1990–91 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

1990–91 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 21
Record20–9 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachRick Stansbury (1st season)
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
← 1989–90
1991–92 →
1990–91 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
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 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Richard Williams, the Bulldogs finished with a 20–9 record (13–5 SEC) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the East region.[2]

Roster

1990–91 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 21 Cameron Burns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Flora, Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1990*
 Tennessee Tech W 109–76  1–0
 Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Nov 30, 1990*
 at Chattanooga W 76–70  2–0
 McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 4, 1990*
 at Jacksonville W 79–65  3–0
 Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 8, 1990*
 Ball State W 86–72  4–0
 Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 11, 1990*
 Eastern Kentucky W 94–67  5–0
 Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 18, 1990*
 Alcorn State W 120–65  6–0
 Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 22, 1990*
 at Drake W 82–80 OT 7–0
 Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 27, 1990*
 vs. No. 6 Ohio State
Palm Beach Classic 		L 80–82  7–1
  
West Palm Beach, Florida
Dec 28, 1990*
 vs. Miami (FL)
Palm Beach Classic 		L 67–74  7–2
  
West Palm Beach, Florida
SEC Regular Season
Jan 2, 1991
 at Tennessee W 70–65  8–2
(1–0) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 6, 1991
 Ole Miss W 84–80  9–2
(2–0) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 9, 1991
 at No. 11 Kentucky L 70–89  9–3
(2–1) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 12, 1991
 Vanderbilt W 85–62  10–3
(3–1) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 16, 1991
 Georgia L 73–81  10–4
(3–2) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 19, 1991
 at Florida L 82–85  10–5
(3–3) 		Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 23, 1991
 Alabama W 68–59  11–5
(4–3) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 26, 1991
 at Auburn W 84–64  12–5
(5–3) 		Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Jan 30, 1991
 at No. 14 LSU W 82–79  13–5
(6–3) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 2, 1991
 Tennessee W 95–68  14–5
(7–3) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 6, 1991
 at Vanderbilt L 70–91  14–6
(7–4) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 9, 1991
 No. 10 Kentucky W 83–82  15–6
(8–4) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 13, 1991
 No. 23 at Ole Miss W 84–77  16–6
(9–4) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 16, 1991
 No. 23 Georgia W 70–64  17–6
(10–4) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 20, 1991
 No. 21 Florida W 81–67  18–6
(11–4) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 23, 1991
 No. 21 at Alabama L 72–97  18–7
(11–5) 		Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 27, 1991
 No. 23 Auburn W 94–76  19–7
(12–5) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Mar 2, 1991
 No. 23 No. 18 LSU W 76–73  20–7
(13–5) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
SEC Tournament
Mar 8, 1991*
 No. 18 vs. Tennessee
SEC Tournament Quarterfinal 		L 70–87  20–8
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*
 (5 E) No. 21 vs. (12 E) Eastern Michigan
First Round 		L 56–76  20–9
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

Sources[3]

Rankings

Main article: 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1990-91 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "MSU Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). HailState.com.
  3. ^ "1990–91 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 23, 2020.