1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Jeff Jones. The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the West region. They were defeated in the opening round by BYU, 61–48. The Cavaliers finished with a record of 21–12 (6–8 ACC).

1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–12 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ellerbe (1st season)
  • Tom Perrin (4th season)
  • Dennis Wolff (1st season)
Home arenaUniversity Hall
1990–91 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Duke113 .786327  .821
No. 4 North Carolina104 .714296  .829
Wake Forest86 .5711911  .633
NC State86 .5712011  .645
Georgia Tech68 .4291713  .567
Virginia68 .4292112  .636
Maryland59 .3571612  .571
Clemson212 .1431117  .393
1991 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 4 Terry Kirby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Tabb, Virginia
G 5 Bernie Floriani 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)153 lb (69 kg) Sr Dover, Delaware
G 10 Anthony Oliver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)188 lb (85 kg) Jr Faison, North Carolina
G 11 Doug Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Fayetteville, Tennessee
F 12 Kenny Turner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)232 lb (105 kg) Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 15 Chris Havlicek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)194 lb (88 kg) Fr Weston, Massachusetts
G/F 20 Bryant Stith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)204 lb (93 kg) Jr Emporia, Virginia
G 21 Derrick Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)163 lb (74 kg) Fr Plainfield, New Jersey
G 22 John Crotty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)184 lb (83 kg) Sr Orange, New Jersey
G 23 Blair Ford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)169 lb (77 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia
G/F 24 Dirk Katstra 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)212 lb (96 kg) Sr Stilwell, Kansas
F 30 Matt Blundin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)232 lb (105 kg) Sr Ridley Township, Pennsylvania
G 31 Bobby Graves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)191 lb (87 kg) Fr Herndon, Virginia
F/C 42 Ted Jeffries 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)238 lb (108 kg) So Bowie, Maryland
F 44 Corey Stewart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hampton, Virginia
F/C 52 Shawn Wilson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)238 lb (108 kg) Fr Franklin, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Source[1][2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1990*
No. 18 vs. Siena
Great Alaska Shootout
W 80–77  1–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 24, 1990*
No. 18 vs. South Carolina
Great Alaska Shootout
W 65–59  2–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1990*
No. 18 vs. No. 11 UCLA
Great Alaska Shootout
L 74–89  2–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1990*
No. 16 New Orleans L 55–60  2–2
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 1, 1990*
No. 16 Winthrop W 93–47  3–2
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 3, 1990*
No. 21 vs. No. 13 Pittsburgh W 84–80  4–2
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 8, 1990*
No. 21 Vanderbilt W 70–56  5–2
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 20, 1990*
No. 19 at Marshall W 74–60  6–2
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 29, 1990*
No. 19 at Minnesota W 79–72  7–2
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 2, 1991*
No. 18 at Marquette W 94–88  8–2
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 5, 1991
No. 18 No. 8 Duke W 81–64  9–2
(1–0)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 8, 1991
No. 13 at Clemson W 82–78  10–2
(2–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 12, 1991
No. 13 No. 5 North Carolina L 86–89  10–3
(2–1)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 16, 1991
No. 14 at Maryland W 76–62  11–3
(3–1)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Jan 19, 1991
No. 14 at Georgia Tech L 51–78  11–4
(3–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 21, 1991*
No. 18 Davidson W 71–47  12–4
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 23, 1991*
No. 18 vs. Virginia Tech W 86–61  13–4
 
 
Jan 26, 1991*
No. 18 at Notre Dame W 68–67  14–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 29, 1991
No. 15 NC State W 104–72  15–4
(4–2)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 2, 1991
No. 15 Wake Forest W 83–80  16–4
(5–2)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 4, 1991*
No. 11 Radford W 87–54  17–4
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 7, 1991
No. 11 at No. 6 Duke L 74–86  17–5
(5–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Feb 9, 1991
No. 11 at No. 9 North Carolina L 58–77  17–6
(5–4)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 10, 1991
No. 11 at Wake Forest L 66–74  17–7
(5–5)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 13, 1991*
No. 19 Fairfield W 84–52  18–7
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 16, 1991
No. 19 Clemson W 57–47  19–7
(6–5)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 19, 1991
No. 20 Georgia Tech L 60–73  19–8
(6–6)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 23, 1991
No. 20 at NC State L 76–83  19–9
(6–7)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1991*
No. 25 Towson W 72–49  20–9
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 2, 1991
No. 25 Maryland L 74–78  20–10
(6–8)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 1991*
vs. Wake Forest
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 70–66  21–10
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 9, 1991*
vs. No. 7 North Carolina
ACC Tournament Semifinal
L 71–76  21–11
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1991*
(7 W) vs. (10 W) BYU
First Round
L 48–61  21–12
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern time.
Source:[3]

Rankings

References

  1. Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 306.
  2. "1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. "YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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