1991–92 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jim Crews and they played their home games at Roberts Municipal Stadium as members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. After winning the MCC regular season championship, the Purple Aces won the MCC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament. They were defeated by UTEP^[1] in the opening round and finished 24–6 (8–2 MCC).

1991–92 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
MCC Regular season champions MCC tournament champions
1992 NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Record	24–6 (8–2 MCC)
Head coach	Jim Crews
Home arena	Roberts Municipal Stadium
Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Evansville †	8	–	2		.800			24	–	6		.800
Xavier	7	–	3		.700			15	–	12		.556
Butler	7	–	3		.700			21	–	10		.677
Dayton	5	–	5		.500			15	–	15		.500
Loyola (IL)	2	–	8		.200			13	–	16		.448
Detroit Mercy	1	–	9		.100			12	–	17		.414
† 1992 MCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1991–92 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown PF Parrish Casebier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Rockport, IN	Head coach Jim Crews (Indiana) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1991*		at No. 13 Oklahoma State Preseason NIT	L 57–86	0–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1991*		at Murray State	W 87–80	6–2	Racer Arena  Murray, Kentucky
Dec 28, 1991*		at No. 6 Arizona	L 76–83	6–3	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Dec 29, 1991*		vs. Maryland	W 75–64	7–3	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Mar 9, 1992*		Notre Dame	W 74–56	22–5	Roberts Stadium  Evansville, Indiana
MCC tournament
Mar 13, 1992*		vs. Loyola Chicago Semifinals	W 65–49	23–5	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 14, 1992*		vs. Butler Championship Game	W 95–76	24–5	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1992*	(8 MW)	vs. (9 MW) UTEP First Round	L 50–55[1]	24–6	UD Arena  Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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Awards and honors

• Parrish Casebier – MCC Player of the Year

References

1. "UTEP Outlasts Evansville to Gain a Shot at Kansas". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
2. "1991-92 Evansville Purple Aces Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
3. "2019–20 Evansville Purple Aces Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
4. • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.