1990–91 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers led by third-year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at Lakefront Arena and played as a member of the American South Conference. They finished the season 23–8 (9–3 ASC) and tied for the regular season conference title with Arkansas State. New Orleans lost in championship game of the American South Conference tournament, but earned a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Southeast region. The Privateers would lose in the opening round to eventual National Runner-up Kansas, 55–49.

1990–91 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
American South Regional Season co-champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	American South Conference
Record	23–8 (9–3 ASC)
Head coach	Tim Floyd (3rd season)
Home arena	Lakefront Arena
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 American South Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Orleans	9	–	3		.750			23	–	8		.742
Arkansas State	9	–	3		.750			23	–	9		.719
Louisiana Tech †	8	–	4		.667			21	–	10		.677
Southwestern Louisiana	6	–	6		.500			21	–	10		.677
Lamar	4	–	8		.333			15	–	13		.536
UCF	3	–	9		.250			10	–	17		.370
Texas–Pan American	3	–	9		.250			7	–	21		.250
† 1991 American South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

1990–91 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown PF 21 Tank Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Pomona HS Pomona, CA F 32 Melvin Simon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Archbishop Shaw Harvey, Louisiana C 40 Ervin Johnson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Block HS Jonesville, LA	Head coach Tim Floyd (Louisiana Tech) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 1990*		at No. 15 Oklahoma	L 65–95	0–1	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 27, 1990*		Oklahoma State	L 64–74	0–2	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 30, 1990*		at No. 16 Virginia	W 60–55	1–2	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 4, 1990*		North Georgia	W 96–37	2–2	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 8, 1990*		Nicholls State	W 88–66	3–2	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 12, 1990*		Oregon State	W 68–64	4–2	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 15, 1990*		South Alabama	W 96–95	5–2	Kiefer Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 17, 1990*		Florida A&M	W 76–41	6–2	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 27, 1990*		at US International	W 98–58	7–2	Golden Hall  San Diego, California
Dec 29, 1990*		Grambling State	W 88–66	8–2	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 2, 1991*		Columbia	W 83–53	9–2	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 5, 1991		at Southwestern Louisiana	W 66–64	10–2 (1–0)	Cajundome  Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 6, 1991*		Coppin State	W 84–77	11–2	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 10, 1991		Arkansas State	W 66–51	12–2 (2–0)	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 12, 1991		at Louisiana Tech	W 72–68	13–2 (3–0)	Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, Louisiana
Jan 17, 1991		Lamar	W 76–66	14–2 (4–0)	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 19, 1991		Texas–Pan American	W 72–54	15–2 (5–0)	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 23, 1991	No. 24	UCF	W 72–64	16–2 (6–0)	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 25, 1991*	No. 24	UAB	W 81–70	17–2	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 28, 1991*	No. 22	at Tulane	L 83–84	17–3	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 30, 1991*	No. 22	Northeastern Illinois	W 83–51	18–3	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 2, 1991	No. 22	Southwestern Louisiana	W 69–60	19–3 (7–0)	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 6, 1991	No. 21	at Arkansas State	L 65–76	19–4 (7–1)	Convocation Center  Jonesboro, Arkansas
Feb 9, 1991	No. 21	Louisiana Tech	L 63–68	19–5 (7–2)	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 14, 1991		at Lamar	W 85–75	20–5 (8–2)	Montagne Center  Beaumont, Texas
Feb 16, 1991		at Texas–Pan American	L 67–73	20–6 (8–3)	UTPA Fieldhouse  Edinburg, Texas
Feb 21, 1991		at UCF	W 77–65	21–6 (9–3)	UCF Gym  Orlando, Florida
Feb 23, 1991*		at Nicholls State	W 67–52	22–6	Stopher Gymnasium  Thibodaux, Louisiana
American South Conference tournament
Mar 2, 1991*		Southwestern Louisiana Semifinal	W 78–73	23–6	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 3, 1991*		Louisiana Tech Championship Game	L 56–61	23–7	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1991*	(14 SE)	vs. (3 SE) No. 12 Kansas First Round	L 49–55	23–8	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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

Awards and honors

• Tank Collins – American South Men's Player of the Year

References

1. sports-reference.com 1990-91 American South Conference Season Summary
2. "1990-91 New Orleans Privateers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
3. "New Orleans Privateers Men's Basketball 2020 Record Book" (PDF). University of New Orleans Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.