1991–92 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

1991–92 Murray State Racers men's basketball
1991–92 Murray State Racers men's basketball
Ohio Valley Regular season champions; Ohio Valley tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	17–13 (11–3 OVC)
Head coach	Scott Edgar (1st season);
Home arena	Racer Arena

1991–92 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Murray State †	11	–	3	.786	17	–	13	.567
Eastern Kentucky	9	–	5	.643	19	–	14	.576
Middle Tennessee State	9	–	5	.643	16	–	11	.593
Tennessee Tech	8	–	6	.571	14	–	15	.483
Austin Peay	6	–	8	.429	11	–	17	.393
Morehead State	6	–	8	.429	14	–	15	.483
Southeast Missouri State	5	–	9	.357	12	–	16	.429
Tennessee State	2	–	12	.143	4	–	24	.143

† 1992 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1991–92 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by first-year head coach Scott Edgar, played their home games at Racer Arena in Murray, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 11–3 in OVC play to win the OVC regular season championship. They defeated Eastern Kentucky to win the OVC tournament to advance to the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive season. As No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, the Racers were beaten by No. 3 seed Arkansas, 80–69.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	54	Popeye Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Dresden HS	Dresden, TN

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 3, 1991*		at Memphis State	L 54–78	0–2	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 19, 1991*		at Western Kentucky	L 89–93	2–4	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 21, 1991*		Evansville	L 80–87	2–5	Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky
Dec 28, 1991*		at No. 16 Missouri	L 52–92	2–6	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 3, 1992*		at Eastern Illinois	W 77–73	8–11	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Feb 29, 1992*		Eastern Illinois	W 86–74	15–12	Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
Mar 7, 1992*		vs. Morehead State Semifinals	W 109–77	16–12	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 8, 1992*		vs. Eastern Kentucky Championship Game	W 81–60	17–12	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1992* CBS	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Arkansas First round	L 69–80	17–13	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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Murray State Racers men's basketball
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