# 1991–92 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 94th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 4th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
| Lane Czaplinski | 11 | Guard | 5-11 | 180 | Senior | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Ben Davis | 31 | Forward | 6-8 | 235 | Freshman | Mouth of Wilson, Virginia |
| Greg Gurley | 33 | Guard | 6-5 | 185 | Freshman | Leawood, Kansas |
| Alonzo Jamison | 24 | Forward | 6-6 | 225 | Senior | Santa Ana, California |
| David Johanning | 54 | Center | 6-10 | 220 | Senior | Wichita, Kansas |
| Adonis Jordan | 30 | Guard | 5-11 | 170 | Junior | Reseda, California |
| Macolm Nash | 43 | Forward | 6-7 | 210 | Senior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Greg Ostertag | 00 | Center | 7-2 | 270 | Freshman | Duncanville, Texas |
| Eric Pauley | 51 | Center | 6-10 | 210 | Junior | Buena Park, California |
| Patrick Richey | 12 | Guard/Forward | 6-8 | 190 | Sophomore | Lee's Summit, Missouri |
| Richard Scott | 34 | Forward | 6-7 | 215 | Sophomore | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Rex Walters | 23 | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Junior | San Jose, California |
| Steve Woodberry | 20 | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 180 | Sophomore | Wichita, Kansas |

## Big Eight Conference standings

| # | Team | Conference | Pct. | Overall | Pct. |
| 1 | Kansas | 11-3 | .786 | 27-5 | .844 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 8-6 | .571 | 28-8 | .778 |
| 3 | Missouri | 8-6 | .571 | 21-9 | .700 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 8-6 | .571 | 21-9 | .700 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 7-7 | .500 | 19-10 | .655 |
| 6 | Iowa State | 5-9 | .357 | 21-13 | .618 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 5-9 | .357 | 16-14 | .533 |
| 8 | Colorado | 4-10 | .286 | 13-15 | .464 |
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## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| 11/23/1991* | No. 12 | UMBC | W 122-58 | 1–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 11/26/1991* | No. 12 | Arkansas-Little Rock | W 91-80 | 2–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 11/30/1991* | No. 12 | Central Missouri | W 83-54 | 3–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/7/1991* | No. 10 | at Long Beach State | W 66-60 | 4–0 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA |
| 12/14/1991* | No. 7 | DePaul | W 104-75 | 5-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/21/1991* | No. 6 | Seattle Pacific | W 97-62 | 6-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/27/1991* | No. 4 | vs. Southern Miss | W 109-76 | 7-0 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 12/28/1991* | No. 4 | vs. Temple | W 97-73 | 8-0 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 1/2/1992* | No. 4 | Pepperdine | W 79-73 $^{OT}$ | 9-0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/4/1992* | No. 4 | at SMU | W 79-67 | 10-0 | Moody Coliseum University Park, TX |
| 1/8/1992* | No. 4 | at Wichita State | W 81-51 | 11-0 | Levitt Arena Wichita, KS |
| 1/11/1992* | No. 4 | Louisville | L 78-85 | 11-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/13/1992 | No. 6 | at No. 13 Missouri Border War | W 92-80 | 12-1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| 1/18/1992 | No. 6 | at Colorado | W 81-80 | 13-1 | Coors Events Center Boulder, CO |
| 1/25/1992 | No. 5 | Nebraska | W 103-78 | 14-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/28/1992* | No. 5 | at Marquette | W 85-61 | 15-1 | BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| 2/1/1992 | No. 5 | at No. 18 Oklahoma | W 96-95 | 16-1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| 2/3/1992 | No. 3 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 80-58 | 17-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/8/1992 | No. 3 | at No. 2 Oklahoma State | L 58-64 | 17-2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| 2/12/1992 | No. 4 | Iowa State | W 91-60 | 18-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/15/1992 | No. 4 | Colorado | W 82-45 | 19-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/19/1992 | No. 3 | at Nebraska | L 79-81 $^{OT}$ | 19-3 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| 2/22/1992 | No. 3 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 54-52 | 20-3 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| 2/24/1992 | No. 3 | Oklahoma | W 84-65 | 21-3 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 3/2/1992 | No. 3 | No. 12 Oklahoma State | W 77-64 | 22-3 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 3/4/1992 | No. 3 | at Iowa State | L 66-70 | 22-4 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| 3/8/1992 | No. 3 | No. 11 Missouri Border War | W 97-89 | 23-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| Big Eight tournament ||||||
| 3/13/1992 | (1) No. 3 | vs. (8) Colorado Quarterfinals | W 84-66 | 24-4 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 3/14/1992 | (1) No. 3 | vs. (4) No. 24 Oklahoma Semifinals | W 85-67 | 25-4 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 3/15/1992 | (1) No. 3 | vs. (2) No. 11 Oklahoma State Championship Game | W 66-57 | 26-4 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/20/1992* | (1 MW) No. 2 | vs. (16 MW) Howard First Round | W 100-67 | 27-4 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| 3/22/1992* | (1 MW) No. 2 | vs. (9 MW) UTEP Second Round | L 60-66 | 27-5 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 |
| AP | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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*There was no coaches poll in week 1.