1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	21–12 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Brian Ellerbe (1st season); Tom Perrin (4th season); Dennis Wolff (1st season);
Home arena	University Hall
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Duke	11	–	3	.786	32	–	7	.821
No. 4 North Carolina †	10	–	4	.714	29	–	6	.829
Wake Forest	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
NC State	8	–	6	.571	20	–	11	.645
Georgia Tech	6	–	8	.429	17	–	13	.567
Virginia	6	–	8	.429	21	–	12	.636
Maryland	5	–	9	.357	16	–	12	.571
Clemson	2	–	12	.143	11	–	17	.393

† 1991 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Jeff Jones. The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the West region. They were defeated in the opening round by BYU, 61–48. The Cavaliers finished with a record of 21–12 (6–8 ACC).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	Terry Kirby	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Tabb, Virginia
G	5	Bernie Floriani	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	153 lb (69 kg)	Sr	Dover, Delaware
G	10	Anthony Oliver	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Faison, North Carolina
G	11	Doug Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Fayetteville, Tennessee
F	12	Kenny Turner	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	15	Chris Havlicek	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Weston, Massachusetts
G/F	20	Bryant Stith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Emporia, Virginia
G	21	Derrick Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	Fr	Plainfield, New Jersey
G	22	John Crotty	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Orange, New Jersey
G	23	Blair Ford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	So	Atlanta, Georgia
G/F	24	Dirk Katstra	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Stilwell, Kansas
F	30	Matt Blundin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Ridley Township, Pennsylvania
G	31	Bobby Graves	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Herndon, Virginia
F/C	42	Ted Jeffries	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	So	Bowie, Maryland
F	44	Corey Stewart	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Hampton, Virginia
F/C	52	Shawn Wilson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Fr	Franklin, Tennessee

Head coach

Jeff Jones

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Ellerbe
Tom Perrin
Dennis Wolff

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source^[1]^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1990*	No. 18	vs. Siena Great Alaska Shootout	W 80–77	1–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 24, 1990*	No. 18	vs. South Carolina Great Alaska Shootout	W 65–59	2–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1990*	No. 18	vs. No. 11 UCLA Great Alaska Shootout	L 74–89	2–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1990*	No. 16	New Orleans	L 55–60	2–2	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 1, 1990*	No. 16	Winthrop	W 93–47	3–2	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 3, 1990*	No. 21	vs. No. 13 Pittsburgh	W 84–80	4–2	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Dec 8, 1990*	No. 21	Vanderbilt	W 70–56	5–2	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 20, 1990*	No. 19	at Marshall	W 74–60	6–2	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 29, 1990*	No. 19	at Minnesota	W 79–72	7–2	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 2, 1991*	No. 18	at Marquette	W 94–88	8–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 5, 1991	No. 18	No. 8 Duke	W 81–64	9–2 (1–0)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 8, 1991	No. 13	at Clemson	W 82–78	10–2 (2–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 12, 1991	No. 13	No. 5 North Carolina	L 86–89	10–3 (2–1)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 16, 1991	No. 14	at Maryland	W 76–62	11–3 (3–1)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 19, 1991	No. 14	at Georgia Tech	L 51–78	11–4 (3–2)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 21, 1991*	No. 18	Davidson	W 71–47	12–4	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 23, 1991*	No. 18	vs. Virginia Tech	W 86–61	13–4
Jan 26, 1991*	No. 18	at Notre Dame	W 68–67	14–4	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 29, 1991	No. 15	NC State	W 104–72	15–4 (4–2)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 2, 1991	No. 15	Wake Forest	W 83–80	16–4 (5–2)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 4, 1991*	No. 11	Radford	W 87–54	17–4	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 7, 1991	No. 11	at No. 6 Duke	L 74–86	17–5 (5–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Feb 9, 1991	No. 11	at No. 9 North Carolina	L 58–77	17–6 (5–4)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 10, 1991	No. 11	at Wake Forest	L 66–74	17–7 (5–5)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 13, 1991*	No. 19	Fairfield	W 84–52	18–7	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 16, 1991	No. 19	Clemson	W 57–47	19–7 (6–5)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 19, 1991	No. 20	Georgia Tech	L 60–73	19–8 (6–6)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 23, 1991	No. 20	at NC State	L 76–83	19–9 (6–7)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1991*	No. 25	Towson	W 72–49	20–9	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 2, 1991	No. 25	Maryland	L 74–78	20–10 (6–8)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 1991*		vs. Wake Forest ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 70–66	21–10	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 9, 1991*		vs. No. 7 North Carolina ACC Tournament Semifinal	L 71–76	21–11	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1991*	(7 W)	vs. (10 W) BYU First Round	L 48–61	21–12	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern time.

Source:^[3]

Rankings

References

^ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 306.
^ "1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ "YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[roster-1] Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 306.

[2] "1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[boxscores-3] "YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

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