1990–91 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

1990–91 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	As of April 15, 1991; Rankings from AP Poll

1990–91 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
1990–91 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pacific-10 Regular-Season Champions; Preseason NIT Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 8
1990–91 record	28–7 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson (8th season);
Home arena	McKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

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[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	45	Sean Rooks	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Fontana HS	New York, NY
C	21	Brian Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Saint Monica Catholic HS	Fresno, CA
PG	12	Matt Othick	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Bishop Gorman HS	Clovis, NM
C	41	Ed Stokes	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	St. Bernard	Los Angeles, CA

Head coach

Lute Olsen

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 14, 1990*	No. 3	Austin Peay Preseason NIT	W 122–80	1–0	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Nov 16, 1990*	No. 3	East Tennessee State Preseason NIT	W 88–79	2–0	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Nov 21, 1990*	No. 3	vs. Notre Dame Preseason NIT	W 91–61	3–0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Nov 23, 1990*	No. 3	vs. No. 2 Arkansas Preseason NIT	W 89–77^[2]	4–0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Nov 26, 1990*	No. 3	Western Illinois	W 90–51	5–0	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 1, 1990*	No. 2	Long Beach State	W 95–68	6–0	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 5, 1990*	No. 2	at Northern Arizona	W 100–64	7–0	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona
Dec 8, 1990*	No. 2	at No. 18 LSU	L 82–92^[3]	7–1	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 23, 1990*	No. 4	Providence	W 99–87	8–1	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 27, 1990*	No. 4	Pepperdine Fiesta Bowl Classic	W 80–66^[4]	9–1	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 28, 1990*	No. 4	Iowa State Fiesta Bowl Classic	W 102–77	10–1	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 3, 1991	No. 4	at Washington	L 56–70	10–2 (0–1)	Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
Jan 5, 1991	No. 4	at Washington State	W 84–69	11–2 (1–1)	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Jan 10, 1991	No. 6	USC	W 87–85	12–2 (2–1)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 12, 1991	No. 6	No. 7 UCLA	W 82–77	13–2 (3–1)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 16, 1991	No. 6	at Arizona State	W 74–71	14–2 (4–1)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
Jan 19, 1991*	No. 6	at Villanova	W 72–64	15–2	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 24, 1991	No. 5	at Stanford	W 78–76	16–2 (5–1)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Jan 26, 1991	No. 5	at California	L 78–85	16–3 (5–2)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Jan 31, 1991	No. 6	Washington State	W 84–71	17–3 (6–2)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 2, 1991	No. 6	Washington	W 85–56	18–3 (7–2)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 7, 1991	No. 5	at USC	L 83–87	18–4 (7–3)	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Feb 10, 1991	No. 5	at No. 14 UCLA	W 105–94	19–4 (8–3)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Feb 13, 1991	No. 6	Arizona State	W 71–50	20–4 (9–3)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 17, 1991*	No. 6	vs. Georgia Tech	L 56–62	20–5	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 21, 1991	No. 9	California	W 100–63	21–5 (10–3)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 24, 1991*	No. 9	No. 7 Duke	W 103–96 ^2OT	22–5	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 26, 1991	No. 7	Stanford	W 89–51	23–5 (11–3)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 28, 1991	No. 7	at Oregon State	W 103–65	24–5 (12–3)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Mar 2, 1991	No. 7	at Oregon	L 58–62	24–6 (12–4)	McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Mar 7, 1991	No. 9	Oregon State	W 82–67	25–6 (13–4)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 9, 1991	No. 9	Oregon	W 107–65	26–6 (14–4)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1991*	(2 W) No. 8	vs. (15 W) Saint Francis	W 93–80	27–6	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 16, 1991*	(2 W) No. 8	vs. (10 W) BYU	W 76–61	28–6	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 21, 1991*	(2 W) No. 8	vs. (3 W) No. 13 Seton Hall	L 77–81^[5]	28–7	Kingdome Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings[]

Team players drafted into the NBA[]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	10	Brian Williams	Orlando Magic

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References[]

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Arizona Wins NIT With No. 1 Performance". New York Times. November 24, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "L.S.U. Ends 7-0 Streak of No. 2 Arizona". New York Times. December 9, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "Arizona Finally Puts Pepperdine Away". Los Angeles Times. December 28, 1990. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "ARIZONA MISSES THREE-POINTER, AND THE HALL ADVANCES". Deseret News. March 22, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "2019–20 Arizona Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[2] "Arizona Wins NIT With No. 1 Performance". New York Times. November 24, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

[3] "L.S.U. Ends 7-0 Streak of No. 2 Arizona". New York Times. December 9, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

[4] "Arizona Finally Puts Pepperdine Away". Los Angeles Times. December 28, 1990. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[5] "ARIZONA MISSES THREE-POINTER, AND THE HALL ADVANCES". Deseret News. March 22, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

[6] "2019–20 Arizona Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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v t Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Bear Down Gym (1926–1973) McKale Center (1973–present)
Rivalries	Arizona State UCLA
Culture & lore	Bear Down Wilbur and Wilma "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!" 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Statistical leaders NBA draftees
Seasons	1904–05 1975–76 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1990–91 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball

Pacific-10 Regular-Season Champions Preseason NIT Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 8
1990–91 record	28–7 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson (8th season)
Home arena	McKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Arizona	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
No. 16 UCLA	11	–	7	.611	23	–	9	.719
Arizona State	10	–	8	.556	20	–	10	.667
USC	10	–	8	.556	19	–	10	.655
Stanford	8	–	10	.444	20	–	13	.606
Washington State	8	–	10	.444	16	–	12	.571
Oregon State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	14	.500
Oregon	8	–	10	.444	13	–	15	.464
California	8	–	10	.444	13	–	15	.464
Washington	5	–	13	.278	14	–	14	.500

As of April 15, 1991^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll