1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball 100 Big Eight Conference Big Eight 9 11 26–8 9–5 Danny Nee 5th Gary Bargen Lynn Mitchem Jeff Smith Bob Devaney Sports Center NCAA tournament The 1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 1990–91 college basketball season. Led by head coach Danny Nee (5th season), the Cornhuskers competed in the Big Eight Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 26–8 overall and 9–5 in Big Eight Conference play, establishing the single-season school record for wins. Nebraska fell to Missouri, 90–82, in the championship game of the Big Eight tournament, but earned an at-large bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as the #3 seed in the Midwest region. It would be the first of four consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament for the Nebraska men's basketball program. Roster 1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers y yes Dapreis Owens 00 F 6 8 230 JR Mansfield, OH Mansfield Tony Farmer y basketball, born 1970 4 F 6 9 225 JR Los Angeles, CA San Jose State Jose Ramos 10 G 6 2 190 JR Miami, FL Miami Keith Moody 11 G 5 11 190 SR Herndon, VA Herndon J.F. Hoffman 14 G 6 1 190 JR Holbrook, NE Cambridge Mario McIntosh 20 G 6 0 160 FR Woodridge, IL Benet Academy Carl Hayes 21 F 6 8 195 JR Chicago, IL St. Joseph Clifford Scales 23 G 6 2 170 SR Maywood, IL St. Joseph Chris Cresswell 24 G 6 4 195 JR Merced, CA Merced Rich King y basketball 25 C 7 2 260 SR Omaha, NE Burke Jamie Cole 33 G 6 3 180 SO Grand Rapids, MI Creston Kelly Lively 34 C 7 0 215 SR Torrington, WY Torrington Beau Reid 40 F 6 8 220 SR y Lancaster, OH Lancaster Bruce Chubick 41 F 6 7 215 FR y Atkinson, NE West Holt Eric Piatkowski y 52 G 6 6 200 FR y Rapid City, SD Stevens Danny Nee Gary Bargen Lynn Mitchem Jeff Smith https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1990-91 March 28, 2020 Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| Regular season Nov 23, 1990 yes yes 1990 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Classic 107–79 1–0 Nov 24, 1990 yes yes Illinois Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Classic 100–73 2–0 Nov 25, 1990 yes yes Murray State Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Classic 79–81 2–1 Nov 28, 1990 yes Michigan State 5 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 71–69 3–1 Dec 3, 1990 yes yes 1990 men Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 94–64 4–1 Dec 6, 1990 yes Creighton Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska Rivalry 97–63 5–1 Dec 8, 1990 yes 1990 men Toledo Rockets Toledo Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 105–68 6–1 Dec 11, 1990 yes yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 75–63 7–1 Dec 14, 1990 yes 1990 men Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska Ameritas Classic 113–92 8–1 Dec 15, 1990 yes 1990 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska Ameritas Classic 99–85 9–1 Dec 22, 1990 yes 22 1990 men Miami Redskins Miami (OH) Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 88–73 10–1 Dec 28, 1990 yes 22 Idaho Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 85–65 11–1 Dec 30, 1990 yes yes 22 The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina 94–80 12–1 Jan 2, 1991 yes yes 19 Wisconsin-Green Bay Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin 70–63 13–1 Jan 5, 1991 yes 19 1990 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 74–69 14–1 1–0 Jan 9, 1991 yes yes 18 Missouri-Kansas City Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 97–78 15–1 Jan 12, 1991 18 Iowa State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 97–87 16–1 2–0 Jan 22, 1991 yes 14 1990 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado 69–86 16–2 2–1 Jan 26, 1991 yes 14 1990 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 13 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 111–99 17–2 3–1 Jan 30, 1991 11 Missouri Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 89–75 18–2 4–1 Feb 2, 1991 11 Oklahoma State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 68–81 18–3 4–2 Feb 6, 1991 yes 15 Kansas 18 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 77–85 18–4 4–3 Feb 9, 1991 yes 15 Colorado Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 86–72 19–4 5–3 Feb 13, 1991 yes 17 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 65–57 20–4 6–3 Feb 16, 1991 17 Oklahoma Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 105–93 21–4 7–3 Feb 18, 1991 yes 17 Northern Illinois Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 82–73 22–4 Feb 20, 1991 yes 14 Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 71–91 22–5 7–4 Feb 23, 1991 14 Kansas State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 85–78 23–5 8–4 Feb 27, 1991 yes 15 Oklahoma State 12 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 69–80 23–6 8–5 Mar 3, 1991 15 Kansas 10 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 85–75 24–6 9–5 |- !colspan=12 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| Big Eight tournament Mar 8, 1991 yes yes 13 3 Oklahoma 6 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Quarterfinals 117–113 OT 25–6 Mar 9, 1991 yes yes 13 3 Kansas 12 2 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Semifinals 87–83Nebraska 87, Kansas 83 https://apnews.com/5ba3188ceaa2399cfd76f35ad29016a5 Associated Press March 9, 1991 March 29, 2020 26–6 Mar 10, 1991 yes yes 13 3 Missouri 4 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Championship 82–90 26–7 |- !colspan=12 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| NCAA Tournament Mar 14, 1991 yes yes 11 3 MW Xavier 14 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota First Round 84–89Xavier 89, Nebraska 84 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/03/15/Xavier-89-Nebraska-84/7993669013200/ United Press International March 15, 1991 March 28, 2020 26–8 AP poll Central Time MW Midwest 1990-91 Men's Basketball Schedule https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1990-91 https://web.archive.org/web/20200328204157/https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1990-91 dead March 28, 2020 University of Nebraska Athletics March 28, 2020 2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) - University of Nebraska https://huskers.com/documents/2019/10/29/2019_20NebraskaMBBGuide.pdf?path=mbball 196 University of Nebraska Athletics March 29, 2020 April 10, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220410143246/https://huskers.com/documents/2019/10/29/2019_20NebraskaMBBGuide.pdf?path=mbball dead https://www.si.com/vault/1991/02/04/123543/a-husker-switcheroo-suddenly-basketball-is-no-longer-a-poor-stepchild-at-football-mad-nebraska A Husker switcheroo Jenkins, Sally Sports Illustrated February 4, 1991 March 29, 2020 Rankings 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 16 NR NR NR NR 22 22 19 18 17 14 11 15 17 14 15 13 11 Coaches 0 16 NR NR NR NR 21 19 15 14 13 12 11 14 16 13 13 13 9 *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 987–988 2009 0-345-51392-4 Team players drafted into the NBA 1991 NBA draft Nebraska Cornhuskers Round Pick Player NBA club 1 14 Rich King Seattle SuperSonics 1991 NBA Draft https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1991.html Sports Reference March 28, 2020 References Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball seasons Corn Corn Nebraska