# 1991–92 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1991–92 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 16th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 22–10 (10–8) record, was Big East tournament champions, and advanced to second round of the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Nov 26, 1991* | | Cornell | W 78–71 | 1–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Nov 30, 1991* | | UNC Asheville | W 83–68 | 2–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Dec 3, 1991* | | vs. Florida State Big East–ACC Challenge | W 89–71 | 3–0 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| Dec 6, 1991* | | Eastern Kentucky | W 84–78 | 4–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Dec 7, 1991* | | Saint Joseph's | W 72–70 | 5–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Dec 14, 1991* | | TCU | W 89–72 | 6–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Dec 21, 1991* | | Lafayette | W 87–58 | 7–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Dec 30, 1991* | No. 23 | Wichita State | W 88–63 | 8–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Jan 2, 1992* | No. 23 | at Boston College | W 100–90 | 9–0 (1–0) | Silvio O. Conte Forum |
| Jan 4, 1992* | No. 23 | Providence | W 79–66 | 10–0 (2–0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Jan 8, 1992* | No. 20 | at Pittsburgh | L 74–83 | 10–1 (2–1) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jan 11, 1992* | No. 20 | Miami (FL) | W 73–57 | 11–1 (3–1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Jan 15, 1992* | No. 20 | at No. 22 Georgetown | W 74–62 | 12–1 (4–1) | Capital Centre Landover, MD |
| Jan 18, 1992* | No. 20 | Pittsburgh | W 83–79 | 13–1 (5–1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Jan 21, 1992* | No. 13 | at Villanova | L 60–70 | 13–2 (5–2) | The Pavilion |
| Jan 25, 1992* | No. 13 | No. 22 St. John's | W 58–56 | 14–2 (6–2) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Jan 28, 1992* | No. 12 | at Providence | L 73–87 | 14–3 (6–3) | Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI |
| Feb 1, 1992* | No. 12 | Seton Hall | W 70–67 | 15–3 (7–3) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Feb 3, 1992* | No. 13 | No. 10 Connecticut | W 84–83 | 16–3 (8–3) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Feb 11, 1992* | No. 10 | at No. 25 Seton Hall | L 76–86 | 16–4 (8–4) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Feb 15, 1992* | No. 10 | Notre Dame | L 98–101 | 16–5 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Feb 19, 1992* | No. 17 | at No. 24 St. John's | L 62–63 | 16–6 (8–5) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Feb 23, 1992* | No. 17 | No. 25 Georgetown | L 68–72 | 16–7 (8–6) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Feb 25, 1992* | No. 22 | Boston College | W 76–70 | 17–7 (9–6) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Feb 29, 1992* | No. 22 | at Miami (FL) | W 68–63 | 18–7 (10–6) | Miami Arena Miami, FL |
| Mar 4, 1992* | No. 24 | at Connecticut | L 78–85 | 18–8 (10–7) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
| Mar 8, 1992* | No. 24 | Villanova | L 56–76 | 18–9 (10–8) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1992* | | vs. Villanova | W 55–52 | 19–9 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Mar 14, 1992* | | vs. No. 15 Seton Hall | W 70–66 | 20–9 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Mar 15, 1992* | | vs. No. 21 Georgetown | W 56–54 | 21–9 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 1992* | (6 E) No. 21 | vs. (11 E) Princeton First round | W 51–43 | 22–9 | Centrum in Worcester Worcester, MA |
| Mar 22, 1992* | (6 E) No. 21 | vs. (3 E) No. 17 Massachusetts Second round | L 71–77 | 22–10 | Centrum in Worcester Worcester, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in EST. ||||||

## 1992 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 26 | Dave Johnson | Portland Trail Blazers |