# 1991–92 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 1991–92 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fourth year head coach John Calipari, played their home games at Curry Hicks Cage and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 30–5, 13–3 in A-10 play to finish in first place. The Minutemen won the A-10 Conference tournament by beating West Virginia in the finals. They were awarded a #3 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Minutemen advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, losing to #2 seed Kentucky in the East Regional semifinal.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 22, 1991* | | Siena | W 94–59 | 1–0 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Nov 25, 1991* | | Keene State | W 94–45 | 2–0 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Nov 29, 1991* | | vs. Santa Clara Great Alaska Shootout | W 85–64 | 3–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK |
| Nov 30, 1991* | | vs. Oregon State Great Alaska Shootout | W 74–65 | 4–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK |
| Dec 2, 1991* | | vs. New Orleans Great Alaska Shootout | W 68–56 | 5–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK |
| Dec 4, 1991* | | at No. 14 Kentucky | L 69–90 | 5–1 | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| Dec 7, 1991* | | Xavier | W 91–72 | 6–1 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Dec 10, 1991* | | New Hampshire | W 84–63 | 7–1 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Dec 12, 1991* | | at Holy Cross | W 85–73 | 8–1 | Hart Center Worcester, MA |
| Dec 14, 1991* | | at George Washington | L 65–77 | 8–2 (0–1) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 27, 1991* | | vs. Harvard Hall of Fame Classic | W 98–63 | 9–2 | Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA |
| Dec 28, 1991* | | vs. Iowa State Hall of Fame Classic | W 73–53 | 10–2 | Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA |
| Jan 4, 1992* | | vs. No. 14 Oklahoma | W 86–73 | 11–2 | Springfield Civic Center (8,469) Springfield, MA |
| Jan 8, 1992 | No. 25 | West Virginia | L 75–76 | 11–3 (0–2) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Jan 13, 1992* | | at Boston University | W 84–82 | 12–3 | Case Gym Boston, MA |
| Jan 15, 1992 | | George Washington | W 88–80 | 13–3 (1–2) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Jan 20, 1992 | | at Rhode Island | W 72–59 | 14–3 (2–2) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI |
| Jan 23, 1992 | | at Saint Joseph's | W 91–66 | 15–3 (3–2) | Hagan Arena Pennsylvania, PA |
| Jan 25, 1992 | | Duquesne | W 87–68 | 16–3 (4–2) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Jan 28, 1992 | | at Temple | L 61–83 | 16–4 (4–3) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 30, 1992 | | Rutgers | W 77–66 | 17–4 (5–3) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Feb 4, 1992 | | at St. Bonaventure | W 76–58 | 18–4 (6–3) | Reilly Center Buffalo, NY |
| Feb 8, 1992 | | Saint Joseph's | W 81–73 | 19–4 (7–3) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Feb 16, 1992 | | Temple | W 67–52 | 20–4 (8–3) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Feb 18, 1992 | | at Rutgers | W 81–67 | 21–4 (9–3) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 22, 1992 | | St. Bonaventure | W 104–67 | 22–4 (10–3) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Feb 27, 1992 | | at West Virginia | W 74–69 $^{OT}$ | 23–4 (11–3) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| Mar 1, 1992 | | at Duquesne | W 82–61 | 24–4 (12–3) | A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| Mar 4, 1992 | No. 25 | Rhode Island | W 96–88 | 25–4 (13–3) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1992* | No. 25 | vs. Rutgers A-10 Tournament Quarterfinal | W 106–94 | 26–4 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| Mar 9, 1992* | No. 22 | vs. Rhode Island A-10 Tournament Semifinal | W 78–67 | 27–4 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| Mar 12, 1992* | No. 22 | West Virginia A-10 tournament championship | W 97–91 | 28–4 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 1992* | (3 E) No. 17 | vs. (14 E) Fordham First round | W 85–58 | 29–4 | Centrum in Worcester Worcester, MA |
| Mar 22, 1992* | (3 E) No. 17 | vs. (6 E) No. 21 Syracuse Second Round | W 77–71 | 30–4 | Centrum in Worcester Worcester, MA |
| Mar 26, 1992* | (3 E) No. 17 | vs. (2 E) No. 6 Kentucky East Regional semifinal | L 77–87 | 30–5 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||