1990–91 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
1990–91 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
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
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 .
[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
References
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