1991–92 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

1991–92 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
1991–92 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 20
Record	22–10 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach	Pat Kennedy (6th season);
Home arena	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Duke †	14	–	2	.875	34	–	2	.944
No. 20 Florida State	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
No. 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

† 1992 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991–92 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University as first-time members of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Pat Kennedy, and future NBA players Sam Cassell, Doug Edwards, Bob Sura, and Charlie Ward, the Seminoles reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. For the second consecutive season, Florida State was eliminated from NCAA Tournament play by a top five-ranked Indiana team. The team finished with an overall record of 22–10 (11–5 ACC).

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Bob Sura	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	G.A.R. Memorial	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
G	4	Chuck Graham	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Richmond Academy	Augusta, Georgia
G/F	5	Ray Donald	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Washington	Pensacola, Florida
G	10	Sam Cassell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	San Jacinto JC	Baltimore, Maryland
G	11	Lorenzo Hands	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Twin Lakes	West Palm Beach, Florida
G	12	Charlie Ward	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Central	Thomasville, Georgia
G	23	Ron Miller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Mercer	Tallahassee, Florida
F	32	Doug Edwards	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Miami Senior	Miami, Florida
F	33	Byron Wells	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	King	Tampa, Florida
F/C	34	Rodney Dobard	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Atlantic	Delray Beach, Florida

Head coach

Pat Kennedy (King's College)

Assistant coach(es)

Kenny Williamson
David Zimroth
Tom Carlson

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1991*		Jacksonville	W 100–91	1–0	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 3, 1991*		vs. Syracuse Big East-ACC Challenge	L 71–89^[3]	1–1	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Dec 6, 1991*		Southern	W 95–75	2–1	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Dec 7, 1991*		Florida A&M	W 2–0	3–1	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Dec 16, 1991		at No. 9 North Carolina	W 86–74	4–1 (1–0)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 20, 1991*		at South Florida	L 88–92	4–2	Sun Dome Tampa, FL
Dec 23, 1991*		Robert Morris	W 76–60	5–2	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Dec 29, 1991*		Duquesne	W 88–73	6–2	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 2, 1992*		UNC Asheville	W 107–54	7–2	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 4, 1992		Virginia	L 68–77	7–3 (1–1)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 6, 1992		at No. 1 Duke	L 70–86	7–4 (1–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Jan 11, 1992		at No. 19 Wake Forest	W 88–85	8–4 (2–2)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 18, 1992		at Maryland	W 91–83	9–4 (3–2)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD
Jan 20, 1992*		Mercer	W 78–64	10–4	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 23, 1992		at No. 18 Georgia Tech	W 83–79	11–4 (4–2)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Jan 25, 1992		NC State	W 98–76	12–4 (5–2)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 27, 1992*	No. 23	at Florida	W 68–67	13–4	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
Jan 30, 1992	No. 23	No. 1 Duke	L 62–75	13–5 (5–3)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Feb 1, 1992	No. 23	Wake Forest	W 79–78	14–5 (6–3)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Feb 5, 1992	No. 23	Maryland	L 85–93	14–6 (6–4)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Feb 8, 1992	No. 23	Clemson	W 102–90	15–6 (7–4)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Feb 10, 1992	No. 23	at NC State	W 87–79	16–6 (8–4)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Feb 13, 1992	No. 23	at Virginia	W 64–63	17–6 (9–4)	University Hall (University of Virginia) Charlottesville, VA
Feb 15, 1992	No. 23	Georgia Tech	W 80–67	18–6 (10–4)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Feb 18, 1992	No. 16	at Clemson	L 67–68	18–7 (10–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Feb 23, 1992*	No. 16	vs. DePaul	L 75–85	18–8	(17,682) Chicago, IL
Feb 27, 1992	No. 22	No. 10 North Carolina	W 110–94	19–8 (11–5)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
ACC Tournament
Mar 13, 1992*	No. 18	vs. NC State ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 93–80	20–8	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar 14, 1992*	No. 18	vs. No. 20 North Carolina ACC Tournament Semifinal	L 76–80	20–9	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1992* CBS	(3 W) No. 20	vs. (14 W) Montana First round	W 78–68^[4]	21–9	BSU Pavilion (12,208) Boise, ID
Mar 21, 1992* CBS	(3 W) No. 20	vs. (6 W) No. 22 Georgetown Second Round	W 78–68^[5]	22–9	BSU Pavilion (12,200) Boise, ID
Mar 26, 1992* CBS	(3 W) No. 20	vs. (2 W) No. 5 Indiana West Regional semifinal	L 74–85^[6]	22–10	University Arena (15,914) Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Sam Cassell – AP Honorable Mention All-American
Bob Sura – ACC Rookie of the Year
Pat Kennedy – ACC Coach of the Year

References[edit]

^ "1991-92 Florida State Seminoles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "Florida State Men's Basketball - 1991-92 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "Seminoles Can't Cope With Orangemen". New York Times. December 4, 1991. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "Montana vs. Florida State Box Score, March 19, 1992". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "Georgetown vs. Florida State Box Score, March 21, 1992". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "Cerebral reversal' propels Hoosiers". UPI. March 27, 1992. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "1991-92 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[1] "1991-92 Florida State Seminoles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[2] "Florida State Men's Basketball - 1991-92 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[3] "Seminoles Can't Cope With Orangemen". New York Times. December 4, 1991. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[4] "Montana vs. Florida State Box Score, March 19, 1992". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[5] "Georgetown vs. Florida State Box Score, March 21, 1992". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[6] "Cerebral reversal' propels Hoosiers". UPI. March 27, 1992. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[7] "1991-92 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

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