1991–92 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 1991–92 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1991–92 college basketball season. This was head coach Oliver Purnell's first of three seasons at Old Dominion. The Monarchs compete in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the ODU Fieldhouse. They finished the season 15–15, 8–6 in CAA play to finish in fourth place during the regular season. They went on to win the 1992 CAA men's basketball tournament to earn the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They earned a 15 seed in the East Region where they were beaten by 2 seed Kentucky^[2] in the opening round.

1991–92 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	15–15 (8–6 CAA)
Head coach	Oliver Purnell (1st season)
Home arena	ODU Fieldhouse Hampton Coliseum (alternate)
Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991-92 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Richmond	12	–	2		.857			22	–	8		.733
James Madison	12	–	2		.857			21	–	11		.656
American	8	–	6		.571			11	–	18		.379
Old Dominion †	8	–	6		.571			15	–	15		.500
UNC Wilmington	6	–	8		.429			13	–	15		.464
East Carolina	4	–	10		.286			10	–	18		.357
William & Mary	3	–	11		.214			10	–	19		.345
George Mason	3	–	11		.214			7	–	21		.250
† 1992 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1991–92 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 14 Mike Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr F 40 Ricardo Leonard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr	Head coach Oliver Purnell Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 9, 1991*		Samara-Russia	L 80–91	–	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 16, 1991*		Marathon Oil	W 82–79	–	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Regular season
Nov 25, 1991*		Roanoke	W 83–71	1–0	ODU Fieldhouse  Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 30, 1991*		South Florida	L 71–90	1–1	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 2, 1991*		at Iona	L 71–86	1–2	Hynes Athletics Center  New Rochelle, New York
Dec 7, 1991*		VCU	L 83–98	1–3	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 14, 1991*		at No. 20 Alabama	L 67–105	1–4	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Dec 23, 1991*		West Virginia	W 83–82	2–4	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 28, 1991*		Virginia Richmond Times Dispatch Tournament	L 67–83	2–5	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 29, 1991*		at VCU Richmond Times Dispatch Tournament	W 67–66	3–5	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
Jan 4, 1992*		at Virginia Tech	L 62–78	3–6	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 11, 1992		George Mason	W 80–73	4–6 (1–0)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 13, 1992		at George Washington	W 86–85	5–6 (2–0)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Jan 15, 1992		American	L 74–79	5–7 (2–1)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 18, 1992		at James Madison	L 76–92	5–8 (2–2)	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, Virginia
Jan 22, 1992		Richmond	L 77–82	5–9 (2–3)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 25, 1992		at East Carolina	W 80–72	6–9 (3–3)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, North Carolina
Jan 29, 1992		at UNC Wilmington	L 62–83	6–10 (3–4)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 1, 1992		William & Mary	W 102–92 OT	7–10 (4–4)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 5, 1992*		Penn State	L 79–84	7–11	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 8, 1992		at George Mason	W 71–61	8–11 (5–4)	EagleBank Arena  Fairfax, Virginia
Feb 12, 1992		at American	L 69–83	8–12 (5–5)	Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
Feb 15, 1992		James Madison	W 72–71	9–12 (6–5)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 17, 1992		at Richmond	L 69–73	9–13 (6–6)	Robins Center  Richmond, Virginia
Feb 22, 1992		East Carolina	W 89–83 OT	10–13 (7–6)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 24, 1992*		at Penn State	L 51–71	10–14	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 1992		UNC Wilmington	W 69–68	11–14 (8–6)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 29, 1992		at William & Mary	W 94–85	12–14 (9–6)	Kaplan Arena  Williamsburg, Virginia
CAA tournament
Mar 7, 1992*	(4)	vs. (5) UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals	W 77–67	13–14	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
Mar 8, 1992*	(4)	vs. (1) Richmond Semifinals	W 62–58	14–14	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
Mar 9, 1992*	(4)	vs. (2) James Madison Championship Game	W 78–73	15–14	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1992*	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 6 Kentucky First Round	L 69–88[2]	15–15	Centrum in Worcester  Worcester, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1991-92 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary
2. "East Regional Roundup". UPI Archives. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
3. "1991–92 Old Dominion Monarchs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
4. "2020-21 ODU Monarch Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2021.