1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1990–91 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes made a run to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament before falling to unbeaten UNLV in the West regional semifinals. The Utes finished with an overall record of 30–4 (15–1 WAC).

1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball
WAC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record30–4 (15–1 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachKirk Earlywine
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
← 1989–90
1991–92 →
1990–91 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Utah 15 1   .938 30 4   .882
BYU 11 5   .688 21 13   .618
New Mexico 10 6   .625 20 10   .667
Wyoming 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
UTEP 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Hawaii 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Colorado State 6 10   .375 15 14   .517
San Diego State 6 10   .375 13 16   .448
Air Force 2 14   .125 9 20   .310
1991 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 5 Josh Grant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Salt Lake City, Utah
G 15 Jimmy Soto 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
C 30 Walter Watts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr
G/F 32 Phil Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
G 45 Byron Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Gary, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 24, 1990*
UC Davis W 106–72  1–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 26, 1990*
Seattle Pacific W 68–41  2–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 28, 1990*
at Wisconsin-Milwaukee W 80–78  3–0
Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 1, 1990*
at Michigan L 65–81  3–1
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 4, 1990*
Utah State W 84–76  4–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 6, 1990*
Oregon W 95–81  5–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 8, 1990*
at UC Irvine W 97–80  6–1
Bren Events Center 
Irvine, California
Dec 15, 1990*
Pacific (Oregon) W 71–54  7–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 17, 1990*
Weber State W 68–52  8–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 19, 1990*
Morehead State W 77–48  9–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 22, 1990*
Wichita State W 95–48  10–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 29, 1990*
at Utah State W 74–63  11–1
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
WAC regular season
Jan 3, 1991
at Hawaii W 63–60  12–1
(1–0)
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 5, 1991
at San Diego State W 68–62  13–1
(2–0)
San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
Jan 10, 1991
New Mexico W 65–53  14–1
(3–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 12, 1991
No. 25 UTEP W 67–60  15–1
(4–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 17, 1991
No. 23 at Wyoming W 90–83  16–1
(5–0)
Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 19, 1991
No. 23 at Air Force W 57–47  17–1
(6–0)
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 24, 1991
No. 20 Colorado State W 55–51  18–1
(7–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 26, 1991
No. 20 Air Force W 62–56  19–1
(8–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 31, 1991
No. 13 at UTEP W 78–68  20–1
(9–0)
Special Events Center 
El Paso, Texas
Feb 2, 1991
No. 13 at New Mexico L 62–68  20–2
(9–1)
The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 7, 1991
No. 17 Hawaii W 80–60  21–2
(10–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 9, 1991
No. 17 San Diego State W 67–60  22–2
(11–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 14, 1991
No. 14 Wyoming W 77–72  23–2
(12–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 16, 1991
No. 14 BYU
Rivalry
W 81–74  24–2
(13–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 21, 1991
No. 10 at Colorado State W 67–56  25–2
(14–1)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, Colorado
Mar 2, 1991
No. 9 at BYU
Rivalry
W 72–71  26–2
(15–1)
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
WAC Tournament
Mar 7, 1991*
(1) No. 8 vs. (8) San Diego State
WAC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 67–56  27–2
Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 8, 1991*
(1) No. 8 at (4) Wyoming
WAC Tournament Semifinal
W 69–63  28–2
Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 9, 1991*
(1) No. 8 vs. (2) BYU
WAC tournament championship
L 49–51 OT 28–3
Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, Wyoming
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*
(4 W) No. 10 vs. (13 W) South Alabama
First round
W 82–72  29–3
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 17, 1991*
(4 W) No. 10 vs. (5 W) Michigan State
Second Round
W 85–84 2OT 30–3
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 21, 1991*
(4 W) No. 10 vs. (1 W) No. 1 UNLV
West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 66–83  30–4
Kingdome 
Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "1990–91 Utah Utes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Utah Utes Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.