1990–91 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 21–11 overall and 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish tied for fifth place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #7 seed in the Midwest Region. After defeating East Tennessee State 76-73 in the first round, the Hawkeyes lost to #2 seed, and eventual National Champion, Duke 85-70 in the Round of 32.

1990–91 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Amana-Hawkeye Classic Champions
Big Island Invitational Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1990–91 record21–11 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPAcie Earl
James Moses
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
1990–91 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Ohio State15–3 .833  27–4  .871
No. 3 Indiana15–3 .833  29–5  .853
Illinois11–7 .611  21–10  .677
Michigan State11–7 .611  19–11  .633
Iowa9–9 .500  21–11  .656
Purdue9–9 .500  17–12  .586
Wisconsin8–10 .444  15–15  .500
Michigan7–11 .389  14–15  .483
Minnesota5–13 .278  12–16  .429
Northwestern0–18 .000  5–23  .179
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1990–91 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 10 Kevin Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Fr Forth Worth, Texas
G 11 Troy Skinner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Jr Palmer, Iowa
G 13 Paul Lusk
—
—
 Fr New Baden, Illinois
G/F 15 Rodell Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 20 Val Barnes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So Wichita, Kansas
F 23 James Winters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Fr Joliet, Illinois
F 24 James Moses 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Jr Carson, California
F 32 Jim Bartels 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Fr Freedom, Wisconsin
F 34 Wade Lookingbill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 So Fort Dodge, Iowa
F 40 Chris Street 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Indianola, Iowa
F 42 Jay Webb 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 So San Jose, California
F 43 Brig Tubbs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Jr DeWitt, Iowa
F/C 55 Acie Earl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Moline, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule/results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/15/1990*
 No. 19 Temple
Preseason NIT		 W 73–71[1][2]  1–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
11/17/1990*
 at Notre Dame
Preseason NIT		 L 68–77[3]  1–1
 Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
11/27/1990*
 Drake
Iowa Big Four		 W 80–61[4]  2–1
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,248)
Iowa City, IA
11/30/1990*
 Colgate
Amana-Hawkeye Classic		 W 80–59[5]  3–1
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/1/1990*
 Creighton
Amana-Hawkeye Classic		 W 83–77[6]  4–1
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/4/1990*
 Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four		 W 72–68[7]  5–1
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/8/1990*
 Iowa State
Rivalry		 W 75–73[8]  6–1
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/15/1990*
 UMBC W 98–81  7–1
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/18/1990*
 Chicago State W 93–70  8–1
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/22/1990*
 No. 5 UCLA W 88–71[9]  9–1
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/28/1990*
 No. 23 vs. Hawaii-Hilo
Big Island Invitational		 W 78–65  10–1
 Hilo Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, HI
12/30/1990*
 No. 23 vs. Chaminade
Big Island Invitational		 W 104–64[10]  11–1
 Hilo Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, HI
Big Ten Regular Season
1/3/1991
 No. 22 at No. 6 Ohio State L 59–63  11–2
(0–1)		 St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/5/1991
 No. 22 No. 25 Michigan State W 79–66  12–2
(1–1)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/10/1991
 No. 22 Michigan W 79–78  13–2
(2–1)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/12/1991
 No. 22 at Minnesota L 77–79[11]  13–3
(2–2)		 Williams Arena (16,555)
Minneapolis, MN
1/17/1991
 No. 24 at Wisconsin L 79–91[12]  13–4
(2–3)		 Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
1/19/1991
 No. 24 No. 3 Indiana L 79–99[13]  13–5
(2–4)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
1/28/1991
 at Illinois L 50–53[14]  13–6
(2–5)		 Assembly Hall (14,486)
Champaign, IL
1/31/1991
 at Purdue W 78–69[15]  14–6
(3–5)		 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
2/2/1991
 Northwestern W 82–66[16]  15–6
(4–5)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/7/1991
 at No. 25 Michigan State W 71–67[17]  16–6
(5–5)		 Breslin Center (15,138)
East Lansing, MI
2/9/1991
 at Michigan L 70–84[18]  16–7
(5–6)		 Crisler Arena (12,644)
Ann Arbor, MI
2/14/1991
 Minnesota W 82–69[19]  17–7
(6–6)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/16/1991
 Wisconsin L 55–56[20]  17–8
(6–7)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/21/1991
 at No. 4 Indiana W 80–79[21][22] OT 18–8
(7–7)		 Assembly Hall (16,895)
Bloomington, IN
2/23/1991
 Illinois L 74–79[23]  18–9
(7–8)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
3/2/1991
 Purdue L 65–70  18–10
(7–9)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
3/7/1991
 at Northwestern W 79–76[24]  19–10
(8–9)		 Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,112)
Evanston, IL
3/9/1991
 No. 2 Ohio State W 80–69[25][26]  20–10
(9–9)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
NCAA Tournament
3/14/1991*
 (7 MW) vs. (10 MW) No. 17 East Tennessee State
First Round		 W 76–73[27][28]  21–10
 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, MN
3/16/1991*
 CBS		 (7 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Duke
Second Round		 L 70–85[29][30]  21–11
 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Rankings
Main article: 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References
  1. "PRESEASON NIT : Iowa Knocks Off No. 19 Temple". Los Angeles Times. November 16, 1990. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  2. "Iowa surprises Owls" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 16, 1990. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  3. "Hawkeyes fall in NIT" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 19, 1990. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. "Hawkeyes win but suffer casualty" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 28, 1990. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
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  6. "Hawkeyes apply pressure, roll in Classic" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 3, 1990. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  7. "Hawkeyes zero in on bragging rights" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 5, 1990. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
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  9. "Bruins' First Defeat Is Cold to the Touch". Los Angeles Times. December 23, 1990. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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  11. "Gophers come back on Iowa" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 14, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  12. "Iowa stays Big Ten roadkill" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 18, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  13. "Red-hot Hoosiers ice already cold Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 21, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  14. "Grudge match calm, but ugly" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 29, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  15. "Iowa kicks the habit: Purdue first road kill since '89" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 1, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  16. "Hawkeyes flatten already 'thin' Wildcats" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 4, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  17. "Hawkeyes on another tear: Take out Spartans for third straight" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 8, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  18. "Hawks manage a Michigan split" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 11, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  19. "Hawks get revenge: Even score with Gophers, 82-69" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 15, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  20. "Hawks find a hero but lose the game" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 18, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  21. "Hawks tip No. 4 Indiana, 80-79, in overtime". Des Moines Register. February 22, 1991. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  22. "Moses parts Red Sea: His tip-in beats No. 4 Hoosiers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 22, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  23. "Hawkeyes fall short: Rally can't save them from Illini" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 25, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  24. "Hawks bolster NCAA hopes with win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 8, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  25. "Iowa 80, No. 2 Ohio State 69". United Press International. March 10, 1991. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  26. "Iowa upsets Buckeyes to seal bid" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 11, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  27. "Iowa 76, East Tennessee State 73". UPI. March 14, 1991. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  28. "Iowa passes test, Duke next" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 15, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  29. "Duke Goes After Earl to Handle Iowa, 85-70". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1991. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  30. "Duke ends Hawkeyes' NCAA run" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 25, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
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