1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[1]

1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
1990–91 record29–6 (10–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Guthridge (23rd season)
Home arenaDean Smith Center
1990–91 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Duke113 .786  327  .821
No. 4 North Carolina104 .714  296  .829
Wake Forest86 .571  1911  .633
NC State86 .571  2011  .645
Georgia Tech68 .429  1713  .567
Virginia68 .429  2112  .636
Maryland59 .357  1612  .571
Clemson212 .143  1117  .393
1991 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the tar heels completed yet another in a long line of impressive seasons, with a top five ranked team, and having reached all the way to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament.

Roster

1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 32 Pete Chilcutt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr
F 34 George Lynch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Roanoke, Virginia
G 40 Hubert Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr
F 44 Rick Fox 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

[2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1990*
No. 5 San Diego State W 99–63  1–0
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 27, 1990*
No. 4 Jacksonville W 104–61  2–0
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 30, 1990*
No. 4 vs. South Carolina L 74–76  2–1
 
 
Dec 1, 1990*
No. 4 vs. Iowa State W 118–93  3–1
 
 
Dec 6, 1990*
No. 10 No. 14 Connecticut W 79–64  4–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 10, 1990*
No. 10 No. 25 Kentucky W 84–81  5–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 15, 1990*
No. 9 No. 20 Alabama W 95–79  6–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 22, 1990*
No. 8 at Purdue W 86–74  7–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 29, 1990*
No. 7 vs. DePaul W 90–75  8–1
 
 
Dec 30, 1990*
No. 7 vs. Stanford W 71–60  9–1
 
 
Jan 3, 1991*
No. 7 at Cornell W 108–64  10–1
Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
Jan 5, 1991*
No. 7 vs. Notre Dame W 82–47  11–1
 
 
Jan 9, 1991
No. 5 Maryland W 105–73  12–1
(1–0)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 12, 1991
No. 5 at No. 13 Virginia W 89–86  13–1
(2–0)
University Hall (University of Virginia) 
Charlottesville, VA
Jan 19, 1991
No. 5 at No. 12 Duke L 60–74  13–2
(2–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Jan 23, 1991
No. 7 at Wake Forest W 91–81  14–2
(3–1)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 27, 1991
No. 7 Georgia Tech L 86–88  14–3
(3–2)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 31, 1991
No. 9 at Clemson W 90–77  15–3
(4–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Feb 6, 1991
No. 9 at NC State L 91–97  15–4
(4–3)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Feb 7, 1991
No. 9 NC State W 92–70  16–4
(5–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 9, 1991
No. 9 No. 11 Virginia W 77–58  17–4
(6–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 13, 1991
No. 8 Wake Forest W 85–70  18–4
(7–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 16, 1991
No. 8 at Maryland W 87–75  19–4
(8–3)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
Feb 18, 1991*
No. 6 The Citadel W 118–50  20–4
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 23, 1991
No. 6 Clemson W 73–57  21–4
(9–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 28, 1991
No. 4 at Georgia Tech W 91–74  22–4
(10–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 3, 1991
No. 4 No. 8 Duke L 77–83  22–5
(10–4)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 1991*
No. 7 vs. Clemson
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 67–59  23–5
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Mar 9, 1991*
No. 7 vs. Virginia
ACC Tournament Semifinal
W 76–71  24–5
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Mar 10, 1991*
No. 7 vs. No. 6 Duke
ACC Tournament Championship
W 96–74  25–5
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*
(1) No. 4 vs. (16) Northeastern
First Round
W 101–66  26–5
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Mar 17, 1991*
(1) No. 4 vs. Villanova
Second Round
W 84–69  27–5
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Mar 22, 1991*
(1) No. 4 vs. Eastern Michigan
Regional Semifinal
W 93–67  28–5
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Mar 24, 1991*
(1) No. 4 vs. Temple
Regional Final
W 75–72  29–5
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Mar 30, 1991*
(1 E) No. 4 vs. No. 12 Kansas
National Semifinal
L 73–79  29–6
Hoosier Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Rankings

References

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