1991–92 Big East Conference men's basketball season

American college basketball season April 2025 1991–92 Big East Conference Men's Basketball Season #072E67 #EFE3BB NCAA Division I Basketball Big East Conference primary logo 1979-1998.png 250px November 22, 1991through March 15, 1992 10 ESPN Regular Season Georgetown, St. John's, and Seton Hall (12–6) Champion Alonzo Mourning – Georgetown Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament 1992 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Syracuse Alonzo Mourning – Georgetown Most Valuable Player Basketball 1990–91 1992–93 The 1991–92 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 13th in conference history, and involved its ten full-time member schools. Georgetown, St. John's, and Seton Hall were the regular-season co-champions with an identical records of 12–6. Syracuse won the Big East tournament championship. Season summary & highlights The Big East expanded to 10 teams, adding Miami as a member. The expansion of the conference lengthened the conference regular season from 16 to 18 games. Georgetown, St. John's, and Seton Hall finished as the regular-season co-champions with identical records of 12–6. It was the fifth regular-season championship or co-championship for Georgetown, the fifth for St. John's, and the first for Seton Hall. Syracuse won its third Big East tournament championship. It was Syracuse's first victory over Georgetown in a Big East Tournament game in four tries. Head coaches SchoolCoachSeasonNotes Boston College Jim O'Brien 6th Connecticut Jim Calhoun 6th Georgetown John Thompson, Jr. 20th Big East Coach of the Year (3rd award) Miami Leonard Hamilton 2nd Pittsburgh Paul Evans 6th Providence Rick Barnes 4th St. John's Lou Carnesecca 22nd Retired April 12, 1992 Seton Hall P. J. Carlesimo 10th Syracuse Jim Boeheim 16th Villanova Rollie Massimino 17th Resigned April 1, 1992 Rankings Connecticut, Georgetown, St. John's, Seton Hall, and Syracuse were ranked in the Top 25 of the Associated Press poll for most of the season, with Connecticut peaking at No. 5. Pittsburgh also made a brief appearance in the Top 25. + 1991–92 Big East Conference Weekly RankingsKey: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. AP Pollhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/men/1992.html 1991-92 Men's Big East Conference Season Summary April 3, 2025 sports-reference.com Pre 11/25 12/2 12/9 12/16 12/23 12/30 1/6 1/13 1/20 1/27 2/3 2/10 2/17 2/24 3/2 3/9 FinalBoston College Connecticut 15 15 12 8 7 5 5 5 8 7 6 10 18 21 24 Georgetown 16 17 18 23 23 24 22 22 25 18 17 21 22 Miami Pittsburgh 24 Providence St. John's 10 8 7 11 10 18 18 17 17 22 24 20 25 Seton Hall 9 7 6 12 11 12 12 18 21 25 22 22 15 19 Syracuse 23 20 20 13 12 13 10 17 22 24 21 Villanova Regular-season statistical leaders 18em start ScoringNameSchoolPPG Malik Sealy SJU 22.6 Alonzo Mourning GU 21.3 Chris Smith Conn 21.2 Dave Johnson Syr 19.8 Terry Dehere SHU 19.4 18em break ReboundingNameSchoolRPG Alonzo Mourning GU 10.7 Michael Smith Prov 10.3 Chris McNeal Pitt 9.1 Rod Sellers Conn 8.9 Bill Curley BC 8.1 18em break AssistsNameSchoolAPG Sean Miller Pitt 6.6 Jason Buchanan SJU 6.2 Joey Brown GU 5.4 Howard Eisely BC 4.4 Bryan Caver SHU 4.3 18em break StealsNameSchoolSPG Scott Burrell Conn 2.5 Jerome Scott Mia 2.4 Chris Walker Vill 2.0 Malik Sealy SJU 2.0 Howard Eisley BC 2.0 18em break BlocksNameSchoolBPG Alonzo Mourning GU 5.0 Donyell Marshall Conn 2.6 Conrad McRae Syr 2.5 Constantin Popa Mia 2.0 Robert Werdann SJU 1.8 18em break Field GoalsNameSchoolFG% Alonzo Mourning GU .595 Bill Curley BC .577 Lawrence Moten Syr .497 Chris McNeal Pitt .492 Malik Sealy SJU .472 18em break 3-Pt Field GoalsNameSchool3FG% Chris Smith Conn .420(no other qualifiers) 18em break Free ThrowsNameSchoolFT% Sean Miller Pitt .873 Terry Dehere SHU .830 Greg Woodard Vill .819 Joey Brown GU .807 Chris Smith Conn .800 end Postseason Big East tournament 1992 Big East men's basketball tournament Seeding Seeding in the Big East tournament was based on conference record, with tiebreakers applied as necessary. Teams seeded seventh through tenth played a first-round game, and the other six teams received a bye into the quarterfinals. The tournament's seeding was as follows: (1) Seton Hall, (2) Georgetown, (3) St. John's, (4) Villanova, (5) Syracuse, (6) Connecticut, (7) Pittsburgh, (8) Boston College, (9) Boston College, (10) Miami. Bracket First roundMarch 12, 1992 QuarterfinalsMarch 13, 1992 SemifinalsMarch 14, 1992 Championship GameMarch 15, 1992 8 1991-92 Boston College Eagles Boston College Boston College 78 9 1991-92 Providence Friars Providence College Providence 68 7 Pittsburgh 71 10 1991-92 Miami Hurricanes University of Miami Miami 83 1 #15 Seton Hall 62 8 Boston College 60 4 1991-92 Villanova Wildcats Villanova University Villanova 52 5 Syracuse 55 3 1991-92 St. John's Red Storm