1990–91 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

The 1990–91 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach Ronnie Arrow, in the fourth year of his first stint as head coach. They played their home games at the Mitchell Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They won the Sun Belt tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as the 13 seed in the West region. In the opening round, the Jaguars lost to Utah.

1990–91 South Alabama Jaguars basketball
Sun Belt Regular season champions
Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record22–9 (11–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coachLew Hill
Home arenaJaguar Gym
Seasons
← 1989–90
1991–92 →
1990–91 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Alabama 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
UAB 9 5   .643 18 13   .581
South Florida 8 6   .571 19 11   .633
Western Kentucky 8 6   .571 14 14   .500
VCU 7 7   .500 14 17   .452
Old Dominion 5 9   .357 14 18   .438
UNC Charlotte 6 8   .429 14 14   .500
Jacksonville 2 12   .143 6 22   .214
1991 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1990–91 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
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 (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1990*
Jackson State W 90–75  1–0
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 1, 1990*
at McNeese State W 74–54  2–0
Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dec 5, 1990*
Hawaii-Loa W 103–86  3–0
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 8, 1990*
Southern Illinois W 87–82  4–0
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 11, 1990*
at No. 2 Arkansas L 91–101  4–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 15, 1990*
at New Orleans L 95–96 OT 4–2
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 17, 1990*
Creighton L 76–89  4–3
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 22, 1990*
James Madison W 74–65  5–3
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 28, 1990*
vs. Murray State
BMA Holiday Classic
L 78–88 OT 5–4
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 29, 1990*
vs. Texas A&M
BMA Holiday Classic
W 70–68  6–4
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 5, 1991
UNC Charlotte W 121–105  7–4
(1–0)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 7, 1991
Old Dominion W 100–89  8–4
(2–0)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 10, 1991
at VCU L 83–93  8–5
(2–1)
 
 
Jan 12, 1991
at UNC Charlotte W 95–88  9–5
(3–1)
 
 
Jan 19, 1991*
at Louisville L 83–85  9–6
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 22, 1991
South Florida W 82–81  10–6
(4–1)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 24, 1991
at Old Dominion W 88–80  11–6
(5–1)
 
 
Jan 28, 1991
Western Kentucky W 82–78  12–6
(6–1)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 4, 1991
VCU W 91–78  13–6
(7–1)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 7, 1991
at Jacksonville W 97–76  14–6
(8–1)
 
 
Feb 9, 1991
at South Florida L 66–68  14–7
(8–2)
 
 
Feb 14, 1991*
at No. 9 Southern Miss W 92–85  15–7
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 16, 1991
UAB W 87–79  16–7
(9–2)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 18, 1991
Jacksonville W 68–66  17–7
(10–2)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 21, 1991
at Western Kentucky W 100–91  18–7
(11–2)
 
 
Feb 23, 1991
at UAB L 99–107  18–8
(11–3)
UAB Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 27, 1991*
Prairie View A&M W 131–93  19–8
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Mar 2, 1991*
(1) vs. (8) Jacksonville
Championship Game
W 84–68  20–8
Mobile Civic Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Mar 3, 1991*
(1) vs. (5) VCU
Championship Game
W 105–78  21–8
Mobile Civic Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Mar 4, 1991*
(1) vs. (6) Old Dominion
Championship Game
W 86–81  22–8
Mobile Civic Center 
Mobile, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1991*
(13 W) vs. (4 W) No. 10 Utah
First Round
L 72–82  22–9
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "1990-91 South Alabama Jaguars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "2019-20 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.