1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[1]

1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record29–6 (10–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Guthridge (23rd season)
Home arenaDean Smith Center
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

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 edit

1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 0 Eric Montross 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 3 Pat Sullivan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Bogota, New Jersey
G 4 Kenny Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Petersburg, Virginia
G/F 5 Henrik Rodl 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Heusenstamm, Germany
G 11 Scott Cherry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Ballston Spa, New York
G 14 Derrick Phelps 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Pleasantville, New York
G 21 King Rice 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Binghamton, New York
F 31 Brian Reese 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr The Bronx, New York
F/C 32 Pete Chilcutt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Eutaw, Alabama
F 33 Kevin Salvadori 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Fr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 34 George Lynch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Roanoke, Virginia
G 40 Hubert Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Burke, Virginia
F 44 Rick Fox 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Nassau, Bahamas
F 45 Clifford Rozier 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Fr Bradenton, Florida
C 55 Matt Wenstrom 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Katy, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

[2]

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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
Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions
L 74–76  2–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 1, 1990*
No. 4 vs. Iowa State
Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions
W 118–93  3–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
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
Amway Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Dec 30, 1990*
No. 7 vs. Stanford W 71–60  9–1
Amway Arena 
Orlando, Florida
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
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
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*
(2) No. 7 vs. (7) Clemson
Quarterfinals
W 67–59  23–5
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Mar 9, 1991*
(2) No. 7 vs. (6) Virginia
Semifinals
W 76–71  24–5
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Mar 10, 1991*
(2) No. 7 vs. (1) No. 6 Duke
Championship
W 96–74  25–5
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (16 E) Northeastern
First round
W 101–66[3]  26–5
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Mar 17, 1991*
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (9 E) Villanova
Second Round
W 84–69  27–5
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Mar 22, 1991*
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (12 E) Eastern Michigan
Sweet Sixteen
W 93–67  28–5
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Mar 24, 1991*
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (10 E) Temple
Elite Eight
W 75–72  29–5
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Mar 30, 1991*
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (3 SE) No. 12 Kansas
Final Four
L 73–79  29–6
Hoosier Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

Rankings edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1990-91 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels 1990-1991 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "UNC Avoids Upset Day". Washington Post. March 16, 1991. Retrieved February 21, 2021.