1991–92 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

1991–92 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
1991–92 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Aloha Invitational Champion
NIT Tournament, First Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	21–11 (10–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Ralph Willard;
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena

The 1991–92 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by coach Ralph Willard[1] and All-Sun Belt Conference player Jack Jennings.[2] The team received a bid to the 1992 National Invitation Tournament.[3][4]

1991–92 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisiana Tech	12	–	4	.750	22	–	9	.710
SW Louisiana †	12	–	4	.750	21	–	11	.656
Arkansas State	11	–	5	.688	17	–	11	.607
Western Kentucky	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
South Alabama	9	–	7	.563	14	–	14	.500
Arkansas-Little Rock	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
New Orleans	9	–	7	.563	17	–	15	.531
Lamar	7	–	9	.438	12	–	19	.387
Jacksonville	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
UCF	3	–	13	.188	10	–	18	.357
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	1	–	15	.063	3	–	26	.103

† 1992 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

[5]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/27/1991*		Southern Illinois	L 64–73	0–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
11/30/1991*		Tennessee-Martin	W 75–61	1–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/2/1991*		Illinois-Chicago	W 80–78	2–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/4/1991*		at Eastern Kentucky	W 64–62	3–1	Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY
12/11/1991*		at Bowling Green	L 74–81	3–2	Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH
12/14/1991*		Austin Peay	W 86–67	4–2	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/19/1991*		Murray State	W 93–89	5–2	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/23/1991*		Bethune–Cookman	W 105–78	6–2	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/29/1991*		vs. Presbyterian Aloha Invitational	W 82–64	7–2	Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI
12/30/1991*		vs. North Carolina State Aloha Invitational	W 84–82	8–2	Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI
1/8/1992*		at Radford	W 81–78	9–2	Dedmon Center Radford, VA
1/11/1992		at SW Louisiana	L 76–79	9–3 (0-1)	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
1/18/1992		at Jacksonville	L 85–89 ^OT	9–4 (0-2)	Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
1/21/1992		Arkansas State	W 80–66	10–4 (1-2)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/23/1992		South Alabama	L 72–84	10–5 (1-3)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/24/1992		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 72–58	11–5 (2-3)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/30/1992		at New Orleans	W 68–67	12–5 (3-3)	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
2/1/1992		Jacksonville	W 90–67	13–5 (4-3)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/3/1992		at Louisiana Tech	L 79–91	13–6 (4-4)	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
2/5/1992		at South Alabama	L 76–90	13–7 (4-5)	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
2/8/1992		Texas–Pan American	W 83–81	14–7 (5-5)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/10/1992		at Central Florida	W 81–78 ^OT	15–7 (6-5)	The Venue at UCF Orlando, FL
2/13/1992		Louisiana Tech	W 79–78 ^OT	16–7 (7-5)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/15/1992*		at No. 19 Kentucky	L 83–93	16–8	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
2/20/1992		at Arkansas State	W 75–62	17–8 (8-5)	Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
2/22/1992		Lamar	W 103–88	18–8 (9-5)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/27/1992		at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 78–82	18–9 (9-6)	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR
2/29/1992		Central Florida	W 83–47	19–9 (10-6)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
3/2/1992*		at VCU	W 77–75	20–9	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
1992 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
3/6/1992	(4)	vs. (5) South Alabama Quarterfinals	W 95–94 ^OT	21–9	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS
3/7/1992	(4)	vs. (1) Louisiana Tech Semifinals	L 60–74	21–10	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS
1992 National Invitation Tournament
3/18/1992*		at Kansas State First Round	L 74–85	21–11	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll (S#) during SBC Tournament is seed. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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[1] Ralph Willard Louisville Assistant Coach Biography, retrieved 14 July 2020

[2] 2016-17 SBC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020

[3] 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020

[4] Ralph Willard Holy Cross Head Coach Biography, retrieved 14 July 2020

[5] 1991-92 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 1 May 2020

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Venues	Red Barn (1920–1931) Health & Physical Education Building (1931–1963) E. A. Diddle Arena (1963–present)
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics