1990–91 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1990–91 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Athletics wordmark.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 21–11 9–9 Tom Davis 5th Bruce Pearl Gary Close Acie Earl James Moses Carver-Hawkeye Arena Amana-Hawkeye Classic championBig Island Invitational champion NCAA men's Division I tournament Round of 32 The 1990–91 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 21–11 overall and 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish tied for fifth place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the Midwest Region. After defeating East Tennessee State 76–73 in the first round, the Hawkeyes lost to #2 seed, and eventual National Champion, Duke 85–70 in the Round of 32. Roster 1990 Iowa Hawkeyes y Kevin Smith 10 G 5 11 Fr Fort Worth, Texas Troy Skinner 11 G 6 0 Jr Palmer, Iowa Paul Lusk 13 G Fr New Baden, Illinois y y Rodell Davis 15 GF 6 3 Jr Chicago, Illinois Val Barnes 20 G 6 2 So Wichita, Kansas James Winters 23 F 6 5 Fr Joliet, Illinois James Moses 24 F 6 4 Jr Carson, California Jim Bartels 32 F 6 6 Fr Freedom, Wisconsin Wade Lookingbill 34 F 6 5 So Fort Dodge, Iowa Chris Street 40 F 6 8 210 Fr Indianola, Iowa y Jay Webb 42 F 6 8 So San Jose, California Brig Tubbs 43 F 6 9 Jr DeWitt, Iowa Acie Earl 55 FC 6 10 225 So Moline, Illinois y Tom Davis (Wisconsin–Platteville) Bruce Pearl Gary Close Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| Non-conference regular season |- 11/15/1990 yes Temple 19 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Preseason NIT 73–71Los Angeles Times PRESEASON NIT : Iowa Knocks Off No. 19 Temple https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-11-16-sp-4592-story.html November 16, 1990 March 25, 2017The Daily Iowan 1B Iowa surprises Owls http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1990/di1990-11-16.pdf November 16, 1990 March 26, 2017 1–0 11/17/1990 yes yes Notre Dame Joyce Center South Bend, IN Preseason NIT 68–77The Daily Iowan 1B Hawkeyes fall in NIT http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1990/di1990-11-19.pdf November 19, 1990 March 26, 2017 1–1 11/27/1990 yes Drake Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Iowa Big Four 10,248 80–61The Daily Iowan 1B Hawkeyes win but suffer casualty http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1990/di1990-11-28.pdf November 28, 1990 March 26, 2017 2–1 11/30/1990 yes Colgate Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Amana-Hawkeye Classic 80–59UPI Iowa 80, Colgate 59 http://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/12/01/Iowa-80-Colgate-59-Creighton-93-Texas-San-Antonio-47/3957660027600/ December 1, 1990 March 25, 2017 3–1 12/1/1990 yes Creighton Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Amana-Hawkeye Classic 15,500 83–77The Daily Iowan 1B Hawkeyes apply pressure, roll in Classic http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1990/di1990-12-03.pdf December 3, 1990 March 26, 2017 4–1 12/4/1990 yes Northern Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Iowa Big Four 15,500 72–68The Daily Iowan 1B Hawkeyes zero in on bragging rights http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1990/di1990-12-05.pdf December 5, 1990 March 26, 2017 5–1 12/8/1990 yes Iowa State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Rivalry 15,500 75–73The Daily Iowan 1B Timely tip-in gives Hawkeyes 'state title' http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1990/di1990-12-10.pdf December 10, 1990 March 26, 2017 6–1 12/15/1990 yes UMBC Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 98–81 7–1 12/18/1990 yes Chicago State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 93–70 8–1 12/22/1990 yes UCLA 5 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 15,500 88–71Los Angeles Times Bruins' First Defeat Is Cold to the Touch https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-23-sp-9644-story.html December 23, 1990 March 25, 2017 9–1 12/28/1990 yes yes 23 Hawaii-Hilo Hilo Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI Big Island Invitational 78–65 10–1 12/30/1990 yes yes 23 Chaminade Hilo Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI Big Island Invitational 104–64Detroit Free Press 28 Iowa 104, Chaminade 64 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/100041960/ December 31, 1990 March 26, 2017 11–1 |- !colspan=8 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| Big Ten Regular Season |- 1/3/1991 yes 22 Ohio State 6 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 59–63 11–2 0–1 1/5/1991 22 Michigan State 25 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 79–66 12–2 1–1 1/10/1991 22 Michigan Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 79–78 13–2 2–1 1/12/1991 yes 22 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 16,555 77–79The Daily Iowan 1B Gophers come back on Iowa http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di1991-01-14.pdf