1990–91 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

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.

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
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 e	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

Roster

1990–91 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
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 Olson (Augsburg) 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

See also: 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1991 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	10	Brian Williams	Orlando Magic

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References

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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. "1991 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.