1990–91 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Bill Frieder, in his 2nd season, and played their home games at the ASU Activity Center in Tempe, Arizona.

1990–91 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferencePacific-10
Record20–10 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaASU Activity Center
Seasons
← 1989–90
1991–92 →
1990–91 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
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

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1990–91 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F Jamal Faulkner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Christ the King HS Brooklyn, NY
G 44 Stevin Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr H. Grady Spruce HS Dallas, TX
C 50 Isaac Austin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Las Plumas HS
Reedley College
Oroville, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 23, 1990*
Kansas W 70–68  1–0
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Nov 24, 1990*
Southern Methodist W 89–79  2–0
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Nov 29, 1990*
Northern Arizona W 118–77  3–0
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 1, 1990*
Drake L 93–94  3–1
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 5, 1990*
New Mexico W 59–54  4–1
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 12, 1990*
at Brigham Young W 82–74  5–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 21, 1990*
Southern Utah W 100–71  6–1
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 22, 1990*
Montana State W 107–74  7–1
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 28, 1990*
Penn W 94–62  8–1
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 29, 1990*
Texas W 89–82  9–1
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Pac-10 Regular Season
Jan 3, 1991
at Washington State L 86–95  9–2
(0–1)
Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Jan 10, 1991
No. 7 UCLA L 68–82  10–3
(1–2)
ASU Activity Center (12,762)
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 12, 1991
USC W 84–80 OT 11–3
(2–2)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 17, 1991
No. 6 Arizona L 71–74  11–4
(2–3)
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Feb 7, 1991
at No. 14 UCLA L 44–64  13–7
Pauley Pavilion (11,213)
Los Angeles, California
Feb 9, 1991
at USC W 88–83  14–7
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 13, 1991
at No. 6 Arizona L 50–71  14–8
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 9, 1991
Oregon State W 84–69  19–9
(10–8)
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*
(8 SE) vs. (9 SE) Rutgers
First Round
W 79–76[2]  20–9
The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 17, 1991*
(8 SE) vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Arkansas
Second Round
L 90–97[3]  20–10
The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

Source:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Arizona St. Rallies To Beat Rutgers". New York Times. March 16, 1991. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "After Fast Start, No. 2 Arkansas Survives a Fight to the Finish". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1991. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "1990–91 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sun Devil Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Records/Postseason". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2021.