1990–91 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 1990–91 college basketball season. This was head coach Russ Bergman's third season at Coastal Carolina. The Chanticleers competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Kimbel Arena. They finished the season 24–8, 13–1 in Big South play to capture the regular season championship. The Chanticleers won the 1991 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to advance to face Jackson State in a play-in game for the right to advance to the NCAA tournament. Coastal Carolina defeated Jackson state to earn an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the Southeast Region, marking the school's first ever appearance in the NCAA tournament. They lost in the first round to Indiana.[1]

1990–91 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
Big South Regular Season Champions
Big South tournament champions
ConferenceBig South
Record24–8 (13–1 Big South)
Head coach
  • Russ Bergman
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Selvy
  • Gary Leiner
  • Mike Murphy
Home arenaKimbel Arena
1990–91 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Coastal Carolina †13–1 .92924–8  .750
Radford12–2 .85722–7  .759
Augusta State9–5 .64314–16  .467
Davidson6–8 .42910–19  .345
Winthrop5–9 .3578–20  .286
UNC Asheville4–10 .2868–20  .286
Charleston Southern4–10 .2869–19  .321
Campbell3–11 .2149–19  .321
† 1991 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1990–91 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G Robert Dowdell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Sr
G Brian Penny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Sr
F 25 Tony Dunkin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Rains, South Carolina
C DuWayne Cheatam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Sr
Head coach
  • Russ Bergman
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    [2]

    Schedule and results

    Source[3]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 24, 1990*
    		 vs. Wright State
    CSU/North Coast Tournament    		 W 83–69  1–0
    		 Wolstein Center 
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Nov 25, 1990*
    		 vs. Princeton
    CSU/North Coast Tournament    		 L 39–42  1–1
    		 Wolstein Center 
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Nov 28, 1990*
    		 College of Charleston W 56–54  2–1
    		 Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Dec 3, 1990*
    		 South Carolina State W 68–57  3–1
    		 Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Dec 6, 1990*
    		 at The Citadel W 79–71  4–1
    		 McAlister Field House 
    Charleston, South Carolina
    Dec 17, 1990*
    		 at George Mason W 66–65  5–1
    		 Patriot Center 
    Fairfax, Virginia
    Dec 20, 1990*
    		 at Western Carolina W 80–74  6–1
    		 Ramsey Center 
    Cullowhee, North Carolina
    Dec 28, 1990*
    		 vs. Louisiana Tech
    Spartan Classic    		 L 81–86  6–2
    		 Breslin Student Events Center 
    East Lansing, Michigan
    Dec 29, 1990*
    		 vs. George Mason
    Spartan Classic    		 L 61–70  6–3
    		 Breslin Student Events Center 
    East Lansing, Michigan
    Jan 7, 1991*
    		 at NC State L 78–86  6–4
    		 Reynolds Coliseum 
    Raleigh, North Carolina
    Jan 9, 1991*
    		 at UNC Charlotte L 74–93  6–5
    		 Charlotte Coliseum 
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Jan 12, 1991
    		 at Davidson W 55–48  7–5
    (1–0)    		 Belk Arena 
    Davidson, North Carolina
    Jan 14, 1991
    		 Charleston Southern W 86–70  8–5
    (2–0)    		 Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Jan 19, 1991*
    		 at College of Charleston L 57–60  8–6
    		 F. Mitchell Johnson Arena 
    Charleston, South Carolina
    Jan 21, 1991
    		 Augusta State W 85–80  9–6
    (3–0)    		 Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Jan 24, 1991
    		 at Campbell W 75–62  10–6
    (4–0)    		 Carter Gymnasium 
    Buies Creek, North Carolina
    Jan 26, 1991
    		 Radford W 78–76  11–6
    (5–0)    		 Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Jan 28, 1991
    		 Winthrop W 75–58  12–6
    (6–0)    		 Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Jan 31, 1991
    		 UNC Asheville W 84–74  13–6
    (7–0)    		 Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Feb 2, 1991*
    		 Youngstown State W 79–66  14–6
    		 Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Feb 4, 1991
    		 at Charleston Southern W 60–51  15–6
    (8–0)    		 Buccaneer Field House 
    Charleston, South Carolina
    Feb 9, 1991
    		 at Radford W 84–66  16–6
    (9–0)    		 Donald N. Dedmon Center 
    Radford, Virginia
    Feb 11, 1991
    		 Davidson W 64–52  17–6
    (10–0)    		 Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Feb 14, 1991
    		 at UNC Asheville W 91–67  18–6
    (11–0)    		 Justice Center 
    Asheville, North Carolina
    Feb 16, 1991
    		 at Augusta State L 74–75  18–7
    (11–1)    		 George A. Christenberry Fieldhouse 
    Augusta, Georgia
    Feb 20, 1991
    		 at Winthrop W 59–46  19–7
    (12–1)    		 Winthrop Coliseum 
    Rock Hill, South Carolina
    Feb 23, 1991*
    		 Campbell W 91–58  20–7
    (13–1)    		 Kimbel Arena 
    Conway, South Carolina
    Big South tournament
    Feb 28, 1991*
    		 vs. Campbell
    Quarterfinal    		 W 83–46  21–7
    		 Civic Center of Anderson 
    Anderson, South Carolina
    Mar 1, 1991*
    		 vs. Davidson
    Semifinal    		 W 58–55  22–7
    		 Civic Center of Anderson 
    Anderson, South Carolina
    Mar 2, 1991*
    		 vs. Augusta State
    Championship Game    		 W 89–54  23–7
    		 Civic Center of Anderson 
    Anderson, South Carolina
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 3, 1991*
    		 at Jackson State
    Play-in Game    		 W 78–59  24–7
    		 Williams Assembly Center 
    Jackson, Mississippi
    Mar 14, 1991*
    		 (15 SE) vs. (2 SE) No. 3 Indiana
    First Round    		 L 69–79  24–8
    		 Freedom Hall (18,217)
    Louisville, Kentucky
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    SE=Southeast.
    All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

    Awards and honors

    References
    1. "Indiana Holds Off Coastal Carolina, 79-69". Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1991. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
    2. "Coastal Carolina Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
    3. "1990-91 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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