1990–91 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

1990–91 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1991 MCC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
1990–91 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
MCC Regular season champions; MCC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
1990–91 record	22–10 (11–3 MCC)
Head coach	Pete Gillen (6th season);
Home arena	Cincinnati Gardens

The 1990–91 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1990–91 season. Led by head coach Pete Gillen, the Musketeers finished with a 22–10 record (11–3 MCC), won the MCC regular season and conference tournament titles, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the #14 seed in the Midwest region. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers defeated #3 seed Nebraska,[1] then lost to #11 seed Connecticut in the second round.

Roster

1990–91 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Jamal Walker	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr
G	22	Jamie Gladden	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So
F/C	33	Brian Grant	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Georgetown, Ohio
F	44	Aaron Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Head coach

Pete Gillen (Fairfield)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1990*		Mount St. Mary's	W 103–96	1–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 26, 1990*		Bethune-Cookman	W 82–56	2–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 28, 1990*		Ball State	L 94–100	2–1	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 1, 1990*		at Canisius	W 62–59	3–1	Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York
Dec 5, 1990*		Loyola (MD)	W 87–68	4–1	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 8, 1990*		Miami (OH)	L 95–100	4–2	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 22, 1990*		Winthrop	W 83–53	5–2	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 30, 1990		Detroit	W 91–66	6–2 (1–0)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 2, 1991*		New Hampshire	W 75–54	7–2	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 5, 1991*		at Fordham	L 74–87	7–3	Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York
Jan 10, 1991		at Marquette	W 98–93	8–3 (2–0)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 12, 1991		at Loyola (IL)	W 81–74	9–3 (3–0)	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 14, 1991*		UMass	W 71–66	10–3	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 17, 1991		Evansville	W 100–85	11–3 (4–0)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 19, 1991		Saint Louis	L 56–58	11–4 (4–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 24, 1991		at Detroit	W 69–67	12–4 (5–1)	Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
Jan 26, 1991*		at South Florida	L 88–92	12–5	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Jan 30, 1991*		at Cincinnati	L 56–69	12–6	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 2, 1991		at Saint Louis	L 74–95	12–7 (5–2)	Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 7, 1991		Marquette	W 71–66	13–7 (6–2)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 9, 1991		Loyola (IL)	W 87–74	14–7 (7–2)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 12, 1991		Butler	W 80–73	15–7 (8–2)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 14, 1991		at Evansville	W 69–56	16–7 (9–2)	Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Mar 2, 1991		Dayton	W 102–79	18–9 (11–3)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament
Mar 7, 1991*		vs. Detroit MCC Tournament Semifinal	W 66–59	19–9	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 8, 1991*		at Dayton MCC Tournament Semifinal	W 90–71	20–9	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 9, 1991*		vs. Saint Louis MCC Tournament Championship	W 81–65	21–9	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1991*	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 11 Nebraska First Round	W 89–84[1]	22–9	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 16, 1991*	(14 MW)	vs. (11 MW) Connecticut Second Round	L 50–66	22–10	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

"Xavier 89, Nebraska 84". United Press International. March 15, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
"2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
"1989-90 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/xavier/1991-schedule.html

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[ncaa-neb-1] "Xavier 89, Nebraska 84". United Press International. March 15, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

[2] "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

[3] "1989-90 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

[4] ttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/xavier/1991-schedule.html

Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Venues	Fenwick Club (1919–1928) Schmidt Field House (1928–1983) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1979; 1983–2000) Cintas Center (2000–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Dayton
Culture & lore	History 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys
Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

1990–91 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Xavier †	11	–	3	.786	22	–	10	.688
Butler	10	–	4	.714	18	–	11	.621
Saint Louis	8	–	6	.571	19	–	14	.576
Dayton	8	–	6	.571	14	–	15	.483
Evansville	7	–	7	.500	14	–	14	.500
Marquette	7	–	7	.500	11	–	18	.379
Loyola (IL)	3	–	11	.214	10	–	19	.345
Detroit Mercy	2	–	12	.143	9	–	19	.321

† 1991 MCC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll