1990–91 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1990-91 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg 150 Independent 12–20 Digger Phelps 20th Fran McCaffery 3rd Tim Singleton Joyce Center The 1990–91 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1990-91 college basketball season. It was the final season with Digger Phelps as head coach of the Irish. Notre Dame finished with an overall record of 12–20. It was their first losing season since the 1981–82 season. Roster 1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish y Elmer Bennett 12 PG 6 0 165 Jr y Bellaire, Texas LaPhonso Ellis 20 PF 6 8 230 Jr y East St. Louis, Illinois Keith Tower 43 C 6 11 240 Jr y Coraopolis, Pennsylvania Digger Phelps (Rider) Schedule and results no yes no no no November 14 no w Fordham Joyce Center South Bend, IN no 56–46 1-0 November 16 no w Iowa Joyce Center South Bend, IN no 77–68 2-0 November 21 no l yes Arizona 3/NR Madison Square Garden New York, NY no 61–91 2-1 November 23 no l yes Duke 8/NR Madison Square Garden New York, NY no 77–85 2-2 November 28 no l Indiana 10/11 Joyce Center South Bend, IN no 67–70 2-3 December 1 no l yes Kentucky RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN Big Four Classic no 90–98 2-4 December 3 no l yes Butler Indianapolis, IN no 77–91 2-5 December 8 no l yes UCLA 8/7T Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA no 91–99 2-6 December 12 no l USC Joyce Center South Bend, IN no 95–105 2-7 December 22 no w Portland Joyce Center South Bend, IN no 84–61 3-7 January 2 no w Valparaiso Joyce Center South Bend, IN no 66–50 4-7 January 5 no l yes North Carolina 7/7 East Rutherford, NJ no 47–82 4-8 January 10 no l yes Wichita State Wichita, KS no 50–60 4-9 January 12 no w yes Miami (FL) Miami, FL no 60–52 5-9 January 15 no w yes West Virginia Morgantown, WV no 84–70 6-9 January 17 no w Marquette Joyce Center South Bend, IN no 80–73 7-9 January 22 no l Rutgers Joyce Center South Bend, IN no 52–62 7-10 January 26 no l Virginia 18/21 Joyce Center South Bend, IN no 67–68 7-11 January 29 no w yes Dayton Dayton, OH no 73–67 8-11 January 31 no l Boston College Joyce Center South Bend, IN no 77–79 8-12 February 2 no l Duke 7/7 Joyce Center South Bend, IN no 77–90 8-13 February 6 no w La Salle Joyce Center South Bend, IN no 84–68 9-13 February 9 no l Syracuse 7/8 Joyce Center South Bend, IN no 69–70 9-14 February 12 no w yes Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI no 63–62 10-14 February 16 no l yes Temple Hershey Arena Hershey, PA no 46–70 10-15 February 18 no l Creighton Joyce Center South Bend, IN no 67–90 10-16 February 20 no w DePaul Joyce Center South Bend, IN no 80–77 OT 11-16 February 23 no l yes St. John's 18/16 Madison Square Garden New York, NY no 55–57 11-17 February 26 no w Dayton Joyce Center South Bend, IN no 92–87 OT 12-17 March 2 no l yes Louisville Louisville, KY no 59–65 12-18 March 4 no l yes Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO no 54–84 12-19 March 9 no l yes DePaul Chicago, IL no 56–80 12-20 yes AP Poll/UPI Poll 2012-13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball media guide. References Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball seasons Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Fighting Irish