1990–91 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1990–91 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Jim Harrick, for the third year, was the head coach for the Bruins. The Bruins started the season ranked 11th in the AP Poll and won their first 8 games. They finished in 2nd place in the Pac-10 with the same conference record as the previous year, 11–7. UCLA went on to the NCAA tournament, where they upset by Penn State 69–74.[2] UCLA finished ranked 14th and 16th in the UPI and AP Polls respectively.[3]

1990–91 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 16
Record23–9 (11–7, 2nd Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
1990–91 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Arizona144 .778287 .800
No. 16 UCLA117 .611239 .719
Arizona State108 .5562010 .667
USC108 .5561910 .655
Stanford810 .4442013 .606
Washington State810 .4441612 .571
Oregon State810 .4441414 .500
Oregon810 .4441315 .464
California810 .4441315 .464
Washington513 .2781414 .500
As of April 15, 1991[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Starting lineup

PositionPlayerClass
FDon MacLeanJr.
FTracy MurraySo.
FMitchell ButlerSo.
GDarrick MartinJr.
GGerald MadkinsJr.

Roster

1990–91 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F23Mitchell Butler6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
SoLos Angeles, California
G22Chris Kenny6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
F42Don MacLean6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
JrPalo Alto, California
G12Gerald Madkins6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
JrMerced, California
G15Darrick Martin5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
JrDenver, Colorado
F44Zan Mason6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
F30Tracy Murray6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
SoLos Angeles, California
FDestah Owens6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
C25Keith Owens6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SrSan Francisco, California
GDave Paulsell6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
GLou Richie5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
G21Shon Tarver6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
G10John Woolery6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
C14Rodney Zimmerman6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Fr
Head coach

Jim Harrick (Morris Harvey College)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Great Alaska Shootout
November 23, 1990
No. 11 vs. UC Irvine
Quarterfinals
W 134–101 1–0
Sullivan Arena (7,947)
Anchorage, AK
November 24, 1990
No. 11 at Alaska Anchorage
Semifinals
W 80–67 2–0
Sullivan Arena (7,947)
Anchorage, AK
November 26, 1990
No. 11 vs. No. 18 Virginia
Finals
W 89–74 3–0
Sullivan Arena (6,287)
Anchorage, AK
Regular Season
December 2, 1990
No. 12 Loyola MarymountW 149–98 4–0
Pauley Pavilion (12,267)
Los Angeles, CA
December 5, 1990
No. 8 St. Mary'sW 123–93 5–0
Pauley Pavilion (5,887)
Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 1990
No. 8 Notre DameW 99–91 6–0
Pauley Pavilion (12,518)
Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 1990
No. 6 at DePaulW 92–90 7–0
Rosemont Horizon (10,254)
Chicago, IL
December 19, 1990
No. 5 PepperdineW 108–85 8–0
Pauley Pavilion (7,881)
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1990
No. 5 at IowaL 71–88 8–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
December 27, 1990
No. 10 Fresno StateW 110–89 9–1
Pauley Pavilion (8,667)
Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1990
No. 10 San Diego StateW 94–74 10–1
Pauley Pavilion (9,419)
Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1991
No. 10 USCW 98–81 11–1
(1–0)
Pauley Pavilion (12,688)
Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 1991
No. 10 LouisvilleW 88–81 12–1
Pauley Pavilion (12,313)
Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 1991
No. 7 at Arizona StateW 82–68 13–1
(2–0)
ASU Activity Center (12,762)
Tempe, AZ
January 12, 1991
No. 7 at No. 6 ArizonaL 77–82 13–2
(2–1)
McKale Center (13,864)
Tucson, AZ
January 16, 1991
No. 7 StanfordL 82–89 13–3
(2–2)
Pauley Pavilion (7,278)
Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 1991
No. 7 CaliforniaW 98–81 14–3
(3–2)
Pauley Pavilion (6,829)
Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 1991
No. 11 at Oregon StateL 96–97 2OT14–4
(3–3)
Gill Coliseum (9,628)
Corvallis, OR
January 26, 1991
No. 11 at OregonW 90–83 15–4
(4–3)
McArthur Court (9,363)
Eugene, OR
January 30, 1991
No. 12 at USCL 74–76 15–5
(4–4)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (9,125)
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1991
No. 12 No. 19 PittsburghW 112–85 16–5
Pauley Pavilion (12,053)
Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 1991
No. 14 Arizona StateW 64–44 17–5
(5–4)
Pauley Pavilion (11,213)
Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 1991
No. 14 No. 5 ArizonaL 94–105 OT17–6
(5–5)
Pauley Pavilion (12,823)
Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 1991
No. 15 at CaliforniaL 79–82 17–7
(5–6)
Harmon Gym (6,578)
Berkeley, CA
February 16, 1991
No. 15 at StanfordW 89–86 18–7
(6–6)
Maples Pavilion (7,500)
Stanford, CA
February 21, 1991
No. 17 OregonW 100–83 19–7
(7–6)
Pauley Pavilion (9,122)
Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 1991
No. 17 Oregon StateW 87–56 20–7
(8–6)
Pauley Pavilion (10,618)
Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 1991
No. 16 at Washington StateW 99–91 21–7
(9–6)
Beasley Coliseum (9,264)
Pullman, WA
March 3, 1991
No. 16 at WashingtonL 68–86 21–8
(9–7)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (4,213)
Seattle, WA
March 7, 1991
No. 17 Washington StateW 86–64 22–8
(10–7)
Pauley Pavilion (8,354)
Los Angeles, CA
March 10, 1991
No. 17 WashingtonW 73–60 23–8
(11–7)
Pauley Pavilion (10,454)
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
March 18, 1991
No. 16 vs. Penn State
First Round
L 69–74 23–9
Carrier Dome (14,436)
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[4][5]

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