1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Tony Barone, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 24–8 record (12–4 MVC), and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament^[1] to earn an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament. As No. 11 seed in the West region, the Jays knocked off No. 6 seed New Mexico State in the opening round,^[2] then fell to Seton Hall in the second round.^[3]

1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
MVC Regular season champion MVC tournament champion
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	24–8 (12–4 MVC)
Head coach	Tony Barone (6th season)
Home arena	Omaha Civic Auditorium
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Creighton †	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
Southwest Missouri State	11	–	5		.688			22	–	12		.647
Tulsa	10	–	6		.625			18	–	12		.600
Indiana State	9	–	7		.563			14	–	14		.500
Southern Illinois	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
Wichita State	7	–	9		.438			14	–	17		.452
Bradley	6	–	10		.375			8	–	20		.286
Illinois State	4	–	12		.250			5	–	23		.179
Drake	4	–	12		.250			8	–	21		.276
† 1991 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 12 Matt Petty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So   Crawfordsville, Indiana G 14 Duan Cole 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr   Fort Wayne, Indiana F 15 Johnnie Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr   Marion, Indiana G 20 Denny Halligan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr   Hawarden, Iowa G 22 Derek Bain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr   Austin, Texas G 23 Todd Eisner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr   Chilton, Wisconsin G 24 Latrell Wrightsell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Roosevelt Gary, Indiana C 25 Chad Gallagher 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Boylan Catholic Rockford, Illinois F 30 Bob Harstad 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Thompson Valley Loveland, Colorado F 31 Todd Geyer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So   Indianapolis, Indiana C 32 Bill O'Dowd 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr   Miami, Florida F 40 Jerry Vanderheydt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr   Pekin, Illinois F 41 Greg Everett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr   El Toro, California F 42 Chris Rodgers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr   East St. Louis, Illinois F 44 Darin Plautz 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr   Tulsa, Oklahoma	Head coach Tony Barone (Duke) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1990*		vs. Texas-San Antonio Amana-Hawkeye Classic	W 93–47	1–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 1, 1990*		at Iowa Amana-Hawkeye Classic	L 77–83	1–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 4, 1990*		Missouri	W 74–68	2–1	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 6, 1990*		at Nebraska Rivalry	L 63–97	2–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 17, 1990*		at South Alabama	W 89–76	3–2	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Dec 20, 1990		Tulsa	L 64–73	3–3 (0–1)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 26, 1990*		Louisiana Tech	W 87–84	4–3	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 29, 1990*		at Cleveland State	W 87–64	5–3	Woodling Gym  Cleveland, Ohio
Jan 2, 1991		at SW Missouri State	L 71–72	5–4 (0–2)	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Jan 5, 1991		Bradley	W 98–74	6–4 (1–2)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 8, 1991*		Iowa State	L 88–97	6–5	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 10, 1991		at Drake	W 82–61	7–5 (2–2)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 15, 1991		Wichita State	W 79–56	8–5 (3–2)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 19, 1991		at Illinois State	L 68–71	8–6 (3–3)	Redbird Arena  Normal, Illinois
Jan 21, 1991		at Bradley	W 76–68	9–6 (4–3)	Carver Arena  Peoria, Illinois
Jan 26, 1991		Indiana State	W 83–68	10–6 (5–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 28, 1991		at Southern Illinois	W 78–75	11–6 (6–3)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 31, 1991		Illinois State	W 71–57	12–6 (7–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 3, 1991*		at Siena	W 85–78	13–6	Times Union Center  Loudonville, New York
Feb 7, 1991		at Indiana State	W 71–68	14–6 (8–3)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb 10, 1991*		SW Missouri State	W 91–87	15–6 (9–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 13, 1991*		UTEP	W 75–62	16–6	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 16, 1991		at Tulsa	L 63–73	16–7 (9–4)	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 18, 1991*		at Notre Dame	W 90–67	17–7	Joyce Center  Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 21, 1991		Drake	W 69–63	18–7 (10–4)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 23, 1991		Southern Illinois	W 76–73	19–7 (11–4)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 25, 1991		at Wichita State	W 65–64	20–7 (12–4)	Levitt Arena  Wichita, Kansas
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
Mar 2, 1991*		vs. Drake MVC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 77–58	21–7	Kiel Auditorium  St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 3, 1991*		vs. Southern Illinois MVC Tournament Semifinal	W 71–66	22–7	Kiel Auditorium  St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 4, 1991*		vs. SW Missouri State MVC tournament championship	W 68–52^[1]	23–7	Kiel Auditorium  St. Louis, Missouri
1991 NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1991*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 15 New Mexico State First Round	W 64–56^[2]	24–7	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 16, 1991*	(11 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 13 Seton Hall Second Round	L 69–81^[3]	24–8	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central.

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Awards and honors

• Chad Gallagher – MVC Player of the Year

NBA draft

Main article: 1991 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	32	Chad Gallagher	Phoenix Suns

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References

1. "Creighton 68, Southwest Missouri State 52". UPI Archives. March 6, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
2. "Bluejays Flatten Feeble Aggies as N.M. Makes Another 1st-Round Exit". Deseret News. March 15, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
3. "Dehere Lifts Seton Hall Past Creighton". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
4. "1990-91 Creighton Bluejays Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
5. "2019-20 Creighton Men's Basketball Media Guide". Creighton Bluejays. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
6. "1991 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.