1990–91 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

1990–91 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
1990–91 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	13–16 (5–13 SEC)
Head coach	Tommy Joe Eagles (2nd season);
Captains	Zane Arnold (2nd year); John Caylor (1st year);
Home arena	Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Kentucky	14	–	4	.778	22	–	6	.786
No. 21 Mississippi State	13	–	5	.722	20	–	9	.690
No. 22 LSU	13	–	5	.722	20	–	10	.667
No. 19 Alabama †	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Vanderbilt	11	–	7	.611	17	–	13	.567
Georgia	9	–	9	.500	17	–	13	.567
Florida	7	–	11	.389	11	–	17	.393
Auburn	5	–	13	.278	13	–	16	.448
Ole Miss	3	–	15	.167	9	–	19	.321
Tennessee	3	–	15	.167	12	–	22	.353

† 1991 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1990–91 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1990-91 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Tommy Joe Eagles, who was in his second season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 13–16, 5–13 in SEC play, good for seventh in the conference. They defeated LSU to advance to the second round of the SEC tournament where they lost to Alabama.^[2]

The team's newest key addition was freshman guard Wesley Person, younger brother of former Auburn and NBA star Chuck Person. Person attended high school in Brantley, Alabama like his brother. Person averaged 15.4 points per game, second on the team to Ronnie Battle.

Roster

1990–91 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	22	John Caylor	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Morristown West High School	Talbott, Tennessee
G	14	Reggie Gallon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So	Miami Edison High School	Miami, Florida
G	11	Wesley Person	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Brantley High School	Brantley, Alabama
G	21	Ronnie Battle	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Chavala High School	Pittsview, Alabama
G	3	Champ Wrencher	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Ramsey High School	Birmingham, Alabama
G	15	Larry Patrick	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Polk Community College	West Palm Beach, Florida
F	44	Chris Brandt	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Auburn High School	Auburn, Alabama
F	31	Richard Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Pratt Community College	Chicago, Florida
F	40	Zane Arnold	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Parker High School	Birmingham, Alabama
G	21	Cameron Boozer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Lanett High School	Lanett, Alabama
G	34	Robert McKie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Miami Carol City	Miami, Florida
G	45	Chuck Simms	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Redan High School	Decatur, Georgia

Head coach

Tommy Joe Eagles

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

References

^ sports-reference.com 1990-91 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "1990-91 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 9, 2016.

[1] sports-reference.com 1990-91 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "1990-91 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 9, 2016.

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