====== 1991-92 Season ======
The 1991-92 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts. The Head Coach was [[calipari_john|John Calipari]]. The team played its home games primarily in the [[Curry Hicks Cage]] in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was a member of the [[atlantic_10|Atlantic 10 Conference]].

The season represents the 83rd season of basketball in the school's history.

  * **Final Record:** 30-5 Overall
  * **Conference Record:** 13-3
  * **A-10 Tournament:** Champions, 3-0
  * **Postseason:** NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen, 2-1

^Record^Overall^A-10^
|All games|30-5|13-3|
|Home|12-1|7-1|
|Away|8-3|6-2|
|Neutral|10-1|0-0|

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===== Notes =====
[{{ ::1991-92_media_guide_cover.jpg?direct&300|1991-92 Media Guide cover}}]
  *UMass did not lose consecutive games this season, the first season without consecutive losses since 1955-56.
  *UMass was the only school in the nation to feature four players who scored 1,000+ career points: [[mccoy_jim|Jim McCoy]], [[Tony Barbee]], [[williams_harper|Harper Williams]], [[herndon_will|Will Herndon]].
  *[[opponent_duke|Duke]] was the only other team in the nation with 30 or more victories.

===== UMass records and firsts =====

  *Longest win streak in a season: 14 games.  (Surpassed in [[season_1994-95|1994-95]], 16 game win streak.)
  *Most wins in a season: 30 games. (Previous high was 23 in [[season_1970-71|1970-71]].  Surpassed in [[season_1995-96|1995-96]] with 35 wins.)
  *Most [[Atlantic 10]] conference wins in a season: 13.  (Surpassed in [[season_1993-94|1993-94]] with 14 wins.)
  *Most Atlantic 10 conference road wins: 6.  (Tied in [[season_1993-94|1993-94]].  Surpassed in [[season_1995-96|1995-96]] with 8 wins.)
  *First Top 25 ranking.  (Ranked #25 in the January 6 poll.((http://collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/teams/by_season.cfm?teamid=182&seasonid=1992#.X--V5flKjIU)))
  *[[williams_harper|Harper Williams]] was named the Player of the Year in the Atlantic 10, the first time a Minuteman was given that honor.
  *First Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championship.
  *First Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship.
  *First win in the NCAA Tournament.
  *First trips to the NCAA Tournament Second Round and Sweet Sixteen.
  *First win at [[opponent_west_virginia|West Virginia]].
  *First win over [[opponent_temple|Temple]], home or away.
  *First win in city of Pittsburgh.((Versus [[opponent_pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]] or [[opponent_duquesne|Duquesne]]))
  *Largest home crowd: 8,469 at [[game19920104_oklahoma|the Oklahoma game]] ([[Springfield Civic Center]] was used as an alternate home venue).

===== Scoreboard =====
^   Game   ^^^^^   Record   ^^   Notes   ^ 
^   Date   ^   Opponent   ^   Game Results   ^   High Scorer   ^   High Rebounder   ^   Overall   ^   A-10   ^   :::   ^
|  11/22  |  [[opponent_siena|Siena]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19911122_siena|W 94-59]]  |  Herndon (17)  |  Barbee (10)  |  1-0  |   --   |Rematch of last season's NIT Quarter-Final overtime thriller.  [[roe_lou|Roe]] & [[kellogg_derek|Kellogg]] debut for Minutemen. Midnight start time. TV: ESPN|
|  11/25  |  [[opponent_keene_state|Keene State]]  |  @#ddffdd:W 94-45  |  Barbee (18)  |  Roe (10)  |  2-0  |   --   |UMass too much for D2 Owls.  Roe 13 & 10 off the bench.|
|  11/29  |  vs [[opponent_santa_clara|Santa Clara]]  |  @#ddffdd:W 87-64  |  McCoy (16)  |  Herndon & H. Williams (9 each)  |  3-0  |   --   |[[wp>Great Alaska Shootout|Great Alaska Shootout]] First Round, [[wp>Sullivan Arena|Sullivan Arena]], Anchorage AK. UM 33-15 run to start second half.|
|  11/30  |  vs [[opponent_oregon_state|Oregon State]]  |  @#ddffdd:W 74-65  |  H. Williams (21)  |  Barbee (11)  |  4-0  |   --   |[[wp>Great Alaska Shootout|Great Alaska Shootout]] Semi-Finals, [[wp>Sullivan Arena|Sullivan Arena]], Anchorage AK. UM steals 16 (season high).|
|  12/2  |  vs [[opponent_new_orleans|New Orleans]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19911202_new_orleans|W 68-56]]  |  McCoy (17)  |  Roe & H. Williams (6 each)  |  5-0  |   --   |[[wp>Great Alaska Shootout|Great Alaska Shootout]] Championship, [[wp>Sullivan Arena|Sullivan Arena]], Anchorage AK. TV: ESPN.  Jim McCoy named Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, and Harper Williams named to All-Tournament Team.((http://www.goseawolves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=13400&ATCLID=657891&SPID=6647&SPSID=61512))|
|  12/4  |  at [[opponent_kentucky|Kentucky]]  |  @#ffdddd:[[game19911204_kentucky|L 90-69]]  |  McCoy (22)  |  H. Williams (12)  |  5-1  |   --   |UK #14. UM travels 17 hours and can't keep up with [[pitino_rick|Pitino]]'s Wildcats. [[wp>Jamal_Mashburn|Jamal Mashburn]] 28 & 10 for UK.|
|  12/7  |  [[opponent_xavier|Xavier]]  |  @#ddffdd:W 91-72  |  Brown & H. Williams (23 each)  |  Herndon (8)  |  6-1  |   --   |UM shoots 59.2%.|
|  12/10  |  [[opponent_new_hampshire|New Hampshire]]  |  @#ddffdd:W 84-63  |  Brown (21)  |  Drapeau (12)  |  7-1  |   --   |Drapeau 9 &12 against his home state U.  Roe 8 & 9.  [[tony_barbee|Barbee]] 20 FTAs.|
|  12/12  |  at [[opponent_holy_cross|Holy Cross]]  |  @#ddffdd:W 85-73  |  Herndon (21)  |  H. Williams (12)  |  8-1  |   --   |Herndon 10-11 FGs.  Harper 14 & 12.|
|  12/14  |  at [[opponent_george_washington|George Washington]]  |  @#ffdddd:L 77-65  |  H. Williams (21)  |  H. Williams (13)  |  8-2  |   0-1   |UM tallies only 3 assists.  Losing streak at [[wp>Charles E. Smith Athletic Center|Smith Center]] reaches 14 games.|
|  12/27  |  vs [[opponent_harvard|Harvard]]  |  @#ddffdd:W 98-63  |  Malloy (19)  |  H. Williams (11)  |  9-2  |   0-1   |Abdow's Classic, Springfield MA. UM scores 65 in second half (season high). Harper 12 & 11, Roe 15 & 6. 15th-straight win over a New England opponent. Highs in young careers of Malloy and Roe.|
|  12/28  |  vs [[opponent_iowa_state|Iowa State]]  |  @#ddffdd:W 73-53  |  McCoy (14)  |  H. Williams (10)  |  10-2  |   0-1   |Abdow's Classic Final, Springfield MA. UMass 2nd straight Abdow's championship, 2nd straight Abdow's MVP for Harper. UM blocks 12 (season high).|
|  1/4  |  [[opponent_oklahoma|Oklahoma]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19920104_oklahoma|W 86-73]]  |  McCoy (20)  |  Roe (9)  |  11-2  |   0-1   |[[Springfield Civic Center]], Springfield MA. Oklahoma #14. Solid win in front of sold-out crowd (8,469) draws spotlight towards Minutemen. Brian Sallier 30 for Sooners. TV: ESPN|
|  1/8  |  [[opponent_west_virginia|West Virginia]]  |  @#ffdddd:L 76-75  |  H. Williams (23)  |  Barbee (7)  |  11-3  |   0-2   |UMass #25, first game as a ranked team. McCoy passes 2k point mark.|
|  1/13  |  at [[opponent_boston_university|Boston University]]  |  @#ddffdd:W 84-82  |  McCoy (24)  |  Herndon (9)  |  12-3  |   0-2   |BU potential game-winning 3 pops out.|
|  1/15  |  [[opponent_george_washington|George Washington]]  |  @#ddffdd:W 88-80  |  H. Williams (27)  |  H. Williams (8)  |  13-3  |   1-2   |Barbee passes 1k point mark.|
|  1/20  |  at [[opponent_rhode_island|Rhode Island]]  |  @#ddffdd:W 72-59  |  H. Williams (15)  |  Herndon (8)  |  14-3  |   2-2   |URI only 15 points at the half. Mike Williams and Kennard Robinson get first career starts.|
|  1/23  |  at [[opponent_saint_josephs_pa|St. Joseph's]]  |  @#ddffdd:W 91-66  |  McCoy (24)  |  Herndon & H. Williams (6 each)  |  15-3  |   3-2   |Worst-ever home loss for Hawks.|
|  1/25  |  [[opponent_duquesne|Duquesne]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19920125_duquesne|W 87-68]]  |  McCoy & H. Williams (15)  |  Roe (10)  |  16-3  |   4-2   |Four Minutemen in double-figures, freshman Mike Williams 13 points & 5 steals in starting role.|