January 14, 1991 March 26, 2017 13–3 2–2 1/17/1991 yes 24 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 79–91The Daily Iowan 1B Iowa stays Big Ten roadkill http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di1991-01-18.pdf January 18, 1991 March 26, 2017 13–4 2–3 1/19/1991 24 Indiana 3 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 15,500 79–99The Daily Iowan 1B Red-hot Hoosiers ice already cold Hawks http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di1991-01-21.pdf January 21, 1991 March 26, 2017 13–5 2–4 1/28/1991 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 14,486 50–53The Daily Iowan 1B Grudge match calm, but ugly http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di1991-01-29.pdf January 29, 1991 March 26, 2017 13–6 2–5 1/31/1991 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 14,123 78–69The Daily Iowan 1B Iowa kicks the habit: Purdue first road kill since '89 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di1991-02-01.pdf February 1, 1991 March 26, 2017 14–6 3–5 2/2/1991 Northwestern Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 15,500 82–66The Daily Iowan 1B Hawkeyes flatten already 'thin' Wildcats http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di1991-02-04.pdf February 4, 1991 March 26, 2017 15–6 4–5 2/7/1991 yes Michigan State 25 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 15,138 71–67The Daily Iowan 1B Hawkeyes on another tear: Take out Spartans for third straight http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di1991-02-08.pdf February 8, 1991 March 26, 2017 16–6 5–5 2/9/1991 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 12,644 70–84The Daily Iowan 1B Hawks manage a Michigan split http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di1991-02-11.pdf February 11, 1991 March 26, 2017 16–7 5–6 2/14/1991 Minnesota Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 15,500 82–69The Daily Iowan 1B Hawks get revenge: Even score with Gophers, 82-69 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di1991-02-15.pdf February 15, 1991 March 26, 2017 17–7 6–6 2/16/1991 Wisconsin Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 15,500 55–56The Daily Iowan 1B Hawks find a hero but lose the game http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di1991-02-18.pdf February 18, 1991 March 26, 2017 17–8 6–7 2/21/1991 yes Indiana 4 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 16,895 80–79Des Moines Register Hawks tip No. 4 Indiana, 80-79, in overtime https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/129529309/ February 22, 1991 March 25, 2017The Daily Iowan 1B Moses parts Red Sea: His tip-in beats No. 4 Hoosiers http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di1991-02-22.pdf February 22, 1991 March 26, 2017 OT 18–8 7–7 2/23/1991 Illinois Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 15,500 74–79The Daily Iowan 1B Hawkeyes fall short: Rally can't save them from Illini http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di1991-02-25.pdf February 25, 1991 March 26, 2017 18–9 7–8 3/2/1991 Purdue Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 65–70 18–10 7–9 3/7/1991 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 7,112 79–76The Daily Iowan 1B Hawks bolster NCAA hopes with win http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di1991-03-08.pdf March 8, 1991 March 26, 2017 19–10 8–9 3/9/1991 Ohio State 2 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 15,500 80–69United Press International Iowa 80, No. 2 Ohio State 69 http://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/03/10/Iowa-80-No-2-Ohio-State-69/6685668581200/ March 10, 1991 March 25, 2017The Daily Iowan 1B Iowa upsets Buckeyes to seal bid http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di1991-03-11.pdf March 11, 1991 March 26, 2017 20–10 9–9 |- !colspan=8 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| NCAA tournament 3/14/1991 yes yes 7 MW East Tennessee State 17 10 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN First Round 76–73UPI Iowa 76, East Tennessee State 73 http://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/03/14/Iowa-76-East-Tennessee-State-73/8673668926800/ March 14, 1991 March 25, 2017The Daily Iowan 1B Iowa passes test, Duke next http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di1991-03-15.pdf March 15, 1991 March 26, 2017 21–10 3/16/1991 yes yes 7 MW Duke 6 2 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN Second Round CBS 70–85Los Angeles Times Duke Goes After Earl to Handle Iowa, 85-70 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-17-sp-733-story.html March 17, 1991 March 25, 2017The Daily Iowan 1B Duke ends Hawkeyes' NCAA run http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di1991-03-25.pdf March 25, 1991 March 26, 2017 21–11 AP Poll MW Midwest Rankings 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References 2 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball seasons Hawk Hawk