1990–91 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1990–91 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his sixth year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This was Arkansas's final season in the Southwest Conference. The school joined the Southeastern Conference the next season. The Hogs won their third straight, and final, SWC regular season and conference tournament championships. Arkansas was the #1 seed in the Southeast Regional of the NCAA tournament, and defeated Georgia State, Arizona State,^[1] and Alabama, before losing to the Kansas Jayhawks in the Elite Eight.

1990–91 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
SWC tournament champions SWC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	34–4 (15–1 SWC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Anderson Scott Edgar
Home arena	Barnhill Arena
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Arkansas †	15	–	1		.938			34	–	4		.895
No. 23 Texas	13	–	3		.813			23	–	9		.719
Houston	10	–	6		.625			18	–	11		.621
TCU	9	–	7		.563			18	–	10		.643
Rice	9	–	7		.563			16	–	14		.533
SMU	6	–	10		.375			12	–	17		.414
Baylor	4	–	12		.250			12	–	15		.444
Texas Tech	4	–	12		.250			8	–	23		.258
Texas A&M	2	–	14		.125			8	–	21		.276
† 1991 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1990–91 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 Todd Day 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee G 11 Lee Mayberry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Tulsa, Oklahoma C 25 Oliver Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Fort Worth, Texas F 35 Isaiah Morris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Richmond, Virginia F 31 Ron Huery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Memphis, Tennessee G 20 Arlyn Bowers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee F 34 Roosevelt Wallace 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Cleveland, Ohio G 14 Ernie Murray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr Wabbaseka, Arkansas F 23 Ken Biley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Pine Bluff, Arkansas F 33 Clyde Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Memphis, Tennessee C 44 Shawn Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Maud, Texas G/F 21 Darrell Hawkins     6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Prairie View, Texas G 22 Davor Rimac   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Zagreb, Croatia G 15 Shawn Perceful (DNP, W) — — Fayetteville, Arkansas G/F 3 Warren Linn   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Tulsa, Oklahoma F 24 Ray Biggers   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Houston, Texas	Head coach Nolan Richardson (UTEP) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2022 01 22

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition Games
November 8, 1990*		Arkansas Express	W 82-69	0–0	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
November 11, 1990*		Czechoslovakia	W 110-52	0–0	Barton Coliseum  Little Rock, AR
Regular season
Nov 14, 1990*	No. 2	Vanderbilt Preseason NIT	W 107–70	1–0	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Nov 16, 1990*	No. 2	No. 15 Oklahoma Preseason NIT (Quarterfinals)	W 110–88	2–0	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Nov 21, 1990*	No. 2	vs. No. 6 Duke Preseason NIT (Semifinals)	W 98–88^[4]	3–0	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
Nov 23, 1990*	No. 2	vs. No. 3 Arizona Preseason NIT (Championship)	L 77–89^[5]	3–1	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
Nov 27, 1990*	No. 3	Mississippi College	W 96–57	4–1	Pine Bluff Convention Center  Pine Bluff, AR
Dec 1, 1990*	No. 3	Kansas State	W 112–88	5–1	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Dec 5, 1990*	No. 3	Louisiana Tech	W 114–97	6–1	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Dec 8, 1990*	No. 3	at Missouri	W 95–82	7–1	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
Dec 11, 1990*	No. 2	South Alabama	W 101–91	8–1	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Dec 22, 1990*	No. 2	at Oregon	W 71–68	9–1	McArthur Court  Eugene, OR
Dec 29, 1990*	No. 2	Jackson State	W 126–88	10–1	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Dec 31, 1990*	No. 2	Northeast Louisiana	W 114–92	11–1	Pine Bluff Convention Center  Pine Bluff, AR
Jan 2, 1991*	No. 2	at Rice	W 86–62	12–1 (1–0)	Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, TX
Jan 6, 1991*	No. 2	Houston	W 95–79	13–1 (2–0)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Jan 10, 1991*	No. 2	Texas	W 101–89	14–1 (3–0)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Jan 12, 1991*	No. 2	at Texas Tech	W 113–86	15–1 (4–0)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  Lubbock, TX
Jan 15, 1991*	No. 2	at TCU	W 93–73	16–1 (5–0)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, TX
Jan 19, 1991*	No. 2	SMU	W 98–70	17–1 (6–0)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Jan 21, 1991*	No. 2	at Florida State	W 109–92	18–1	Donald L. Tucker Center  Tallahassee, FL
Jan 23, 1991*	No. 2	Texas A&M	W 113–88	19–1 (7–0)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Jan 26, 1991*	No. 2	at Baylor	W 73–68	20–1 (8–0)	Ferrell Center  Waco, TX
Jan 30, 1991*	No. 2	UAB	W 104–72	21–1	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Feb 2, 1991*	No. 2	Rice	W 100–87	22–1 (9–0)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Feb 7, 1991	No. 2	at Houston	W 81–74	23–1 (10–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, TX
Feb 10, 1991*	No. 2	No. 1 UNLV	L 105–112^[6]	23–2	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Feb 13, 1991*	No. 3	Texas Tech	W 87–69	24–2 (11–0)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Feb 16, 1991*	No. 3	TCU	W 97–61	25–2 (12–0)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Feb 20, 1991*	No. 3	at SMU	W 79–70	26–2 (13–0)	Moody Coliseum  Dallas, TX
Feb 23, 1991*	No. 3	at Texas A&M	W 111–72	27–2 (14–0)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, TX
Feb 26, 1991	No. 3	Baylor	W 106–74	28–2 (15–0)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, AR
Mar 3, 1991	No. 3	at No. 23 Texas	L 86–99	28–3 (15–1)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
SWC Tournament
Mar 8, 1991*	No. 5	vs. Texas A&M SWC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 108–61	29–3	Reunion Arena  Dallas, TX
Mar 9, 1991*	No. 5	vs. Rice SWC Tournament Semifinal	W 109–80	30–3	Reunion Arena  Dallas, TX
Mar 10, 1991*	No. 5	vs. No. 23 Texas SWC tournament championship	W 120–89^[7]	31–3	Reunion Arena  Dallas, TX
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(1 SE) No. 2	vs. (16 SE) Georgia State First round	W 117–76	32–3	Omni Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
Mar 17, 1991*	(1 SE) No. 2	vs. (8 SE) Arizona State Second Round	W 97–90	33–3	Omni Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
Mar 21, 1991*	(1 SE) No. 2	vs. (4 SE) No. 19 Alabama Regional semifinal	W 93–70^[8]	34–3	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
Mar 23, 1991*	(1 SE) No. 2	vs. (3 SE) No. 12 Kansas Regional Final	L 81–93^[9]	34–4	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

Sources^[10][11]

Rankings

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	5	2
Coaches	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	6	2

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Awards and honors

• Todd Day – Second-Team AP All-American, SWC co-Player of the Year
• Lee Mayberry – Honorable Mention AP All-American
• Oliver Miller – Honorable Mention AP All-American, SWC co-Player of the Year
• Nolan Richardson – SWC Coach of the Year

References

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