St. John's University #25 St. John's 64OT 6 Connecticut 59 2 #21 Georgetown 77 10 Miami 64 1 #15 Seton Hall 66 5 Syracuse 70 3 #25 St. John's 64 2 #21 Georgetown 68 5 Syracuse 56 2 #21 Georgetown 54 NCAA tournament 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Five Big East teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament. St. John's lost in the first round, Connecticut, Georgetown, and Syracuse in the second round, and Seton Hall in the regional semifinals. School Region Seed Round 1 Round 2 Sweet 16 Seton Hall East 4 13 La Salle, W 78–76 5 Missouri, W 88–71 1 Duke, L 81–68 Georgetown West 6 11 South Florida, W 75–60 3 Florida State, L 78–68 Syracuse East 6 11 Princeton, W 51–43 3 UMass, L 78–68 Connecticut Southeast 9 8 Nebraska, W 86–65 1 Ohio State, L 78–55 St. John's Southeast 7 10 Tulane, L 61–57 National Invitation Tournament 1992 National Invitation Tournament Three Big East teams received bids to the National Invitation Tournament, which did not yet have seeding. Playing in three different unnamed brackets, Villanova lost in the first round to eventual tournament champion Virginia, Boston College suffered a double-overtime loss in the second round, and Pittsburgh also lost in the second round. School Round 1 Round 2 Boston College Southern Illinois, W 78–69 Rhode Island, L 81–80(2OT) Pittsburgh Penn State, W 67–65 Florida, L 77–74 Villanova Virginia, L 83–80 Awards and honors Big East Conference Player of the Year: * Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown, C, Sr. Defensive Player of the Year: Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown, C, Sr. Rookie of the Year: Lawrence Moten, Syracuse, G, Fr. Coach of the Year: John Thompson Jr., Georgetown (20th season) All-Big East First Team Chris Smith, Connecticut, G Sr., 5 ft 11 in cm 0, 163 lb 0, Bridgeport, Conn. Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown, C Sr. 6 ft 10 in cm 0, 261 lb 0, Chesapeake, Va. Terry Dehere, Seton Hall, G, Jr., 6 ft 2 in cm 0, 190 lb 0, Jersey City, N.J. Malik Sealy, St. John's, F, Sr., 6 ft 8 in cm 0, 200 lb 0, The Bronx, N.Y. Dave Johnson, Connecticut, F Jr., 6 ft 7 in cm 0, 210 lb 0, Morgan City, La. All-Big East Second Team: Bill Curley, Boston College, F, So., 6 ft 9 in cm 0, 220 lb 0, Boston, Mass. Scott Burrell, Connecticut, G, Jr., 6 ft 7 in cm 0, 218 lb 0, New Haven, Conn. Sean Miller, Pittsburgh, G, Sr., 6 ft 2 in cm 0, Ellwood City, Pa. Jerry Walker, Seton Hall, F, Jr., 6 ft 7 in cm 0 Lance Miller, Villanova, F, Jr., 6 ft 7 in cm 0, Bridgewater, N.J. All-Big East Third Team: Rod Sellers, Connecticut, C, Sr., 6 ft 9 in cm 0, 236 lb 0, Florence, S.C. Joey Brown, Georgetown, G, So. 5 ft 10 in cm 0, 185 lb 0, Morgan City, La. Darren Morningstar, Pittsburgh, C Sr., 6 ft 10 in cm 0, 325 lb 0, Stevenson, Wash. Marques Bragg, Providence, F, Sr., 6 ft 9 in cm 0, 270 lb 0, East Orange, N.J. Michael Smith, Providence, F, So., 6 ft 8 in cm 0, 230 lb 0, Washington, D.C. Lawrence Moten, Syracuse, G, Fr., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 185 lb 0, Washington, D.C. Big East All-Rookie Team: Donyell Marshall, Connecticut, F, Fr., 6 ft 9 in cm 0, 245 lb 0, Reading, Pa. Irvin Church, Georgetown, G, Fr., 6 ft 1 in cm 0, 185 lb 0, Riverdale, Md. Orlando Antigua, Pittsburgh, F, Fr. 6 ft 7 in cm 0, 209 lb 0, The Bronx, N.Y. Michael Smith, Providence, F, So., 6 ft 8 in cm 0, 230 lb 0, Washington, D.C. Lawrence Moten, Syracuse, G, Fr., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 185 lb 0, Washington, D.C. All-Americans The following players were selected to the 1992 Associated Press All-America teams. 1992 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans Consensus All-America First Team: Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown, Key Stats: 21.3 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 5.0 bpg, 59.5 FG%, 681 points Consensus All-America Second Team: Malik Sealy, St. John's, Key Stats: 22.6 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.0 spg, 47.2 FG%, 30.2 3P%, 679 points First Team All-America: Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown, Key Stats: 21.3 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 5.0 bpg, 59.5 FG%, 681 points Third Team All-America: Malik Sealy, St. John's, Key Stats: 22.6 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.0 spg, 47.2 FG%, 30.2 3P%, 679 points AP Honorable Mention Terry Dehere, Seton Hall Chris Smith, Connecticut See also 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 1991–92 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team 1991–92 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team 1991–92 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team 1991–92 St. John's Redmen basketball team 1991–92 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team 1991–92 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team References