1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Appearance
1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball | |
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NCAA Tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 4 |
Record | 29–6 (10–4 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Bill Guthridge (23rd season) |
Home arena | Dean Smith Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Duke | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 North Carolina † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1991 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[1]
Led by head coach Dean Smith, the tar heels completed yet another in a long line of impressive seasons, with a top five ranked team, and having reached all the way to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 24, 1990* |
No. 5 | San Diego State | W 99–63 | 1–0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Nov 27, 1990* |
No. 4 | Jacksonville | W 104–61 | 2–0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Nov 30, 1990* |
No. 4 | vs. South Carolina | L 74–76 | 2–1 |
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Dec 1, 1990* |
No. 4 | vs. Iowa State | W 118–93 | 3–1 |
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Dec 6, 1990* |
No. 10 | No. 14 Connecticut | W 79–64 | 4–1 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Dec 10, 1990* |
No. 10 | No. 25 Kentucky | W 84–81 | 5–1 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Dec 15, 1990* |
No. 9 | No. 20 Alabama | W 95–79 | 6–1 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Dec 22, 1990* |
No. 8 | at Purdue | W 86–74 | 7–1 |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Dec 29, 1990* |
No. 7 | vs. DePaul | W 90–75 | 8–1 |
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Dec 30, 1990* |
No. 7 | vs. Stanford | W 71–60 | 9–1 |
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Jan 3, 1991* |
No. 7 | at Cornell | W 108–64 | 10–1 |
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY | ||||||
Jan 5, 1991* |
No. 7 | vs. Notre Dame | W 82–47 | 11–1 |
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Jan 9, 1991 |
No. 5 | Maryland | W 105–73 | 12–1 (1–0) |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Jan 12, 1991 |
No. 5 | at No. 13 Virginia | W 89–86 | 13–1 (2–0) |
University Hall (University of Virginia) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
Jan 19, 1991 |
No. 5 | at No. 12 Duke | L 60–74 | 13–2 (2–1) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
Jan 23, 1991 |
No. 7 | at Wake Forest | W 91–81 | 14–2 (3–1) |
Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
Jan 27, 1991 |
No. 7 | Georgia Tech | L 86–88 | 14–3 (3–2) |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Jan 31, 1991 |
No. 9 | at Clemson | W 90–77 | 15–3 (4–2) |
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | ||||||
Feb 6, 1991 |
No. 9 | at NC State | L 91–97 | 15–4 (4–3) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
Feb 7, 1991 |
No. 9 | NC State | W 92–70 | 16–4 (5–3) |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Feb 9, 1991 |
No. 9 | No. 11 Virginia | W 77–58 | 17–4 (6–3) |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Feb 13, 1991 |
No. 8 | Wake Forest | W 85–70 | 18–4 (7–3) |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Feb 16, 1991 |
No. 8 | at Maryland | W 87–75 | 19–4 (8–3) |
Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD | ||||||
Feb 18, 1991* |
No. 6 | The Citadel | W 118–50 | 20–4 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Feb 23, 1991 |
No. 6 | Clemson | W 73–57 | 21–4 (9–3) |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Feb 28, 1991 |
No. 4 | at Georgia Tech | W 91–74 | 22–4 (10–3) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA | ||||||
Mar 3, 1991 |
No. 4 | No. 8 Duke | L 77–83 | 22–5 (10–4) |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 1991* |
No. 7 | vs. Clemson ACC Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 67–59 | 23–5 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
Mar 9, 1991* |
No. 7 | vs. Virginia ACC Tournament Semifinal |
W 76–71 | 24–5 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
Mar 10, 1991* |
No. 7 | vs. No. 6 Duke ACC Tournament Championship |
W 96–74 | 25–5 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1991* |
(1) No. 4 | vs. (16) Northeastern First Round |
W 101–66 | 26–5 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Mar 17, 1991* |
(1) No. 4 | vs. Villanova Second Round |
W 84–69 | 27–5 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Mar 22, 1991* |
(1) No. 4 | vs. Eastern Michigan Regional Semifinal |
W 93–67 | 28–5 |
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ | ||||||
Mar 24, 1991* |
(1) No. 4 | vs. Temple Regional Final |
W 75–72 | 29–5 |
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ | ||||||
Mar 30, 1991* |
(1 E) No. 4 | vs. No. 12 Kansas National Semifinal |
L 73–79 | 29–6 |
Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. |
Rankings
References
- ^ "1990-91 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels 1990-1991 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved March 9, 2019.