|  1/28  |  at [[opponent_temple|Temple]]  |  @#ffdddd:L 83-61  |  Barbee (16)  |  Roe (7)  |  16-4  |   4-3   |UM falls to 0-21 all time versus Temple, but last A-10 loss of season.|
|  1/30  |  [[opponent_rutgers|Rutgers]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19920130_rutgers|W 77-66]]  |  H. Williams (17)  |  H. Williams (7)  |  17-4  |   5-3   |Brown returns to starting lineup after nagging injury. Harper reaches 1,000 career points.|
|  2/4  |  at [[opponent_st_bonaventure|St. Bonaventure]]  |  @#ddffdd:W 76-58  |  McCoy (21)  |  Barbee & Herndon (7 each)  |  18-4  |   6-3   |Herndon joins the 1,000 career point club.|
|  2/8  |  [[opponent_saint_josephs_pa|St. Joseph's]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19920208_saint_josephs|W 81-73]]  |  McCoy (25)  |  H. Williams (12)  |  19-4  |   7-3   |Double-double for Harper (17 & 12), and 6 blocks.|
|  2/16  |  [[opponent_temple|Temple]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19920216_temple|W 67-52]]  |  McCoy (18)  |  Roe & H. Williams (9 each)  |  20-4  |   8-3   |First ever victory over Temple. Harper 15-9-5. UM wins glass 45-30, free throw points 24-4.|
|  2/18  |  at [[opponent_rutgers|Rutgers]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19920218_rutgers|W 81-67]]  |  H. Williams (15)  |  Herndon, Roe, H. Williams (9 each)  |  21-4  |   9-3   |52 rebounds for UM, Rutgers held to 33% shooting.|
|  2/22  |  [[opponent_st_bonaventure|St. Bonaventure]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19920222_st_bonaventure|W 104-67]]  |  Barbee (18)  |  Roe & M. Williams (5 each)  |  22-4  |   10-3   |UM hits 54.5% FGs, connects on 26 assists, forces 26 Bona turnovers.|
|  2/27  |  at [[opponent_west_virginia|West Virginia]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19920227_west_virginia|W 74-69 (OT)]]  |  McCoy (31)  |  H. Williams (11)  |  23-4  |   11-3   |Longest win streak since 1978. UM holds WVU to season-low 32.9% shooting. UM clinches at least a share of A-10 title.|
|  3/1  |  at [[opponent_duquesne|Duquesne]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19920301_duquesne|W 82-61]]  |  McCoy (18)  |  Herndon, Roe, H. Williams (8 each)  |  24-4  |   12-3   |UM wins A-10 title, and first-ever game in Pittsburgh.|
|  3/4  |  [[opponent_rhode_island|Rhode Island]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19920304_rhode_island|W 96-88]]  |  Brown (22)  |  H. Williams (10)  |  25-4  |   13-3   |UMass #25, our first-ever win as a ranked team. Harper with 20 & 10. UM shoots 65% in second half.|
|  3/8  |   vs. [[opponent_rutgers|Rutgers]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19920308_rutgers|W 106-94]]  |  Barbee & McCoy (21 each)  |  H. Williams (16)  |  26-4  | |Atlantic-10 Tournament Quarter-Final, at the [[wp>Palestra|Palestra]], Philadelphia PA. UMass #25. UM sets new A-10 Tourney single-game scoring record.|
|  3/9  |  vs [[opponent_rhode_island|Rhode Island]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19920309_rhode_island|W 78-67]]  |  H. Williams (20)  |  Roe (10)  |  27-4  | |Atlantic-10 Tournament Semi-Final, at the [[wp>Palestra|Palestra]], Philadelphia PA. UMass #22. UM rallies after being down 61-58 with 5:19 left. UM 23 turnovers, but holds Rhody to 35% shooting.|
|  3/12  |  [[opponent_west_virginia|West Virginia]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19920312_west_virginia|W 97-91]]  |  H. Williams (18)  |  Roe (10)  |  28-4  | |Atlantic-10 Tournament Final. UMass #22. UM starts game with 34-9 run, then 52-28 at the half.  WVU scores 63 in second half, but not enough to close the gap. 21st straight sellout against D1 opponent. TV: ESPN|
|  3/20  |  vs [[opponent_fordham|Fordham]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19920320_fordham|W 85-58]]  |  Roe (19)  |  Herndon (10)  |  29-4  | |NCAA Tournament First Round, at [[wp>Centrum in Worcester|The Centrum]], Worcester MA. Seeds: UM East 3, Fordham East 14. UMass #17. Roe's 19 a new career high. TV: CBS|
|  3/22  |  vs [[opponent_syracuse|Syracuse]]  |  @#ddffdd:[[game19920322_syracuse|W 77-71 (OT)]]  |  McCoy (24)  |  H. Williams (15)  |  30-4  | |NCAA Tournament Second Round, at [[wp>Centrum in Worcester|The Centrum]], Worcester MA. Seed: SU East 6. UMass #17, SU #21. Harper's 3 in OT sends near-home crowd into a frenzy. TV: CBS|
|  3/26  |  vs [[opponent_kentucky|Kentucky]]  |  @#ffdddd:[[game19920326_kentucky|L 87-77]]  |  McCoy (21)  |  Roe (7)  |  30-5  | |NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen, at the [[wp>Spectrum (arena)|Spectrum]], Philadelphia PA. Seed: UK East 2. UMass #17, UK #6. McCoy hits 3/4 court shot at the halftime buzzer. UM trails by 2 with 6:17 left, then referee Lenny Wirtz hits Calipari with a technical foul, and UK goes on 9-2 run to pull away. [[wp>Jamal_Mashburn|Jamal Mashburn]] 30 points for UK. TV: CBS|

