1990–91 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Appearance
1990–91 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball | |
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MCC Regular season champions MCC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
Record | 22–10 (11–3 MCC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Dino Gaudio (4th season) |
Home arena | Cincinnati Gardens |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (IL) | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Mercy | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1991 MCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1990–91 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1990–91 season. Led by head coach Pete Gillen, the Musketeers finished with a 22–10 record (11–3 MCC), won the MCC regular season and conference tournament titles, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the #14 seed in the Midwest region. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers defeated #3 seed Nebraska,[1] then lost to #11 seed Connecticut in the second round.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 24, 1990* |
Mount St. Mary's | W 103–96 | 1–0 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Nov 26, 1990* |
Bethune-Cookman | W 82–56 | 2–0 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Nov 28, 1990* |
Ball State | L 94–100 | 2–1 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 1, 1990* |
at Canisius | W 62–59 | 3–1 |
Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York | |||||||
Dec 5, 1990* |
Loyola (MD) | W 87–68 | 4–1 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 8, 1990* |
Miami (OH) | L 95–100 | 4–2 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 22, 1990* |
Winthrop | W 83–53 | 5–2 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 30, 1990 |
Detroit | W 91–66 | 6–2 (1–0) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 2, 1991* |
New Hampshire | W 75–54 | 7–2 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 5, 1991* |
at Fordham | L 74–87 | 7–3 |
Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York | |||||||
Jan 10, 1991 |
at Marquette | W 98–93 | 8–3 (2–0) |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
Jan 12, 1991 |
at Loyola (IL) | W 81–74 | 9–3 (3–0) |
Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 14, 1991* |
UMass | W 71–66 | 10–3 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 17, 1991 |
Evansville | W 100–85 | 11–3 (4–0) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 19, 1991 |
Saint Louis | L 56–58 | 11–4 (4–1) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 24, 1991 |
at Detroit | W 69–67 | 12–4 (5–1) |
Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan | |||||||
Jan 26, 1991* |
at South Florida | L 88–92 | 12–5 |
Sun Dome Tampa, Florida | |||||||
Jan 30, 1991* |
at Cincinnati | L 56–69 | 12–6 |
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 2, 1991 |
at Saint Louis | L 74–95 | 12–7 (5–2) |
Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
Feb 7, 1991 |
Marquette | W 71–66 | 13–7 (6–2) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 9, 1991 |
Loyola (IL) | W 87–74 | 14–7 (7–2) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 12, 1991 |
Butler | W 80–73 | 15–7 (8–2) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 14, 1991 |
at Evansville | W 69–56 | 16–7 (9–2) |
Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 17, 1991 |
at Dayton | L 79–83 | 16–8 (9–3) |
UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 19, 1991 |
at Wright State | L 83–91 | 16–9 |
Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 23, 1991 |
at Butler | W 105–93 | 17–9 (10–3) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
Mar 2, 1991 |
Dayton | W 102–79 | 18–9 (11–3) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 1991* |
(1) | vs. (8) Detroit Quarterfinals |
W 66–59 | 19–9 |
UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
Mar 8, 1991* |
(1) | at (4) Dayton Semifinals |
W 90–71 | 20–9 |
UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
Mar 9, 1991* |
(1) | vs. (2) Saint Louis Championship |
W 81–65 | 21–9 |
UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1991* |
(14 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 11 Nebraska First Round |
W 89–84[1] | 22–9 |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||
Mar 16, 1991* |
(14 MW) | vs. (11 MW) Connecticut Second Round |
L 50–66 | 22–10 |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Xavier 89, Nebraska 84". United Press International. March 15, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "1989-90 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "1990-91 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results".