1990–91 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight tournament title. Ineligible to participate in the NCAA Tournament, the Tigers finished with an overall record of 20–10 (8–6 Big Eight).

1990–91 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big Eight tournament champions
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	20–10 (8–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (24th season)
Assistant coach	Bob Sundvold
Home arena	Hearnes Center
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Oklahoma State	10	–	4		.714			24	–	8		.750
No. 12 Kansas	10	–	4		.714			27	–	8		.771
No. 11 Nebraska	9	–	5		.643			26	–	8		.765
Missouri †	8	–	6		.571			20	–	10		.667
Iowa State	6	–	8		.429			12	–	19		.387
Oklahoma	5	–	9		.357			20	–	15		.571
Colorado	5	–	9		.357			19	–	14		.576
Kansas State	3	–	11		.214			13	–	15		.464
† 1991 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 1, 1991 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1990–91 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Jevon Crudup 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Kansas City, Missouri PG 15 Melvin Booker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Moss Point, Mississippi F 34 Doug Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan G 44 Anthony Peeler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Kansas City, Missouri	Head coach Norm Stewart (Missouri) 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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1990*	No. 23	at Rutgers	L 60–68	0–1	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Nov 29, 1990*	No. 23	Florida A&M	W 81–52	1–1	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Dec 1, 1990*	No. 23	Oregon	W 65–58	2–1	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Dec 4, 1990*		at Creighton	L 68–74	2–2	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 8, 1990*		No. 3 Arkansas	L 82–95	2–3	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Dec 12, 1990*		at Bradley	W 76–60	3–3	Carver Arena  Peoria, Illinois
Dec 19, 1990*		vs. Illinois Braggin' Rights	L 81–84	3–4	St. Louis Arena (17,253) St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 5, 1991		Oklahoma State	W 80–79 ^OT	7–4 (1–0)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Jan 19, 1991		at Kansas Border War	L 64–91	11–5	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 26, 1991 3:00 p.m.		Iowa State	W 82–78	13–5	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Jan 30, 1991		at No. 11 Nebraska	L 75–89	13–6	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 16, 1991		at No. 21 Oklahoma State	L 56–71	14–9	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 20, 1991		No. 14 Nebraska	W 91–71	15–9	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Feb 23, 1991 1:00 p.m.		at Iowa State	L 76–89	15–10	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Mar 2, 1991		Colorado	W 76–51	16–10 (8–6)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Mar 4, 1991*		Notre Dame	W 84–54	17–10	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Big Eight Conference tournament
Mar 8, 1991* 12:10 p.m.		vs. Iowa State Big Eight tournament Quarterfinal	W 97–81	18–10	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 9, 1991*		vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State Big Eight tournament Semifinal	W 94–92 ^2OT	19–10	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 10, 1991*		vs. No. 13 Nebraska Big Eight tournament championship	W 90–82	20–10	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Rankings

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

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Awards

• Doug Smith – Big Eight Player of the Year, All-American

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References

1. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
2. 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved March 28, 2020.