1990–91 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

1990–91 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–20
Head coach
Assistant coachFran McCaffery (3rd season)
CaptainTim Singleton
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 DePaul - -   20 9   .690
Wright State - -   19 9   .679
Milwaukee - -   18 10   .643
Southern Utah - -   16 12   .571
Missouri–Kansas City - -   15 14   .517
Youngstown State - -   12 16   .429
Brooklyn - -   11 16   .407
Notre Dame - -   12 20   .375
Miami (FL) - -   9 19   .321
Southeastern Louisiana - -   9 19   .321
Cal State Northridge - -   8 20   .286
Florida International - -   6 22   .214
Liberty - -   5 23   .179
Chicago State - -   4 24   .143
Nicholls State - -   3 25   .107
Northeastern Illinois - -   2 25   .074
US International - -   2 26   .071
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1990-91 college basketball season. It was the final season with Digger Phelps as head coach of the Irish.

Roster

1990–91 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
PG 12 Elmer Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Bellaire, Texas
PF 20 LaPhonso Ellis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr East St. Louis, Illinois
C 43 Keith Tower 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
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
November 14
no, no
Fordham W 56–46  1-0
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
November 16
no, no
Iowa W 77–68  2-0
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
November 21
no, no
vs. No. 3/NR Arizona L 61–91  2-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
November 23
no, no
vs. No. 8/NR Duke L 77–85  2-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
November 28
no, no
No. 10/11 Indiana L 67–70  2-3
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 1
no, no
vs. Kentucky
Big Four Classic
L 90–98  2-4
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
December 3
no, no
at Butler L 77–91  2-5
 
Indianapolis, IN
December 8
no, no
at No. 8/7T UCLA L 91–99  2-6
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 12
no, no
USC L 95–105  2-7
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 22
no, no
Portland W 84–61  3-7
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 2
no, no
Valparaiso W 66–50  4-7
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 5
no, no
vs. No. 7/7 North Carolina L 47–82  4-8
 
East Rutherford, NJ
January 10
no, no
at Wichita State L 50–60  4-9
 
Wichita, KS
January 12
no, no
at Miami (FL) W 60–52  5-9
 
Miami, FL
January 15
no, no
at West Virginia W 84–70  6-9
 
Morgantown, WV
January 17
no, no
Marquette W 80–73  7-9
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 22
no, no
Rutgers L 52–62  7-10
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 26
no, no
No. 18/21 Virginia L 67–68  7-11
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 29
no, no
at Dayton W 73–67  8-11
 
Dayton, OH
January 31
no, no
Boston College L 77–79  8-12
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 2
no, no
No. 7/7 Duke L 77–90  8-13
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 6
no, no
La Salle W 84–68  9-13
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 9
no, no
No. 7/8 Syracuse L 69–70  9-14
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 12
no, no
at Marquette W 63–62  10-14
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 16
no, no
vs. Temple L 46–70  10-15
Hershey Arena 
Hershey, PA
February 18
no, no
Creighton L 67–90  10-16
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 20
no, no
DePaul W 80–77 OT 11-16
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 23
no, no
at No. 18/16 St. John's L 55–57  11-17
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 26
no, no
Dayton W 92–87 OT 12-17
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
March 2
no, no
at Louisville L 59–65  12-18
 
Louisville, KY
March 4
no, no
at Missouri L 54–84  12-19
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
March 9
no, no
at DePaul L 56–80  12-20
 
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/UPI Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ 2012-13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball media guide.