===== Statistics =====
^ ^^^  SCORING  ^^  TOTAL  ^^^  3-PTS  ^^^  F-THROWS  ^^^  REBOUNDS  ^^^^ ^^^^^^  MINUTES  ^^
^Player^GP^GS^Pts^Avg^FG^FGA^Pct^3FG^FGA^Pct^FT^FTA^Pct^Off^Def^Tot^Avg^PF^FO^A^TO^Blk^Stl^Tot^Avg^
|McCoy, Jim|34|34|556|16.4|203|468|.434|1|13|.077|149|227|.656|26|66|92|2.7|59|2|56|70|6|37|1066|31.4|
|Williams, Harper|35|35|488|13.9|170|333|.511|2|6|.333|146|199|.734|83|180|263|7.5|112|6|67|49|63|35|939|26.8|
|Barbee, Tony|35|34|422|12.1|137|322|.425|40|102|.392|108|163|.663|46|132|178|5.1|88|2|89|68|13|39|988|28.2|
|Herndon, William|35|31|362|10.3|149|207|.720|1|2|.500|63|104|.606|79|127|206|5.9|105|1|75|56|51|56|1081|30.9|
|Brown, Anton|35|31|355|10.1|116|234|.496|46|96|.479|77|106|.726|22|88|110|3.1|70|0|165|61|6|45|988|28.2|
|Roe, Louis|34|0|266|7.8|90|170|.529|0|0|.000|86|128|.672|86|133|219|6.4|92|4|32|44|22|16|706|20.8|
|Malloy, Jerome|30|1|154|5.1|49|115|.426|24|54|.444|32|46|.696|13|23|36|1.2|26|0|19|12|2|7|316|10.5|
|Williams, Mike|33|4|135|4.1|50|120|.417|5|24|.208|30|58|.517|18|22|40|1.2|48|1|70|50|1|37|451|13.7|
|Robinson, Kennard|33|4|53|1.6|22|40|.550|0|1|.000|9|12|.750|20|31|51|1.5|48|1|9|11|7|8|243|7.4|
|Kellogg, Derek|21|0|29|1.4|10|26|.385|3|9|.333|6|17|.353|8|13|21|1.0|11|0|17|18|0|10|115|5.5|
|Drapeau, Scott|5|0|21|4.2|7|13|.538|0|0|.000|7|8|.875|13|14|27|5.4|11|0|1|4|4|1|49|9.8|
|Robinson, Chris|8|0|20|2.5|8|15|.533|1|2|.500|3|8|.375|1|4|5|0.6|2|0|5|6|0|1|34|4.3|
|Firmin, Francois|9|1|17|1.9|5|18|.278|2|5|.400|5|8|.625|2|2|4|0.4|2|0|6|0|0|3|37|4.1|
|Pace, Tommy|8|0|6|0.8|1|6|.167|0|0|.000|4|5|.800|8|6|14|1.8|5|0|1|2|0|0|37|4.6|
|Team totals|35|35|2884|82.4|1017|2087|.487|125|314|.398|725|1089|.666|425|841|1266|36.2|679|17|612|451|175|295|0||
|Opp totals|35|35|2436|69.6|883|2126|.415|150|457|.328|520|765|.680|378|703|1081|30.9|848|-|461|549|99|245|0||

