The 1991–92

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men's basketball season was the 13th in conference history, and involved its ten full-time member schools. Georgetown, , and were the regular-season co-champions with an identical records of

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won the Big East tournament championship.

Season summary & highlights

* The Big East expanded to 10 teams, adding

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as a member. * The expansion of the conference lengthened the conference regular season to 18 games. * Georgetown, , and finished as the regular-season co-champions with identical records of It was the fifth regular-season championship or co-championship for Georgetown, the fifth for St. John's, and the first for Seton Hall. *

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

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.

Regular-season statistical leaders

Postseason

Big East tournament

Seeding

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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:

Bracket

NCAA 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.

National Invitation Tournament

Three Big East teams received bids to the

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, which did not yet have

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. Playing in three different unnamed brackets, Villanova lost in the first round to eventual tournament champion

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, Boston College suffered a double-overtime loss in the second round, and Pittsburgh also lost in the second round.

Awards and honors

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: * *

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, Georgetown, C, Sr.

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: * Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown, C, Sr. Rookie of the Year: * Lawrence Moten, Syracuse, G, Fr.

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: * John Thompson Jr., Georgetown (20th season) All-Big East First Team * Chris Smith, Connecticut, G Sr., , ,

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, Conn. *

, Georgetown, C Sr. , , Chesapeake, Va. *

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, Seton Hall, G, Jr., , ,

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, St. John's, F, Sr., , ,

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, N.Y. * Dave Johnson, Connecticut, F Jr., , , Morgan City, La. All-Big East Second Team: * Bill Curley, Boston College, F, So., , ,

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, Mass. *

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, Connecticut, G, Jr., , ,

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, Conn. *

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, Pittsburgh, G, Sr., , Ellwood City, Pa. * Jerry Walker, Seton Hall, F, Jr., * Lance Miller, Villanova, F, Jr., , Bridgewater, N.J. All-Big East Third Team: * Rod Sellers, Connecticut, C, Sr., , ,

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, S.C. * Joey Brown, Georgetown, G, So. , , Morgan City, La. * Darren Morningstar, Pittsburgh, C Sr., , ,

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, Wash. * Marques Bragg, Providence, F, Sr., , , East Orange, N.J. * Michael Smith, Providence, F, So., , ,

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* Lawrence Moten, Syracuse, G, Fr., , , Washington, D.C. Big East All-Rookie Team: *

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, Connecticut, F, Fr., , ,

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, Pa. * Irvin Church, Georgetown, G, Fr., , , Riverdale, Md. * Orlando Antigua, Pittsburgh, F, Fr. , ,

, N.Y. * Michael Smith, Providence, F, So., , ,

* Lawrence Moten, Syracuse, G, Fr., , , Washington, D.C.

All-Americans

The following players were selected to the 1992 Associated Press All-America teams. Consensus All-America First Team: *

, Georgetown, Key Stats: 21.3 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 5.0 bpg, 59.5 FG%, 681 points Consensus All-America Second Team: *

, 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: *

, Georgetown, Key Stats: 21.3 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 5.0 bpg, 59.5 FG%, 681 points Third Team All-America: *

, 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 *

, Seton Hall * Chris Smith, Connecticut

References

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