The 1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1990–91 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes made a run to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament before falling to unbeaten UNLV in the West regional semifinals. The Utes finished with an overall record of 30–4 (15–1 WAC).
1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball | |
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WAC Regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 10 |
AP | No. 10 |
Record | 30–4 (15–1 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Kirk Earlywine |
Home arena | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Utah | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 30 | – | 4 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1991 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 24, 1990* |
UC Davis | W 106–72 | 1–0 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Nov 26, 1990* |
Seattle Pacific | W 68–41 | 2–0 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Nov 28, 1990* |
at Wisconsin-Milwaukee | W 80–78 | 3–0 |
Klotsche Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
Dec 1, 1990* |
at Michigan | L 65–81 | 3–1 |
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
Dec 4, 1990* |
Utah State | W 84–76 | 4–1 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 6, 1990* |
Oregon | W 95–81 | 5–1 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 8, 1990* |
at UC Irvine | W 97–80 | 6–1 |
Bren Events Center Irvine, California | |||||||
Dec 15, 1990* |
Pacific (Oregon) | W 71–54 | 7–1 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 17, 1990* |
Weber State | W 68–52 | 8–1 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 19, 1990* |
Morehead State | W 77–48 | 9–1 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 22, 1990* |
Wichita State | W 95–48 | 10–1 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Dec 29, 1990* |
at Utah State | W 74–63 | 11–1 |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah | |||||||
WAC regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 1991 |
at Hawaii | W 63–60 | 12–1 (1–0) |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Jan 5, 1991 |
at San Diego State | W 68–62 | 13–1 (2–0) |
San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Jan 10, 1991 |
New Mexico | W 65–53 | 14–1 (3–0) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Jan 12, 1991 |
No. 25 UTEP | W 67–60 | 15–1 (4–0) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Jan 17, 1991 |
No. 23 | at Wyoming | W 90–83 | 16–1 (5–0) |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming | ||||||
Jan 19, 1991 |
No. 23 | at Air Force | W 57–47 | 17–1 (6–0) |
Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||||||
Jan 24, 1991 |
No. 20 | Colorado State | W 55–51 | 18–1 (7–0) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
Jan 26, 1991 |
No. 20 | Air Force | W 62–56 | 19–1 (8–0) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
Jan 31, 1991 |
No. 13 | at UTEP | W 78–68 | 20–1 (9–0) |
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas | ||||||
Feb 2, 1991 |
No. 13 | at New Mexico | L 62–68 | 20–2 (9–1) |
The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
Feb 7, 1991 |
No. 17 | Hawaii | W 80–60 | 21–2 (10–1) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
Feb 9, 1991 |
No. 17 | San Diego State | W 67–60 | 22–2 (11–1) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
Feb 14, 1991 |
No. 14 | Wyoming | W 77–72 | 23–2 (12–1) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
Feb 16, 1991 |
No. 14 | BYU Rivalry |
W 81–74 | 24–2 (13–1) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
Feb 21, 1991 |
No. 10 | at Colorado State | W 67–56 | 25–2 (14–1) |
Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado | ||||||
Mar 2, 1991 |
No. 9 | at BYU Rivalry |
W 72–71 | 26–2 (15–1) |
Marriott Center Provo, Utah | ||||||
WAC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 1991* |
(1) No. 8 | vs. (8) San Diego State WAC Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 67–56 | 27–2 |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming | ||||||
Mar 8, 1991* |
(1) No. 8 | at (4) Wyoming WAC Tournament Semifinal |
W 69–63 | 28–2 |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming | ||||||
Mar 9, 1991* |
(1) No. 8 | vs. (2) BYU WAC tournament championship |
L 49–51 OT | 28–3 |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1991* |
(4 W) No. 10 | vs. (13 W) South Alabama First round |
W 82–72 | 29–3 |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Mar 17, 1991* |
(4 W) No. 10 | vs. (5 W) Michigan State Second Round |
W 85–84 2OT | 30–3 |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Mar 21, 1991* |
(4 W) No. 10 | vs. (1 W) No. 1 UNLV West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
L 66–83 | 30–4 |
Kingdome Seattle, Washington | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. |
Rankings
editAwards and honors
editReferences
edit- ^ "1990–91 Utah Utes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "2019-20 Utah Utes Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.