1990–91 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1990–91 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his sixth year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This was Arkansas' final season in the Southwest Conference. The school joined the Southeastern Conference the next season. The Hogs won their third straight, and final, SWC regular season and conference tournament championships. Arkansas was the #1 seed in the Southeast Regional, and defeated Georgia State, Arizona State, and Alabama, before losing to the Kansas Jayhawks in the Elite Eight.

1990–91 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
SWC Regular Season Champions
SWC Tournament Champions
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
1990–91 record34–4 (15–1 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coachMike Anderson
Home arenaBarnhill Arena
1990–91 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Arkansas151 .938  344  .895
No. 23 Texas133 .813  239  .719
Houston106 .625  1811  .621
TCU97 .563  1810  .643
Rice97 .563  1614  .533
SMU610 .375  1217  .414
Baylor412 .250  1215  .444
Texas Tech412 .250  823  .258
Texas A&M214 .125  821  .276
1991 SWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1990–91 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 10 Todd Day 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
G 11 Lee Mayberry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Tulsa, Oklahoma
C 25 Oliver Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)270 lb (122 kg) Jr Fort Worth, Texas
F 35 Isaiah Morris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Richmond, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 14, 1990*
No. 2 Vanderbilt
Preseason NIT
W 107–70  1–0
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Nov 16, 1990*
No. 2 No. 15 Oklahoma
Preseason NIT
W 110–88  2–0
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Nov 21, 1990*
No. 2 vs. No. 6 Duke
Preseason NIT
W 98–88[2]  3–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Nov 23, 1990*
No. 2 vs. No. 3 Arizona
Preseason NIT
L 77–89[3]  3–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Nov 27, 1990*
No. 3 Mississippi College W 96–57  4–1
Pine Bluff Convention Center 
Pine Bluff, AR
Dec 1, 1990*
No. 3 Kansas State W 112–88  5–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Dec 5, 1990*
No. 3 Louisiana Tech W 114–97  6–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Dec 8, 1990*
No. 3 at Missouri W 95–82  7–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Dec 11, 1990*
No. 2 South Alabama W 101–91  8–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Dec 22, 1990*
No. 2 at Oregon W 71–68  9–1
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
Dec 29, 1990*
No. 2 Jackson State W 126–88  10–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Dec 31, 1990*
No. 2 Louisiana-Monroe W 114–92  11–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Jan 2, 1991*
No. 2 at Rice W 86–62  12–1
(1–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
Jan 6, 1991*
No. 2 Houston W 95–79  13–1
(2–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Jan 10, 1991*
No. 2 Texas W 101–89  14–1
(3–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Jan 12, 1991*
No. 2 at Texas Tech W 113–86  15–1
(4–0)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
Jan 15, 1991*
No. 2 at TCU W 93–73  16–1
(5–0)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, TX
Jan 19, 1991*
No. 2 SMU W 98–70  17–1
(6–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Jan 21, 1991*
No. 2 at Florida State W 109–92  18–1
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 23, 1991*
No. 2 Texas A&M W 113–88  19–1
(7–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Jan 26, 1991*
No. 2 at Baylor W 73–68  20–1
(8–0)
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
Jan 30, 1991*
No. 2 UAB W 104–72  21–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 2, 1991*
No. 2 Rice W 100–87  22–1
(9–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 7, 1991
No. 2 at Houston W 81–74  23–1
(10–0)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Feb 10, 1991*
No. 2 No. 1 UNLV L 105–112[4]  23–2
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 13, 1991*
No. 3 Texas Tech W 87–69  24–2
(11–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 16, 1991*
No. 3 TCU W 97–61  25–2
(12–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 20, 1991*
No. 3 at SMU W 79–70  26–2
(13–0)
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
Feb 23, 1991*
No. 3 at Texas A&M W 111–72  27–2
(14–0)
G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, TX
Feb 26, 1991
No. 3 Baylor W 106–74  28–2
(15–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Mar 3, 1991
No. 3 at Texas L 86–99  28–3
(15–1)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
SWC Tournament
Mar 8, 1991*
No. 5 vs. Texas A&M
SWC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 108–61  29–3
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
Mar 9, 1991*
No. 5 vs. Rice
SWC Tournament Semifinal
W 109–80  30–3
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
Mar 10, 1991*
No. 5 vs. No. 23 Texas
SWC Tournament Championship
W 120–89[5]  31–3
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*
(1 SE) No. 2 vs. (16 SE) Georgia State
First Round
W 117–76  32–3
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 17, 1991*
(1 SE) No. 2 vs. (8 SE) Arizona State
Second Round
W 97–90  33–3
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 21, 1991*
(1 SE) No. 2 vs. (4 SE) No. 19 Alabama
Regional Semifinal
W 93–70[6]  34–3
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Mar 23, 1991*
(1 SE) No. 2 vs. (3 SE) No. 12 Kansas
Regional Final
L 81–93[7]  34–4
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

Sources[8][9]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 2 
Coaches 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 2

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Awards and honors

References

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  2. "Arkansas Shows Duke, 98-88". The Washington Post. November 22, 1990. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  3. "Arizona Wins NIT With No. 1 Performance". The New York Times. November 24, 1990. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  4. "U.N.L.V. Perks Up To Pass a Big Test". The New York Times. February 11, 1991. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  5. "Farewell party // Hogs hit the road in style". Tulsa World. March 11, 1991. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  6. "Arkansas Rolls Over Alabama". The New York Times. March 22, 1991. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  7. "Floored Jayhawks get up to KO Arkansas, 93-81". The Baltimore Sun. March 24, 1991. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  8. "1990–91 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  9. "1990–91 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". hogstats.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
    • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  10. "1990-91 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
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