1990–91 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1990–91 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by 10th year head coach Bobby Cremins and point guard Kenny Anderson, the Yellow Jackets reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.

1990–91 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record17–13 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Cantwell (5th season)
  • Sherman Dillard (3rd season)
  • Jimmy Hebron (10th season)
Home arenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
1990–91 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Roster edit

1990–91 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Kenny Anderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 166 lb (75 kg) So Rego Park, New York
F 15 Darryl Barnes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Brooklyn, New York
G 14 Jon Barry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Oakland, California
G 34 Rod Belanis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Williamsburg, Virginia
G 23 Brian Black 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Marietta, Georgia
G 3 Brian Domalik 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Sr Leesburg, Virginia
C 52 Matt Geiger 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Clearwater, Florida
G 41 Brian Gemberling 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Vero Beach, Florida
F 32 Malcolm Mackey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 243 lb (110 kg) So Chattanooga, Tennessee
C 24 James Munlyn 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr Aiken, South Carolina
F 33 Ivano Newbill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So Macon, Georgia
G 14 Greg White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr Norcross, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 24, 1990*
No. 16 Augusta State W 100–63  1–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 27, 1990*
No. 14 Morgan State W 87–65  2–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 1, 1990*
No. 14 at Richmond L 71–73  2–1
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 5, 1990*
No. 20 vs. No. 17 St. John's
ACC-Big East Challenge
L 72–73 OT 2–2
Capital Centre 
Landover, Maryland
Dec 8, 1990*
No. 20 Fordham W 92–72  3–2
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 15, 1990*
No. 23 at Temple L 67–69  3–3
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 19, 1990*
No. 17 Georgia W 112–105 3OT 4–3
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 22, 1990*
Loyola Marymount W 135–94  5–3
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 27, 1990*
vs. Tulane W 95–83  6–3
 
 
Dec 28, 1990*
vs. Villanova W 99–87  7–3
 
 
Jan 2, 1991*
No. 24 Howard W 84–77  8–3
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
ACC Regular Season
Jan 6, 1991
No. 24 Wake Forest W 101–91  9–3
(1–0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 9, 1991
9:00 pm
No. 24 at No. 14 Duke L 57–98  9–4
(1–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 13, 1991
No. 24 at NC State L 83–90  9–5
(1–2)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 19, 1991
No. 14 Virginia W 78–51  10–5
(2–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 24, 1991
Clemson W 89–68  11–5
(3–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 27, 1991
at No. 7 North Carolina W 88–86  12–5
(4–2)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 30, 1991
9:00 pm
No. 23 No. 7 Duke L 75–77  12–6
(4–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 1, 1991
No. 23 Maryland W 80–65  13–6
(5–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 3, 1991
No. 23 NC State L 73–79  13–7
(5–4)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 9, 1991
at Wake Forest L 74–86  13–8
(5–5)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 13, 1991
at Maryland L 93–96  13–9
(5–6)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 17, 1991*
vs. No. 6 Arizona W 62–56  14–9
Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 19, 1991
at No. 20 Virginia W 73–60  15–9
(6–6)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 24, 1991*
Louisville W 82–69  16–9
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 28, 1991
No. 4 North Carolina L 74–91  16–10
(6–7)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 2, 1991
at Clemson L 62–69  16–11
(6–8)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
ACC tournament
Mar 8, 1991*
vs. NC State
Quarterfinal
L 68–82  16–12
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1991*
(8 MW) vs. (9 MW) No. 24 DePaul
First Round
W 87–70[2]  17–12
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 17, 1991*
(8 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 5 Ohio State
Second Round
L 61–65[3]  17–13
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings edit

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Awards and honors edit

Players in the 1991 NBA draft edit

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 2 Kenny Anderson New Jersey Nets

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References edit

  1. ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-Feb-21.
  2. ^ "Anderson Too Much for DePaul". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1991. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ohio State Slips Georgia Tech, 65-61". The Washington Post. March 18, 1991. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. ^ "1991 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.