC Wilmington | L 62–83 | 6–10 (3–4) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Feb 1, 1992 | | William & Mary | W 102–92 $^{OT}$ | 7–10 (4–4) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 5, 1992* | | Penn State | L 79–84 | 7–11 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 8, 1992 | | at George Mason | W 71–61 | 8–11 (5–4) | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, Virginia |
| Feb 12, 1992 | | at American | L 69–83 | 8–12 (5–5) | Bender Arena Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 15, 1992 | | James Madison | W 72–71 | 9–12 (6–5) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 17, 1992 | | at Richmond | L 69–73 | 9–13 (6–6) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 22, 1992 | | East Carolina | W 89–83 $^{OT}$ | 10–13 (7–6) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 24, 1992* | | at Penn State | L 51–71 | 10–14 | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 26, 1992 | | UNC Wilmington | W 69–68 | 11–14 (8–6) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 29, 1992 | | at William & Mary | W 94–85 | 12–14 (9–6) | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1992* | (4) | vs. (5) UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals | W 77–67 | 13–14 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Mar 8, 1992* | (4) | vs. (1) Richmond Semifinals | W 62–58 | 14–14 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Mar 9, 1992* | (4) | vs. (2) 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 | 15–15 | Centrum in Worcester Worcester, Massachusetts |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||