1990–91 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1990-91 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Tommy Joe Eagles, who was in his second season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 13–16, 5–13 in SEC play, good for seventh in the conference. They defeated LSU to advance to the second round of the SEC tournament where they lost to Alabama.^[2]

1990–91 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	13–16 (5–13 SEC)
Head coach	Tommy Joe Eagles (2nd season)
Captains	Zane Arnold (2nd year) John Caylor (1st year)
Home arena	Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Kentucky	14	–	4		.778			22	–	6		.786
No. 21 Mississippi State	13	–	5		.722			20	–	9		.690
No. 22 LSU	13	–	5		.722			20	–	10		.667
No. 19 Alabama †	12	–	6		.667			23	–	10		.697
Vanderbilt	11	–	7		.611			17	–	13		.567
Georgia	9	–	9		.500			17	–	13		.567
Florida	7	–	11		.389			11	–	17		.393
Auburn	5	–	13		.278			13	–	16		.448
Ole Miss	3	–	15		.167			9	–	19		.321
Tennessee	3	–	15		.167			12	–	22		.353
† 1991 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The team's newest key addition was freshman guard Wesley Person, younger brother of former Auburn and NBA star Chuck Person. Person attended high school in Brantley, Alabama like his brother. Person averaged 15.4 points per game, second on the team to Ronnie Battle.

Roster

1990–91 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 22 John Caylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Morristown West High School Talbott, Tennessee G 14 Reggie Gallon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So Miami Edison High School Miami, Florida G 11 Wesley Person 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr Brantley High School Brantley, Alabama G 21 Ronnie Battle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So Chavala High School Pittsview, Alabama G 3 Champ Wrencher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So Ramsey High School Birmingham, Alabama G 15 Larry Patrick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Polk Community College West Palm Beach, Florida F 44 Chris Brandt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Auburn High School Auburn, Alabama F 31 Richard Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr Pratt Community College Chicago, Florida F 40 Zane Arnold 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr Parker High School Birmingham, Alabama G 21 Cameron Boozer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr Lanett High School Lanett, Alabama G 34 Robert McKie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Miami Carol City Miami, Florida G 45 Chuck Simms 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr Redan High School Decatur, Georgia	Head coach Tommy Joe Eagles Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

References

1. sports-reference.com 1990-91 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
2. "1990-91 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 9, 2016.