1990–91 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

1990–91 South Alabama Jaguars basketball
1990–91 South Alabama Jaguars basketball
Sun Belt Regular season champions; Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
Record	22–9 (11–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Ronnie Arrow (4th season);
Assistant coach	Lew Hill
Home arena	Jaguar Gym
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach Ronnie Arrow, in the fourth year of his first stint as head coach. They played their home games at the Mitchell Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They won the Sun Belt tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as the 13 seed in the West region. In the opening round, the Jaguars lost to Utah.

1990–91 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Alabama †	11	–	3	.786	22	–	9	.710
UAB	9	–	5	.643	18	–	13	.581
South Florida	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
Western Kentucky	8	–	6	.571	14	–	14	.500
VCU	7	–	7	.500	14	–	17	.452
Old Dominion	5	–	9	.357	14	–	18	.438
UNC Charlotte	6	–	8	.429	14	–	14	.500
Jacksonville	2	–	12	.143	6	–	22	.214

† 1991 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1990–91 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown

Head coach

Ronnie Arrow (Texas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Lew Hill (Wichita State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1990*		Jackson State	W 90–75	1–0	Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama
Dec 1, 1990*		at McNeese State	W 74–54	2–0	Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dec 5, 1990*		Hawaii-Loa	W 103–86	3–0	Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama
Dec 8, 1990*		Southern Illinois	W 87–82	4–0	Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama
Dec 11, 1990*		at No. 2 Arkansas	L 91–101	4–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 15, 1990*		at New Orleans	L 95–96 ^OT	4–2	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 17, 1990*		Creighton	L 76–89	4–3	Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama
Dec 22, 1990*		James Madison	W 74–65	5–3	Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama
Dec 28, 1990*		vs. Murray State BMA Holiday Classic	L 78–88 ^OT	5–4	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 29, 1990*		vs. Texas A&M BMA Holiday Classic	W 70–68	6–4	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 5, 1991		UNC Charlotte	W 121–105	7–4 (1–0)	Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama
Jan 7, 1991		Old Dominion	W 100–89	8–4 (2–0)	Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama
Jan 10, 1991		at VCU	L 83–93	8–5 (2–1)
Jan 12, 1991		at UNC Charlotte	W 95–88	9–5 (3–1)
Jan 19, 1991*		at Louisville	L 83–85	9–6	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 22, 1991		South Florida	W 82–81	10–6 (4–1)	Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama
Jan 24, 1991		at Old Dominion	W 88–80	11–6 (5–1)
Jan 28, 1991		Western Kentucky	W 82–78	12–6 (6–1)	Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama
Feb 4, 1991		VCU	W 91–78	13–6 (7–1)	Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama
Feb 7, 1991		at Jacksonville	W 97–76	14–6 (8–1)
Feb 9, 1991		at South Florida	L 66–68	14–7 (8–2)
Feb 14, 1991*		at No. 9 Southern Miss	W 92–85	15–7	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 16, 1991		UAB	W 87–79	16–7 (9–2)	Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama
Feb 18, 1991		Jacksonville	W 68–66	17–7 (10–2)	Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama
Feb 21, 1991		at Western Kentucky	W 100–91	18–7 (11–2)
Feb 23, 1991		at UAB	L 99–107	18–8 (11–3)	UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 27, 1991*		Prairie View A&M	W 131–93	19–8	Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Mar 2, 1991*	(1)	vs. (8) Jacksonville Championship Game	W 84–68	20–8	Mobile Civic Center Mobile, Alabama
Mar 3, 1991*	(1)	vs. (5) VCU Championship Game	W 105–78	21–8	Mobile Civic Center Mobile, Alabama
Mar 4, 1991*	(1)	vs. (6) Old Dominion Championship Game	W 86–81	22–8	Mobile Civic Center Mobile, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(13 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 10 Utah First Round	L 72–82	22–9	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "1990-91 South Alabama Jaguars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
^ "2019-20 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

[1] "1990-91 South Alabama Jaguars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

[2] "2019-20 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

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1990–91 South Alabama Jaguars basketball

Sun Belt Regular season champions Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	22–9 (11–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Ronnie Arrow (4th season)
Assistant coach	Lew Hill
Home arena	Jaguar Gym
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →