1990–91 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1990–91 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1991 SWC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
1990–91 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
SWC Regular Season Champions; SWC Tournament Champions
Elite Eight vs. Kansas, L, 93–81
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
1990–91 record	34–4 (15–1 SWC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (6th season)
Assistant coach	Mike Anderson
Home arena	Barnhill Arena

The 1990–91 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1990–91 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his sixth year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This was Arkansas' final season in the Southwest Conference. The school joined the Southeastern Conference the next season. The Hogs won their third straight, and final, SWC regular season and conference tournament championships. Arkansas was the #1 seed in the Southeast Regional, and defeated Georgia State, Arizona State, and Alabama, before losing to the Kansas Jayhawks in the Elite Eight.

Roster

1990–91 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Todd Day	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	11	Lee Mayberry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Tulsa, Oklahoma
C	25	Oliver Miller	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Jr	Fort Worth, Texas
F	35	Isaiah Morris	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Richmond, Virginia

Head coach

Nolan Richardson (Texas Western)

Assistant coach(es)

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 city, state
Regular Season
Nov 14, 1990*	No. 2	Vanderbilt Preseason NIT	W 107–70	1–0	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Nov 16, 1990*	No. 2	No. 15 Oklahoma Preseason NIT	W 110–88	2–0	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Nov 21, 1990*	No. 2	vs. No. 6 Duke Preseason NIT	W 98–88[2]	3–0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Nov 23, 1990*	No. 2	vs. No. 3 Arizona Preseason NIT	L 77–89[3]	3–1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Nov 27, 1990*	No. 3	Mississippi College	W 96–57	4–1	Pine Bluff Convention Center Pine Bluff, AR
Dec 1, 1990*	No. 3	Kansas State	W 112–88	5–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 5, 1990*	No. 3	Louisiana Tech	W 114–97	6–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 8, 1990*	No. 3	at Missouri	W 95–82	7–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Dec 11, 1990*	No. 2	South Alabama	W 101–91	8–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 22, 1990*	No. 2	at Oregon	W 71–68	9–1	McArthur Court Eugene, OR
Dec 29, 1990*	No. 2	Jackson State	W 126–88	10–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 31, 1990*	No. 2	Louisiana-Monroe	W 114–92	11–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 2, 1991*	No. 2	at Rice	W 86–62	12–1 (1–0)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Jan 6, 1991*	No. 2	Houston	W 95–79	13–1 (2–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 10, 1991*	No. 2	Texas	W 101–89	14–1 (3–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 12, 1991*	No. 2	at Texas Tech	W 113–86	15–1 (4–0)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Jan 15, 1991*	No. 2	at TCU	W 93–73	16–1 (5–0)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX
Jan 19, 1991*	No. 2	SMU	W 98–70	17–1 (6–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 21, 1991*	No. 2	at Florida State	W 109–92	18–1	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 23, 1991*	No. 2	Texas A&M	W 113–88	19–1 (7–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 26, 1991*	No. 2	at Baylor	W 73–68	20–1 (8–0)	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Jan 30, 1991*	No. 2	UAB	W 104–72	21–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 2, 1991*	No. 2	Rice	W 100–87	22–1 (9–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 7, 1991	No. 2	at Houston	W 81–74	23–1 (10–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
Feb 10, 1991*	No. 2	No. 1 UNLV	L 105–112[4]	23–2	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 13, 1991*	No. 3	Texas Tech	W 87–69	24–2 (11–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 16, 1991*	No. 3	TCU	W 97–61	25–2 (12–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 20, 1991*	No. 3	at SMU	W 79–70	26–2 (13–0)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Feb 23, 1991*	No. 3	at Texas A&M	W 111–72	27–2 (14–0)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, TX
Feb 26, 1991	No. 3	Baylor	W 106–74	28–2 (15–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Mar 3, 1991	No. 3	at Texas	L 86–99	28–3 (15–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
SWC Tournament
Mar 8, 1991*	No. 5	vs. Texas A&M SWC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 108–61	29–3	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
Mar 9, 1991*	No. 5	vs. Rice SWC Tournament Semifinal	W 109–80	30–3	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
Mar 10, 1991*	No. 5	vs. No. 23 Texas SWC Tournament Championship	W 120–89[5]	31–3	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(1 SE) No. 2	vs. (16 SE) Georgia State First Round	W 117–76	32–3	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Mar 17, 1991*	(1 SE) No. 2	vs. (8 SE) Arizona State Second Round	W 97–90	33–3	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Mar 21, 1991*	(1 SE) No. 2	vs. (4 SE) No. 19 Alabama Regional Semifinal	W 93–70[6]	34–3	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar 23, 1991*	(1 SE) No. 2	vs. (3 SE) No. 12 Kansas Regional Final	L 81–93[7]	34–4	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

Sources[8][9]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	5	2
Coaches	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	6	2

[10][11]

Awards and honors

Todd Day – Second-Team AP All-American, SWC co-Player of the Year
Lee Mayberry – Honorable Mention AP All-American
Oliver Miller – Honorable Mention AP All-American, SWC co-Player of the Year
Nolan Richardson – SWC Coach of the Year

References

"1990-91 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 19, 2019.
"Arkansas Shows Duke, 98-88". The Washington Post. November 22, 1990. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
"Arizona Wins NIT With No. 1 Performance". The New York Times. November 24, 1990. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
"U.N.L.V. Perks Up To Pass a Big Test". The New York Times. February 11, 1991. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
"Farewell party // Hogs hit the road in style". Tulsa World. March 11, 1991. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
"Arkansas Rolls Over Alabama". The New York Times. March 22, 1991. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
"Floored Jayhawks get up to KO Arkansas, 93-81". The Baltimore Sun. March 24, 1991. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
"1990–91 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
"1990–91 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". hogstats.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
"1990-91 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

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[1] "1990-91 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[2] "Arkansas Shows Duke, 98-88". The Washington Post. November 22, 1990. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[3] "Arizona Wins NIT With No. 1 Performance". The New York Times. November 24, 1990. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[4] "U.N.L.V. Perks Up To Pass a Big Test". The New York Times. February 11, 1991. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[5] "Farewell party // Hogs hit the road in style". Tulsa World. March 11, 1991. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[6] "Arkansas Rolls Over Alabama". The New York Times. March 22, 1991. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[7] "Floored Jayhawks get up to KO Arkansas, 93-81". The Baltimore Sun. March 24, 1991. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[8] "1990–91 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[9] "1990–91 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". hogstats.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[ESPN-10] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[11] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[11] "1990-91 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Venues	Schmidt Gymnasium (1923–1937) Men's Gymnasium (1937–1955) Barnhill Arena (1955–1993) Bud Walton Arena (1993–present)
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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1990–91 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Arkansas †	15	–	1	.938	34	–	4	.895
No. 23 Texas	13	–	3	.813	23	–	9	.719
Houston	10	–	6	.625	18	–	11	.621
TCU	9	–	7	.563	18	–	10	.643
Rice	9	–	7	.563	16	–	14	.533
SMU	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
Baylor	4	–	12	.250	12	–	15	.444
Texas Tech	4	–	12	.250	8	–	23	.258
Texas A&M	2	–	14	.125	8	–	21	.276

† 1991 SWC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll