1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big 8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 11
Record	26–8 (9–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Danny Nee (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Gary Bargen; Lynn Mitchem; Jeff Smith;
Home arena	Bob Devaney Sports Center
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Oklahoma State	10	–	4	.714	24	–	8	.750
No. 12 Kansas	10	–	4	.714	27	–	8	.771
No. 11 Nebraska	9	–	5	.643	26	–	8	.765
Missouri †	8	–	6	.571	20	–	10	.667
Iowa State	6	–	8	.429	12	–	19	.387
Oklahoma	5	–	9	.357	20	–	15	.571
Colorado	5	–	9	.357	19	–	14	.576
Kansas State	3	–	11	.214	13	–	15	.464

† 1991 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 1, 1991 Rankings from AP poll

The 1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska, Lincoln during the 1990–91 college basketball season. Led by head coach Danny Nee (5th season), the Cornhuskers competed in the Big Eight Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 26–8 overall and 9–5 in Big Eight Conference play, establishing the single-season school record for wins. Nebraska fell to Missouri, 90–82, in the championship game of the Big Eight tournament, but earned an at-large bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as the #3 seed in the Midwest region. It would be the first of four consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament for the Nebraska men's basketball program.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Dapreis Owens	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Mansfield	Mansfield, OH
F	4	Tony Farmer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	San Jose State	Los Angeles, CA
G	10	Jose Ramos	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Miami	Miami, FL
G	11	Keith Moody	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Herndon	Herndon, VA
G	14	J.F. Hoffman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Cambridge	Holbrook, NE
G	20	Mario McIntosh	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Benet Academy	Woodridge, IL
F	21	Carl Hayes	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	St. Joseph	Chicago, IL
G	23	Clifford Scales	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	St. Joseph	Maywood, IL
G	24	Chris Cresswell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Merced	Merced, CA
C	25	Rich King	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Burke	Omaha, NE
G	33	Jamie Cole	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Creston	Grand Rapids, MI
C	34	Kelly Lively	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Torrington	Torrington, WY
F	40	Beau Reid	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Lancaster	Lancaster, OH
F	41	Bruce Chubick	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	West Holt	Atkinson, NE
G	52	Eric Piatkowski	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Stevens	Rapid City, SD

Head coach

Danny Nee

Assistant coach(es)

Gary Bargen
Lynn Mitchem
Jeff Smith

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 28, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1990*		vs. Saint Louis Puerto Rico Classic	W 107–79	1–0	Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Nov 24, 1990*		vs. Illinois Puerto Rico Classic	W 100–73	2–0	Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Nov 25, 1990*		vs. Murray State Puerto Rico Classic	L 79–81	2–1	Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Nov 28, 1990*		No. 5 Michigan State	W 71–69	3–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 3, 1990*		at Eastern Illinois	W 94–64	4–1	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Dec 6, 1990*		Creighton Rivalry	W 97–63	5–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 8, 1990*		Toledo	W 105–68	6–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 11, 1990*		at Wisconsin	W 75–63	7–1	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 14, 1990*		Tennessee Tech Ameritas Classic	W 113–92	8–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 15, 1990*		Bowling Green Ameritas Classic	W 99–85	9–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 22, 1990*	No. 22	Miami (OH)	W 88–73	10–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 28, 1990*	No. 22	Idaho	W 85–65	11–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 30, 1990*	No. 22	at The Citadel	W 94–80	12–1	McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 2, 1991*	No. 19	at Wisconsin-Green Bay	W 70–63	13–1	Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Jan 5, 1991	No. 19	at Kansas State	W 74–69	14–1 (1–0)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 9, 1991*	No. 18	at Missouri-Kansas City	W 97–78	15–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 12, 1991	No. 18	Iowa State	W 97–87	16–1 (2–0)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 22, 1991	No. 14	at Colorado	L 69–86	16–2 (2–1)	CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Jan 26, 1991	No. 14	at No. 13 Oklahoma	W 111–99	17–2 (3–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 30, 1991	No. 11	Missouri	W 89–75	18–2 (4–1)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 2, 1991	No. 11	Oklahoma State	L 68–81	18–3 (4–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 6, 1991	No. 15	at No. 18 Kansas	L 77–85	18–4 (4–3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 9, 1991*	No. 15	Colorado	W 86–72	19–4 (5–3)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 13, 1991	No. 17	at Iowa State	W 65–57	20–4 (6–3)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Feb 16, 1991	No. 17	Oklahoma	W 105–93	21–4 (7–3)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 18, 1991*	No. 17	Northern Illinois	W 82–73	22–4	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 20, 1991	No. 14	at Missouri	L 71–91	22–5 (7–4)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 23, 1991	No. 14	Kansas State	W 85–78	23–5 (8–4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 27, 1991	No. 15	at No. 12 Oklahoma State	L 69–80	23–6 (8–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 3, 1991	No. 15	No. 10 Kansas	W 85–75	24–6 (9–5)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Big Eight tournament
Mar 8, 1991*	(3) No. 13	vs. (6) Oklahoma Quarterfinals	W 117–113 ^OT	25–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 9, 1991*	(3) No. 13	vs. (2) No. 12 Kansas Semifinals	W 87–83^[1]	26–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 10, 1991*	(3) No. 13	vs. (4) Missouri Championship	L 82–90	26–7	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1991*	(3 MW) No. 11	vs. (14 MW) Xavier First Round	L 84–89^[2]	26–8	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	22	22	19	18	17	14	11	15	17	14	15	13	11
Coaches	—	—	—	—	21	19	15	14	13	12	11	14	16	13	13	13	9

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	14	Rich King	Seattle SuperSonics

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References

^ "Nebraska 87, Kansas 83". Associated Press. March 9, 1991. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^ "Xavier 89, Nebraska 84". United Press International. March 15, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "1990-91 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) - University of Nebraska" (PDF). University of Nebraska Athletics. p. 196. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^ Jenkins, Sally (February 4, 1991). "A Husker switcheroo". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
^ "1991 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

[1] "Nebraska 87, Kansas 83". Associated Press. March 9, 1991. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

[2] "Xavier 89, Nebraska 84". United Press International. March 15, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

[3] "1990-91 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

[4] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) - University of Nebraska" (PDF). University of Nebraska Athletics. p. 196. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

[SI_1991-5] Jenkins, Sally (February 4, 1991). "A Husker switcheroo". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

[ESPN-6] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[7] "1991 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

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1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

References