1990–91 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Bill Frieder, in his 2nd season, and played their home games at the ASU Activity Center in Tempe, Arizona.

1990–91 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	20–10 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bill Frieder (2nd season)
Home arena	ASU Activity Center
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Arizona	14	–	4		.778			28	–	7		.800
No. 16 UCLA	11	–	7		.611			23	–	9		.719
Arizona State	10	–	8		.556			20	–	10		.667
USC	10	–	8		.556			19	–	10		.655
Stanford	8	–	10		.444			20	–	13		.606
Washington State	8	–	10		.444			16	–	12		.571
Oregon State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	14		.500
Oregon	8	–	10		.444			13	–	15		.464
California	8	–	10		.444			13	–	15		.464
Washington	5	–	13		.278			14	–	14		.500
As of April 15, 1991^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1990–91 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F Jamal Faulkner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Christ the King HS Brooklyn, NY G 44 Stevin Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr H. Grady Spruce HS Dallas, TX C 50 Isaac Austin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Las Plumas HS Reedley College Oroville, CA	Head coach Bill Frieder (Michigan) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 23, 1990*		Kansas	W 70–68	1–0	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Nov 24, 1990*		Southern Methodist	W 89–79	2–0	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Nov 29, 1990*		Northern Arizona	W 118–77	3–0	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Dec 1, 1990*		Drake	L 93–94	3–1	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Dec 5, 1990*		New Mexico	W 59–54	4–1	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Dec 12, 1990*		at Brigham Young	W 82–74	5–1	Marriott Center  Provo, Utah
Dec 21, 1990*		Southern Utah	W 100–71	6–1	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Dec 22, 1990*		Montana State	W 107–74	7–1	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Dec 28, 1990*		Penn	W 94–62	8–1	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Dec 29, 1990*		Texas	W 89–82	9–1	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Pac-10 Regular Season
Jan 3, 1991		at Washington State	L 86–95	9–2 (0–1)	Friel Court  Pullman, Washington
Jan 10, 1991		No. 7 UCLA	L 68–82	10–3 (1–2)	ASU Activity Center (12,762) Tempe, Arizona
Jan 12, 1991		USC	W 84–80 ^OT	11–3 (2–2)	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Jan 17, 1991		No. 6 Arizona	L 71–74	11–4 (2–3)	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Feb 7, 1991		at No. 14 UCLA	L 44–64	13–7	Pauley Pavilion (11,213) Los Angeles, California
Feb 9, 1991		at USC	W 88–83	14–7	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Feb 13, 1991		at No. 6 Arizona	L 50–71	14–8	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Mar 9, 1991		Oregon State	W 84–69	19–9 (10–8)	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(8 SE)	vs. (9 SE) Rutgers First Round	W 79–76^[2]	20–9	The Omni  Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 17, 1991*	(8 SE)	vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Arkansas Second Round	L 90–97^[3]	20–10	The Omni  Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

Source:^[4][5]

References

1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
2. "Arizona St. Rallies To Beat Rutgers". New York Times. March 16, 1991. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
3. "After Fast Start, No. 2 Arkansas Survives a Fight to the Finish". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1991. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
4. "1990–91 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
5. "Sun Devil Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Records/Postseason". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2021.