1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1991–92 ACC men's basketball standings
	† ACC Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
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NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#14
AP	#18
1991–92 record	23–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (30th year)
Assistant coach	Bill Guthridge (24th year)
Home stadium	Dean Smith Center
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The 1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.^[1]

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. ^[2]

Roster

1991–92 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
C	0	Eric Montross	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	So	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	3	Pat Sullivan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Bogota, New Jersey
G/F	5	Henrik Rodl	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Heusenstamm, Germany
G	11	Scott Cherry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Ballston Spa, New York
G	14	Derrick Phelps	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Pleasantville, New York
G	15	Jason Burgess	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	21	Donald Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Garner, North Carolina
F	31	Brian Reese	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	The Bronx, New York
F	33	Kevin Salvadori	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—	So	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F	34	George Lynch	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Roanoke, Virginia
F	35	Travis Stephenson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Angier, North Carolina
G	40	Hubert Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Burke, Virginia
F	43	Larry Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Smithfield, North Carolina
C	55	Matt Wenstrom	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Katy, Texas

Head coach

Dean Smith (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Guthridge (Kansas State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1991*	#8	The Citadel	97–58	1–0	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 27, 1991*	#6	at Houston	68–65	2–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
Nov 30, 1991*	#6	Towson	98–88	3–0	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 1, 1991*	#6	Cornell	109–66	4–0	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 4, 1991*	#5	at #6 Seton Hall	83–54	5–0	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 11, 1992*	#8	vs. Notre Dame	76–88	10–2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
ACC Tournament
Mar 13, 1992*	#20	vs. Wake Forest ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	80–65	20–8	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar 14, 1992*	#20	vs. #18 Florida State ACC Tournament Semifinal	80–76	20–9	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar 15, 1992*	#20	vs. #1 Duke ACC tournament championship	74–94	21–9	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1992*	(4 SE) #18	vs. (13 SE) Miami (OH) First round	68–63^[3]	22–9	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 21, 1992*	(4 SE) #18	vs. (5 SE) #13 Alabama Second Round	64–55	23–9	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 27, 1992*	(4 SE) #18	vs. (1 SE) #3 Ohio State Southeast Regional semifinal	73–80^[4]	23–10	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

References

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v t e North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1923) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Blue blood status Dixie Classic/Big Four Tobacco Road Scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
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1991–92 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Duke †	14	–	2	.875	34	–	2	.944
#20 Florida State	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
#18 North Carolina	9	–	7	.563	23	–	10	.697
Georgia Tech	8	–	8	.500	23	–	12	.657
Virginia	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Wake Forest	7	–	9	.438	17	–	12	.586
NC State	6	–	10	.375	12	–	18	.400
Maryland	5	–	11	.313	14	–	15	.483
Clemson	4	–	12	.250	14	–	14	.500

† ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll