1990–91 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1990–91 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats logo.svg 150 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 7 8 28–7 14–4 Lute Olson 8th McKale Center (Capacity: 14,545) Pacific-10 Regular-Season ChampionsPreseason NIT Champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1990–91 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Lute Olson, the team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona. Arizona won the Pac-10 regular season title by 3 games over second-place UCLA. Roster 1990 Arizona Wildcats y yes Sean Rooks 45 C 6 10 250 Jr y New York, NY Fontana HS Brian Williams 21 C 6 9 235 Sr y Bison Dele Fresno, CA Saint Monica Catholic HS Matt Othick 12 PG 6 2 165 Jr y Clovis, NM Bishop Gorman HS Ed Stokes 41 C 7 0 250 Fr y Los Angeles, CA St. Bernard Lute Olson (Augsburg) Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats| Regular Season Nov 14, 1990 yes 3 1990 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Preseason NIT 122–80 1–0 Nov 16, 1990 yes 3 East Tennessee State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Preseason NIT 88–79 2–0 Nov 21, 1990 yes yes 3 Notre Dame Madison Square Garden New York, NY Preseason NIT 91–61 3–0 Nov 23, 1990 yes yes 3 Arkansas 2 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Preseason NIT 89–77Arizona Wins NIT With No. 1 Performance https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/24/sports/arizona-wins-nit-with-no-1-performance.html New York Times November 24, 1990 March 28, 2020 4–0 Nov 26, 1990 yes 3 1990 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 90–51 5–0 Dec 1, 1990 yes 2 1990 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 95–68 6–0 Dec 5, 1990 yes yes 2 1990 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona 100–64 7–0 Dec 8, 1990 yes yes 2 LSU 18 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 82–92L.S.U. Ends 7-0 Streak of No. 2 Arizona https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/09/sports/college-basketball-lsu-ends-7-0-streak-of-no-2-arizona.html New York Times December 9, 1990 March 28, 2020 7–1 Dec 23, 1990 yes 4 1990 men Providence Friars Providence McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 99–87 8–1 Dec 27, 1990 yes 4 Pepperdine McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic 80–66Arizona Finally Puts Pepperdine Away https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-28-sp-7272-story.html Los Angeles Times December 28, 1990 May 16, 2020 9–1 Dec 28, 1990 yes 4 Iowa State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic 102–77 10–1 Jan 3, 1991 yes 4 Washington Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington 56–70 10–2 0–1 Jan 5, 1991 yes 4 Washington State Friel Court Pullman, Washington 84–69 11–2 1–1 Jan 10, 1991 6 USC McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 87–85 12–2 2–1 Jan 12, 1991 6 UCLA 7 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 82–77 13–2 3–1 Jan 16, 1991 yes 6 Arizona State ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona 74–71 14–2 4–1 Jan 19, 1991 yes yes 6 Villanova The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 72–64 15–2 Jan 24, 1991 yes 5 Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 78–76 16–2 5–1 Jan 26, 1991 yes 5 1990 men California Golden Bears California Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 78–85 16–3 5–2 Jan 31, 1991 6 Washington State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 84–71 17–3 6–2 Feb 2, 1991 6 Washington McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 85–56 18–3 7–2 Feb 7, 1991 yes 5 USC L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 83–87 18–4 7–3 Feb 10, 1991 yes 5 UCLA 14 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 105–94 19–4 8–3 Feb 13, 1991 6 Arizona State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 71–50 20–4 9–3 Feb 17, 1991 yes yes 6 Georgia Tech Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey 56–62 20–5 Feb 21, 1991 9 California McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 100–63 21–5 10–3 Feb 24, 1991 yes 9 Duke 7 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 103–96 2OT 22–5 Feb 26, 1991 7 Stanford McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 89–51 23–5 11–3 Feb 28, 1991 yes 7 1990 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 103–65 24–5 12–3 Mar 2, 1991 yes 7 1990 men Oregon Ducks Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 58–62 24–6 12–4 Mar 7, 1991 9 Oregon State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 82–67 25–6 13–4 Mar 9, 1991 9 Oregon McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 107–65 26–6 14–4 |- !colspan=12 style=Arizona Wildcats| NCAA Tournament Mar 14, 1991 yes yes 8 2 W Saint Francis 15 W Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 93–80 27–6 Mar 16, 1991 yes yes 8 2 W BYU 10 W Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 76–61 28–6 Mar 21, 1991 yes yes 8 2 W Seton Hall 13 3 W Kingdome Seattle, Washington 77–81ARIZONA MISSES THREE-POINTER, AND THE HALL ADVANCES https://www.deseret.com/1991/3/22/18911446/arizona-misses-three-pointer-and-the-hall-advances Deseret News March 22, 1991 March 28, 2020 28–7 AP Poll W West 2019–20 Arizona Basketball Media Guide https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/11/10/1920Guide_full.pdf University of Arizona Athletics 76 March 28, 2020 July 31, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200731164650/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/11/10/1920Guide_full.pdf dead Rankings 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 987-988 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Team players drafted into the NBA 1991 NBA draft Round Pick Player NBA club 1 10 Brian Williams Orlando Magichttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1991&lg=N 1991 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-05-07 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100317233720/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1991&lg=N 2010-03-17 References Arizona Arizona Category:Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons Arizona Wildcats men's basketball Arizona Wildcats men's basketball