1991–92 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

1991–92 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
1991–92 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Metro Conference tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	23–9 (7–5 Metro)
Head coach	Jeff Mullins (7th season);
Home arena	Charlotte Coliseum; Belk Gymnasium (alternate)
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tulane	8	–	4	.667	22	–	9	.710
UNC Charlotte †	7	–	5	.583	23	–	9	.719
South Florida	7	–	5	.583	19	–	10	.655
Louisville	7	–	5	.583	19	–	11	.633
VCU	5	–	7	.417	14	–	15	.483
Southern Miss	5	–	7	.417	13	–	16	.448
Virginia Tech	3	–	9	.250	10	–	18	.357

† 1992 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1991–92 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 1991–92 college basketball season. This was head coach Jeff Mullins's seventh season at Charlotte. The 49ers competed in the Metro Conference and played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena. They finished the season 23–9 (7–5 in Metro play) and won the Metro Conference tournament. The 49ers lost in the opening round to Iowa State.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	23	Jarvis Lang	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Farmville, North Carolina
SG	34	Henry Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Indianapolis, Indiana

Head coach

Jeff Mullins

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1991*		College of Charleston	L 54–68	0–1	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 25, 1991*		Long Beach State	W 72–49	1–1	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 2, 1991*		at Appalachian State	W 83–68	2–1	Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina
Dec 6, 1991*		No. 20 DePaul	W 68–63	3–1	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 7, 1991*		No. 15 Alabama	W 79–74	4–1	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 16, 1991*	No. 24	North Carolina A&T	W 90–59	5–1	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 20, 1991*	No. 24	vs. William & Mary Kauai Classic	W 83–75	6–1	Kauai, Hawaii
Dec 21, 1991*	No. 24	vs. Chaminade Kauai Classic	W 110–77	7–1	Kauai, Hawaii
Jan 4, 1992*	No. 21	Coastal Carolina	W 76–61	8–1	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 6, 1992*	No. 22	at UNC Wilmington	W 99–89 ^OT	9–1	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 8, 1992	No. 22	Virginia Tech	W 62–53	10–1 (1–0)	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 11, 1992	No. 22	at South Florida	W 85–75	11–1 (2–0)	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Jan 16, 1992	No. 18	at Southern Miss	W 77–69	12–1 (3–0)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 18, 1992*	No. 18	at No. 1 Duke	L 82–104	12–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
Jan 21, 1992*	No. 19	Davidson	W 82–70	13–2	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 23, 1992*	No. 19	Johnson C. Smith	W 82–80 ^OT	14–2	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 27, 1992*	No. 17	at Butler	L 84–87	14–3	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 30, 1992	No. 17	No. 24 Louisville	W 77–68 ^OT	15–3 (4–0)	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 6, 1992	No. 20	at Louisville	L 63–73	15–4 (4–1)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 8, 1992*	No. 20	at Davidson	W 95–85	16–4	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 13, 1992	No. 22	No. 14 Tulane	L 68–76	16–5 (4–2)	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 15, 1992	No. 22	South Florida	L 63–70	16–6 (4–3)	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 20, 1992		Southern Miss	W 77–61	17–6 (5–3)	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 22, 1992		at VCU	L 66–69	17–7 (5–4)	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Feb 24, 1992*		Tennessee	W 72–65	18–7	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 29, 1992		at Virginia Tech	L 65–73	18–8 (5–5)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Mar 2, 1992		at No. 21 Tulane	W 79–69	19–8 (6–5)	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 4, 1992		VCU	W 75–63	20–8 (7–5)	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Metro Conference tournament
Mar 13, 1992*	(2)	vs. (7) Virginia Tech Quarterfinals	W 70–52	21–8	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 14, 1992*	(2)	vs. (6) Southern Miss Semifinals	W 76–72	22–8	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 15, 1992*	(2)	vs. (1) No. 25 Tulane Championship Game	W 64–63	23–8	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1992*	(7 E)	vs. (10 E) Iowa State First Round	L 74–76	23–9	Centrum in Worcester Worcester, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings[edit]

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Players in the 1992 NBA draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	44	Henry Williams	San Antonio Spurs

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References[edit]

^ "The box traps Cyclones' foe with :14 left". Des Moines Register. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Results for 1991-92". UNC Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
^ "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[1] "The box traps Cyclones' foe with :14 left". Des Moines Register. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via newspapers.com.

[2] "Results for 1991-92". UNC Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[ESPN-3] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[4] "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

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v t e Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Venues	Local high school gyms (1965–1970) Belk Gymnasium (1970–1976; alternate, 1976–1996) Bojangles Coliseum (1976–1988, 1993–1996) Charlotte Coliseum (1988–1993) Dale F. Halton Arena (1996–present) Spectrum Center (alternate, 2007–present)
Culture & lore	Norm the Niner
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics