1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1990–91 Utah Utes Western Athletic Conference WAC 10 10 30–4 15–1 Rick Majerus 2nd Kirk Earlywine Jon M. Huntsman Center WAC Regular season champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1990–91 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes made a run to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament before falling to unbeaten UNLV in the West regional semifinals. The Utes finished with an overall record of 30–4 (15–1 WAC). Roster 1990 Utah Utes y Josh Grant 5 F 6 9 220 Jr Salt Lake City, Utah y basketball Jimmy Soto 15 G 5 9 So Walter Watts 30 C 6 8 250 Jr Phil Dixon 32 GF 6 5 So Byron Wilson 45 G 6 2 210 So Gary, Indiana y basketball Rick Majerus (Marquette) Kirk Earlywine (Campbell) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/utah/1991.html 1990–91 Utah Utes Roster and Stats Sports Reference May 8, 2020 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes | Non-conference regular season Nov 24, 1990 yes 1990 men UC Davis Aggies UC Davis Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 106–72 1–0 Nov 26, 1990 yes 1990 men Seattle Pacific Falcons Seattle Pacific Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 68–41 2–0 Nov 28, 1990 yes yes 1990 men Milwaukee Panthers Wisconsin-Milwaukee Klotsche Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 80–78 3–0 Dec 1, 1990 yes yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 65–81 3–1 Dec 4, 1990 yes 1990 men Utah State Aggies Utah State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 84–76 4–1 Dec 6, 1990 yes 1990 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 95–81 5–1 Dec 8, 1990 yes yes UC Irvine Bren Events Center Irvine, California 97–80 6–1 Dec 15, 1990 yes Pacific (Oregon) Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 71–54 7–1 Dec 17, 1990 yes 1990 men Weber State Wildcats Weber State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 68–52 8–1 Dec 19, 1990 yes 1990 men Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 77–48 9–1 Dec 22, 1990 yes 1990 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 95–48 10–1 Dec 29, 1990 yes yes Utah State Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 74–63 11–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes | WAC regular season Jan 3, 1991 yes 1990 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii 63–60 12–1 1–0 Jan 5, 1991 yes 1990 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 68–62 13–1 2–0 Jan 10, 1991 New Mexico Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 65–53 14–1 3–0 Jan 12, 1991 1990 men UTEP Miners UTEP 25 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 67–60 15–1 4–0 Jan 17, 1991 yes 23 1990 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 90–83 16–1 5–0 Jan 19, 1991 yes 23 1990 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 57–47 17–1 6–0 Jan 24, 1991 20 1990 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 55–51 18–1 7–0 Jan 26, 1991 20 Air Force Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 62–56 19–1 8–0 Jan 31, 1991 yes 13 UTEP Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 78–68 20–1 9–0 Feb 2, 1991 yes 13 New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 62–68 20–2 9–1 Feb 7, 1991 17 Hawaii Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 80–60 21–2 10–1 Feb 9, 1991 17 San Diego State Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 67–60 22–2 11–1 Feb 14, 1991 14 Wyoming Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 77–72 23–2 12–1 Feb 16, 1991 14 BYU Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Rivalry 81–74 24–2 13–1 Feb 21, 1991 yes 10 Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 67–56 25–2 14–1 Mar 2, 1991 yes 9 BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah Rivalry 72–71 26–2 15–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes | WAC Tournament Mar 7, 1991 yes yes 8 1 San Diego State 8 Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming WAC Tournament Quarterfinal 67–56 27–2 Mar 8, 1991 yes yes 8 1 Wyoming 4 Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming WAC Tournament Semifinal 69–63 28–2 Mar 9, 1991 yes yes 8 1 BYU 2 Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming WAC tournament championship 49–51 OT 28–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes | NCAA Tournament Mar 15, 1991 yes yes 10 4 W South Alabama 13 W McKale Center Tucson, Arizona First round 82–72 29–3 Mar 17, 1991 yes yes 10 4 W Michigan State 5 W McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Second Round 85–84 2OT 30–3 Mar 21, 1991 yes yes 10 4 W UNLV 1 1 W Kingdome Seattle, Washington West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 66–83 30–4 AP Poll W West 2019-20 Utah Utes Men's Basketball Media Guide https://utahutes.com/documents/2019/11/8/2019_20_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf University of Utah Athletics May 10, 2020 Rankings 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Josh Grant – WAC Player of the Year References Category:Utah Utes men's basketball seasons Utah Utah Utah Utes Utah Utes