  * Jim McCoy ranked seventh in the [[Atlantic 10]] in scoring average.
  * Harper Williams ranked fifth in the A-10 in rebounding average, Lou Roe ninth.
  * Anton Brown ranked third in the A-10 in assists average, second in total assists.

===== A-10 Lists & Honors =====
**Post-Season**\\
Harper Williams was named Player of the Year.  He and Jim McCoy were named to the First Team.  Lou Roe was named to the Freshman Team.

**Player of the Week**\\
Tony Barbee was named on 11/30, and Harper Williams on 2/22.  Jim McCoy was the only member of the First or Second Team not to be selected as Player of the Week at any point during the season.

**Rookie of the Week**\\
Lou Roe was named twice, on 12/28 and 1/4.

===== Roster =====
[[http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/011010acg.html|UMass master roster]].

This table is sortable.  Click on any column header to sort.

<sortable 2>
^#^Name^Height^Weight^Class^Pos.^Hometown / HS / Prep / College Transfer^
|22|[[tony_barbee|Barbee, Tony]]|6-6|215|Jr.|F/G|Indianapolis, Ind./N.Central|
|11|[[anton_brown|Brown, Anton]]|6-2|175|Sr.|G|Columbia, S.C./A.C Flora|
|40|[[Cottrell, Ted]]|6-9|179|Fr.|F|Annapolis, Md./Annapolis|
|50|Drapeau, Scott((Drapeau transferred out after the first semester https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Drapeau))|6-7|225|Fr.|F|Concord, N.H./Merrimack Valley|
|5|Firmin, Francois|6-0|170|Sr.|G|Dorchester, Mass./Dorchester|
|34|[[Herndon, Will]]|6-3|220|Sr.|F|Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice/[[opponent_richmond|Richmond]]|
|14|[[Kellogg, Derek]]|6-2|180|Fr.|G|Springfield, Mass./Cathedral|
|24|Malloy, Jerome|6-3|170|Fr.|G|Waterbury, Conn./Kennedy|
|20|[[McCoy, Jim]]|6-4|180|Sr.|G|Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic|
|33|Meyer, Jeff|7-2|220|So.|C|Wausau, Wis./Wausau|
|35|Pace, Tommy|6-6|220|Jr.|F|Denver, Colo./Manual|
|12|Robinson, Chris|6-2|195|So.|G|New York, N.Y./LaSalle Academy|
|42|Robinson, Kennard|6-10|215|Jr.|F/C|Bronx, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran|
|15|[[Roe, Lou]]|6-7|210|Fr.|F|Atlantic City, N.J./Atlantic City|
|31|[[Williams, Harper]]|6-7|230|Jr.|F|Bridgeport, Conn./Bassick|
|10|[[Williams, Mike]]|6-2|165|Fr.|G|Hartford, Conn./Weaver|
</sortable>

**Team photo**\\
{{:1991-92_team_photo.jpg?direct&600|1991-92 UMass Minutemen}}\\
Back row, L to R: Francois Firmin, Mike Williams, Jerome Malloy, Scott Drapeau, Jeff Meyer, Ted Cottrell, Tommy Pace, Derek Kellogg\\
Front row, L to R: Chris Robinson, Kennard Robinson, Harper Williams, Anton Brown, Will Herndon, Tony Barbee, Lou Roe, Jim McCoy\\
(This photo may have been taken in the pre-season, as Lou Roe wore #15 in the season, and Scott Drapeau wore #50.)

**Freshmen**\\
{{::freshmen_1991-92.jpg?direct&400|Freshmen for the 1991-92 Minutemen}}\\
Back row, L to R: Mike Williams, Derek Kellogg, Jerome Malloy\\
Front row, L to R: Lou Roe, Scott Drapeau, Ted Cottrell

[{{::team_t-shirt_march_1992.jpg?direct&400|T-shirt given out at a pep rally before the NCAA Tournament}}]

===== Team / Player News =====
  * [[https://archive.org/details/massachuse19911992univ/page/n425/mode/1up?view=theater|Season preview in The Collegian]] (11/22/1991)
  *[[news19920207_mccoy_uncle_help|When McCoy cries ‘Uncle’ ... UMass star gets Hall of Fame help from Connie Hawkins]] (2/7/1992)

{{tag>"1991-92 season" "John Calipari"}}