1990–91 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

1990–91 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record11–19 (6–12 Big West)
Head coach
  • Bill Mulligan (11th season)
Home arenaBren Events Center
Seasons
1990–91 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UNLV 18 – 0   1.000 34 – 1   .971
No. 15 New Mexico State 15 – 3   .833 23 – 6   .793
Pacific 9 – 9   .500 14 – 15   .483
UC Santa Barbara 8 – 10   .444 14 – 15   .483
Utah State 8 – 10   .444 11 – 17   .393
Cal State Fullerton 7 – 11   .389 14 – 14   .500
Fresno State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 16   .467
Long Beach State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 17   .393
UC Irvine 6 – 12   .333 11 – 19   .367
San Jose State 5 – 13   .278 7 – 20   .259
† 1991 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1990–91 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by eleventh year head coach Bill Mulligan and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West. They finished the season 11–19, 6–12 in Big West play. On 14 February 1991, Mulligan announced that he will resign as head coach at the end of the season.[1]

Previous season

The 1989–90 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 5–23, their worst in school history until that point, and 3–15 in Big West play.

Roster

1990–91 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C Cornelius Banks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 So
C Ricky Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr
F Jeff Herdman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr
F Gabe Higa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Fr
G David Hollaway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Jr
F Khari Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Fr
F Craig Marshall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So
C Don May 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Jr
G Dylan Rigdon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So
F Elgin Rogers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr
C Rick Swanwick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Fr
F Jeff Von Lutzow 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 So
Head coach

Bill Mulligan

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 19, 2017

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Season
November 23, 1990*
 vs. No. 11 UCLA
Great Alaska Shootout 		L 101–134  0–1
 Sullivan Arena (9,947)
Anchorage, AK
November 24, 1990*
 vs. Texas Tech
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 96–81  1–1
 Sullivan Arena (5,443)
Anchorage, AK
November 25, 1990*
 vs. Siena
Great Alaska Shootout 		L 108–119  1–2
 Sullivan Arena (2,300)
Anchorage, AK
November 30, 1990*
 Idaho State
Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic 		W 96–82  2–2
 Bren Events Center (2,368)
Irvine, CA
December 1, 1990*
 Bradley
Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic 		W 94–85  3–2
 Bren Events Center (2,571)
Irvine, CA
December 8, 1990*
 Utah L 80–97  3–3
 Bren Events Center (1,246)
Irvine, CA
December 11, 1990*
 at Maryland L 79–93  3–4
 Cole Field House (7,263)
College Park, MD
December 15, 1990*
 at San Diego State L 73–87  3–5
 Peterson Gym (1,384)
San Diego, CA
December 19, 1990*
 at Stanford L 87–117  3–6
 Maples Pavilion (2,250)
Stanford, CA
December 22, 1990*
 California W 98–88  4–6
 Bren Events Center (3,126)
Irvine, CA
December 28, 1990*
 vs. Alabama State
Dr. Pepper Classic 		W 102–98  5–6
 UTC Arena (4,825)
Chattanooga, TN
December 29, 1990*
 at Chattanooga
Dr. Pepper Classic 		L 68–88  5–7
 UTC Arena (5,129)
Chattanooga, TN
Conference Season
January 2, 1991
 at Utah State L 88–111  5–8
(0–1) 		Smith Spectrum (6,314)
Logan, UT
January 4, 1991
 at San Jose W 97–88  6–8
(1–1) 		Event Center Arena (1,542)
San Jose, CA
January 7, 1991
 Pacific L 87–108  6–9
(1–2) 		Bren Events Center (1,907)
Irvine, CA
January 9, 1991
 Fresno State W 105–82  7–9
(2–2) 		Bren Events Center (2,158)
Irvine, CA
January 11, 1991
 at Long Beach State L 63–66  7–10
(2–3) 		Gold Mine (1,779)
Long Beach, CA
January 17, 1991
 No. 1 UNLV L 76–117  7–11
(2–4) 		Bren Events Center (5,005)
Irvine, CA
January 19, 1991
 at UC Santa Barbara L 81–83  7–12
(2–5) 		UC Santa Barbara Events Center (5,378)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 21, 1991
 at No. 21 New Mexico State L 60–77  7–13
(2–6) 		Pan American Center (9,148)
Las Cruces, NM
January 26, 1991
 Cal State Fullerton W 92–87  8–13
(3–6) 		Bren Events Center (2,267)
Irvine, CA
January 31, 1991
 at Fresno State L 75–88  8–14
(3–7) 		Selland Arena (9,714)
Fresno, CA
February 2, 1991
 at Pacific L 65–75  8–15
(3–8) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (2,871)
Stockton, CA
February 7, 1991
 Long Beach State L 60–72  8–16
(3–9) 		Bren Events Center (1,412)
Irvine, CA
February 9, 1991
 No. 16 New Mexico State L 65–73  8–17
(3–10) 		Bren Events Center (2,552)
Irvine, CA
February 16, 1991
 UC Santa Barbara L 60–69  8–18
(3–11) 		Bren Events Center (2,816)
Irvine, CA
February 21, 1991
 Cal State Fullerton W 96–92  9–18
(4–11) 		Titan Gym (2,021)
Fullerton, CA
February 23, 1991
 at No. 1 UNLV L 86–114  9–19
(4–12) 		Thomas & Mack Center (19,826)
Paradise, NV
February 28, 1991
 San Jose State W 86–81 OT 10–19
(5–12) 		Bren Events Center (1,123)
Irvine, CA
March 2, 1991
 Utah State W 109–107  11–19
(6–12) 		Bren Events Center (2,261)
Irvine, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Norwood, Robyn (February 14, 1991). "Mulligan Era to End at UC Irvine : College basketball: Coach resigns in disappointment, with only eight victories so far this season after 5-23 last year". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Final 1991 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved September 21, 2017.