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1990–91 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
Mid-Continent Conference Champions
ConferenceMid-Continent Conference
Record24–7 (13–3 Mid-Cont)
Head coach
Assistant coachMike Heideman (5th season)
Home arenaBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
Seasons
← 1989–90
1991–92 →
1990–91 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Illinois 14 – 2   .875 25 – 6   .806
Green Bay † 13 – 3   .813 24 – 7   .774
Eastern Illinois 10 – 6   .625 17 – 12   .586
Cleveland State 8 – 8   .500 12 – 16   .429
Northern Iowa 8 – 8   .500 13 – 19   .406
Western Illinois 6 – 10   .375 13 – 15   .464
Akron 6 – 10   .375 15 – 13   .536
UIC 5 – 11   .313 15 – 15   .500
Valparaiso 2 – 14   .125 5 – 22   .185
† 1991 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Dick Bennett. They were the champions of the Mid-Continent Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid in the 1991 NCAA tournament, the school's second ever appearance in the tournament. As the 12 seed in the West region, the Phoenix fell to Michigan State in the opening round, 60–58.

Roster

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1990–91 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 25 Tony Bennett 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
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 Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1990*
 at Austin Peay W 67–61  1–0
 Dunn Center (2,873)
Clarksville, Tennessee
Nov 27, 1990*
 San Francisco State W 91–59  2–0
 Brown County Arena (4,076)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 1, 1990*
 Boise State W 67–59  3–0
 Brown County Arena (5,174)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 4, 1990*
 at Colorado W 83–78  4–0
 Coors Events/Conference Center (4,113)
Boulder, Colorado
Dec 8, 1990*
 at Clemson L 68–75  4–1
 Littlejohn Coliseum (5,000)
Clemson, South Carolina
Dec 1, 1990*
 SIU Edwardsville W 69–52  5–1
 Brown County Arena (5,207)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 22, 1990*
 at DePaul
Old Style Classic 		W 57–56  6–1
 Rosemont Horizon (9,000)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 23, 1990*
 vs. Southern Illinois
Old Style Classic 		L 64–70  6–2
 Rosemont Horizon (9,269)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 29, 1990*
 Central Michigan W 67–59 OT 7–2
 Brown County Arena (5,347)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Jan 2, 1991*
 No. 19 Nebraska L 63–70  7–3
 Brown County Arena (5,937)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Jan 5, 1991
 at Western Illinois W 70–63  8–3
(1–0) 		Western Hall (1,921)
Macomb, Illinois
Jan 7, 1991
 at Northern Iowa W 59–58  9–3
(2–0) 		UNI-Dome (4,266)
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 12, 1991
 Eastern Illinois W 72–62  10–3
(3–0) 		Brown County Arena (5,733)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Jan 14, 1991
 Valparaiso L 55–58  10–4
(3–1) 		Brown County Arena (4,857)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Jan 19, 1991
 at Northern Illinois W 63–57  11–4
(4–1) 		Chick Evans Field House (6,060)
DeKalb, Illinois
Jan 21, 1991*
 at Chicago State W 87–83  12–4
 Dickens Athletic Center (200)
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 26, 1991
 at Cleveland State W 72–64  13–5
(5–2) 		Woodling Gym (2,899)
Cleveland, Ohio
Jan 29, 1991
 at Akron L 48–50  12–5
(4–2) 		Brown County Arena (4,817)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 2, 1991
 Western Illinois W 77–50  14–5
(6–2) 		Brown County Arena (5,710)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 4, 1991*
 Northern Iowa W 72–67  15–5
(7–2) 		Brown County Arena (4,977)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 9, 1991
 at Eastern Illinois L 56–63  15–6
(7–3) 		Lantz Arena (4,233)
Charleston, Illinois
Feb 12, 1991
 UIC W 63–53  16–6
(8–3) 		Brown County Arena (4,847)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 16, 1991
 Northern Illinois W 61–53  17–6
(9–3) 		Brown County Arena (6,279)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 20, 1991
 at UIC W 89–81 OT 18–6
(10–3) 		UIC Pavilion (1,104)
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 23, 1991
 Akron W 61–52  19–6
(11–3) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (2,135)
Akron, Ohio
Feb 25, 1991
 Cleveland State W 73–62  20–6
(12–3) 		Brown County Arena (5,847)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 28, 1991
 at Valparaiso W 69–64  21–6
(13–3) 		Athletics-Recreation Center (1,865)
Valparaiso, Indiana
Mid-Continent Conference tournament
Mar 3, 1991*
 (2) (7) Akron
Quarterfinal 		W 85–61  22–6
 Brown County Arena (6,117)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Mar 4, 1991*
 (2) (3) Eastern Illinois
Semifinal 		W 63–54  23–6
 Brown County Arena (6,187)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Mar 5, 1991*
 (2) (1) Northern Illinois
Championship Game 		W 56–39  24–6
 Brown County Arena (6,197)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1991*
 (12 W) vs. (5 W) Michigan State
First Round 		L 58–60[2]  24–7
 McKale Center (13,367)
Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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[5] Sources:[1] [2]

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "1990-91 Men's Basketball Roster". Wisconsin–Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Spartans Turn It On In Last 3 Minutes". New York Times. March 16, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "1990–91 Green Bay Phoenix Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "1990-91 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wisconsin–Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Green Bay Basketball Program History and Record Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
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