1990–91 LSU Tigers basketball team

1990–91 LSU Tigers basketball
1990–91 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southeast Conference
	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 22
Record	20–10 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach	Dale Brown (19th season);
Assistant coaches	Johnny Jones (7th season); Bob Starkey (1st season);
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
	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 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1990–91 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Roster

1990–91 LSU Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	24	Vernel Singleton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	S Natchez	Natchez, MS
F	32	Harold Boudreaux	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Jr	Cecilia HS	Arnaudville, LA
C	33	Shaquille O'Neal	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	So	Robert G. Cole	Newark, NJ
C	43	Geert Hammink	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So		Didam, Netherlands
F	44	Wayne Sims	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Sr	DeRidder HS	DeRidder, LA

Head coach

Dale Brown (Minot State)

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
Non-conference regular season
Nov 24, 1990*	No. 14	vs. Villanova Tip Off Classic	L 91–93	0–1	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA
Nov 26, 1990*	No. 14	SE Louisiana	W 117–68	1–1	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 30, 1990*	No. 20	No. 22 Texas	W 101–87	2–1	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 7, 1990*	No. 18	Chapman	W 101–68	3–1	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 8, 1990*	No. 18	No. 2 Arizona	W 92–82^[3]	4–1	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 18, 1990*	No. 10	Arkansas State	W 98–74	5–1	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 20, 1990*	No. 10	Loyola Marymount	W 122–114	6–1	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 22, 1990*	No. 10	at Illinois	L 96–102	6–2	Assembly Hall (14,824) Champaign, IL
Dec 29, 1990*	No. 15	Nicholls State	W 118–76	7–2	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
Jan 2, 1991	No. 14	Vanderbilt	W 87–70	8–2 (1–0)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 5, 1991	No. 14	at No. 16 Kentucky	L 80–93	8–3 (1–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
Jan 8, 1991	No. 20	Georgia	W 83–76	9–3 (2–1)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 12, 1991	No. 20	at Auburn	W 96–84	10–3 (3–1)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
Jan 15, 1991	No. 20	at Alabama	W 90–80	11–3 (4–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 19, 1991	No. 20	Ole Miss	W 87–71	12–3 (5–1)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 22, 1991	No. 16	at Tennessee	L 89–92	12–4 (5–2)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Jan 26, 1991	No. 16	Florida	W 76–66	13–4 (6–2)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 30, 1991	No. 14	Mississippi State	L 79–82	13–5 (6–3)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 2, 1991	No. 14	at Vanderbilt	L 59–63	13–6 (6–4)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Feb 5, 1991	No. 19	No. 10 Kentucky	W 107–88	14–6 (7–4)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 8, 1991	No. 19	at Georgia	W 89–86	15–6 (8–4)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Feb 10, 1991*	No. 19	at No. 6 Duke	L 70–88	15–7	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Feb 13, 1991	No. 20	Auburn	W 98–61	16–7 (9–4)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 17, 1991	No. 20	Alabama	W 88–81	17–7 (10–4)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 20, 1991	No. 19	at Ole Miss	W 89–78	18–7 (11–4)	C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Feb 23, 1991	No. 19	Tennessee	W 119–87	19–7 (12–4)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 27, 1991	No. 18	at Florida	W 79–66	20–7 (13–4)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
Mar 2, 1991	No. 18	at No. 23 Mississippi State	L 73–76	20–8 (13–5)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament
Mar 8, 1991*	No. 16	vs. Auburn	L 77–92	20–9	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
March 14* CBS	(6 MW) No. 22	vs. (11 MW) Connecticut NCAA Tournament First Round	L 62–79^[4]	20–10	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (25,348) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Shaquille O'Neal – SEC Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American

References

^ sports-reference.com 1990-91 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "1990-91 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
^ "L.S.U. Ends 7-0 Streak of No. 2 Arizona". New York Times. December 9, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "UConn Enjoys Laugher with 79". New York Times. March 15, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide Archived 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-Apr-24.
^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Apr-24.

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

[2] "1990-91 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

[3] "L.S.U. Ends 7-0 Streak of No. 2 Arizona". New York Times. December 9, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

[4] "UConn Enjoys Laugher with 79". New York Times. March 15, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

[5] 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide Archived 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-Apr-24.

[6] College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Apr-24.

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Culture & lore	Traditions Mike the Tiger Bengal Brass One & Done
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics