1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels interlocking blue logo.png 100px Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 4 4 29–6 10–4 Dean Smith 29th Bill Guthridge 23rd Dean Smith Center ACC tournament champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/north-carolina/1991-schedule.html 1990-91 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com March 9, 2019 Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels achieved a top-five final ranking and reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. Roster 1990 North Carolina Tar Heels y Eric Montross 0 C 7 0 270 Fr y Indianapolis, Indiana Pat Sullivan 3 F 6 8 Fr y basketball Bogota, New Jersey Kenny Harris 4 G 6 1 So Petersburg, Virginia Henrik Rodl 5 F/G 6 7 So y Heusenstamm, Germany Scott Cherry 11 G 6 4 So y Ballston Spa, New York Derrick Phelps 14 G 6 4 180 Fr y Pleasantville, New York King Rice 21 G 6 0 Sr y Binghamton, New York Brian Reese 31 F 6 6 Fr y The Bronx, New York Pete Chilcutt 32 C/F 6 9 230 Sr y Eutaw, Alabama Kevin Salvadori 33 F 7 0 Fr y Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania George Lynch 34 F 6 7 215 So y basketball Roanoke, Virginia Hubert Davis 40 G 6 4 185 Jr y Burke, Virginia Rick Fox 44 F 6 7 225 Sr y Nassau, Bahamas Clifford Rozier 45 F 6 10 Fr y Bradenton, Florida Matt Wenstrom 55 C 7 1 250 So y Katy, Texas Dean Smith (Kansas) Bill Guthridge (Kansas State) http://m.tarheeltimes.com/rosterbasketball-1990.aspx North Carolina Tar Heels 1990-1991 Basketball Roster Tar Heel Times March 9, 2019 Schedule |- !colspan=9 | Regular season |- Nov 24, 1990 yes 5 1990 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 99–63 1–0 Nov 27, 1990 yes 4 1990 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 104–61 2–0 Nov 30, 1990 yes yes 4 1990 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions 74–76 2–1 Dec 1, 1990 yes yes 4 Iowa State Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions 118–93 3–1 Dec 6, 1990 yes 10 Connecticut 14 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 79–64 4–1 Dec 10, 1990 yes 10 Kentucky 25 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 84–81 5–1 Dec 15, 1990 yes 9 Alabama 20 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 95–79 6–1 Dec 22, 1990 yes yes 8 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 86–74 7–1 Dec 29, 1990 yes yes 7 DePaul Amway Arena Orlando, Florida 90–75 8–1 Dec 30, 1990 yes yes 7 Stanford Amway Arena Orlando, Florida 71–60 9–1 Jan 3, 1991 yes yes 7 1990 men Cornell Big Red Cornell Newman Arena Ithaca, NY 108–64 10–1 Jan 5, 1991 yes yes 7 Notre Dame Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey 82–47 11–1 Jan 9, 1991 5 1990 men Maryland Terrapins Maryland Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 105–73 12–1 1–0 Jan 12, 1991 yes 5 Virginia 13 University Hall (University of Virginia) Charlottesville, VA 89–86 13–1 2–0 Jan 19, 1991 yes 5 Duke 12 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 60–74 13–2 2–1 Jan 23, 1991 yes 7 Wake Forest Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC 91–81 14–2 3–1 Jan 27, 1991 7 Georgia Tech Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 86–88 14–3 3–2 Jan 31, 1991 yes 9 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 90–77 15–3 4–2 Feb 6, 1991 yes 9 NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 91–97 15–4 4–3 Feb 7, 1991 9 NC State Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 92–70 16–4 5–3 Feb 9, 1991 9 Virginia 11 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 77–58 17–4 6–3 Feb 13, 1991 8 Wake Forest Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 85–70 18–4 7–3 Feb 16, 1991 yes 8 Maryland Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD 87–75 19–4 8–3 Feb 18, 1991 yes 6 The Citadel Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 118–50 20–4 Feb 23, 1991 6 Clemson Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 73–57 21–4 9–3 Feb 28, 1991 yes 4 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 91–74 22–4 10–3 Mar 3, 1991 4 Duke 8 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 77–83 22–5 10–4 |- !colspan=9 | ACC Tournament |- Mar 8, 1991 yes yes 7 2 7 Clemson Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC Quarterfinals 67–59 23–5 Mar 9, 1991 yes yes 7 2 6 Virginia Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC Semifinals 76–71 24–5 Mar 10, 1991 yes yes 7 2 1 Duke 6 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC Championship 96–74 25–5 |- !colspan=9 | NCAA Tournament |- Mar 15, 1991 yes yes 4 1 E Northeastern 16 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY First round 101–66UNC Avoids Upset Day https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1991/03/16/unc-avoids-upset-day/de1da972-f01d-4a49-ba96-b31a98eca6a5/ The Washington Post March 16, 1991 February 21, 2021 26–5 Mar 17, 1991 yes yes 4 1 E Villanova 9 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Second Round 84–69 27–5 Mar 22, 1991 yes yes 4 1 E Eastern Michigan 12 E Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ Sweet Sixteen 93–67 28–5 Mar 24, 1991 yes yes 4 1 E Temple 10 E Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ Elite Eight 75–72 29–5 Mar 30, 1991 yes yes 4 1 E Kansas 12 3 SE Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN Final Four 73–79 29–6 E East Rankings 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons Tar Tar North Carolina Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons North Carolina