The 1991–92 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 12th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 21–13, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish tied for seventh place. They upset third-seeded Missouri in the 1992 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals before falling to Oklahoma State in the semifinals. Despite a 5–9 conference record, the Cyclones qualified for the 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, upsetting seventh seed UNC Charlotte, 76–74 in the East Regional first round before falling to second seeded Kentucky.
Games were televised by ESPN, CBS, Raycom, Prime Sports, the Cyclone Television Network and Heritage Cablevision (Drake Television Network).November 6, 1991 (Page 16 of 34). Des Moines, Iowa:, Nov 06, 1991 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
Previous season The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 12–19, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Missouri in the 1991 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals.
Roster RosterNamePositionFred HoibergGuardLoren MeyerCenterJulius MichalikForwardHurl BeechumForwardJustus ThigpenGuardRon BaylessGuardHoward EatonForwardNorman BrownForwardSkip McCoyGuardDonnell BivensForwardMike BergmanForwardBrad PippettForwardBrian PearsonGuardSaun JacksonForwardGreg HesterGuardReference:
Schedule and results
!colspan=6 style=""|Exhibition
!colspan=6 style=""|Regular season
!colspan=6 style=""|Big Eight tournament
!colspan=6 style=""|NCAA Tournament
Awards and honors
All-Big Eight Selections Justus Thigpen (2nd) Julius Michalik (HM) Ron Bayless (HM) Fred Hoiberg (HM) Big Eight Freshman of the Year Fred Hoiberg Academic All-Big Eight Mike Bergman Greg Hester Ralph Olsen Award Justus Thigpen
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