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
Home arenaMitchell Center
1990–91 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Alabama †11–3 .78622–9  .710
UAB9–5 .64318–13  .581
South Florida8–6 .57119–11  .633
Western Kentucky8–6 .57114–14  .500
VCU7–7 .50014–17  .452
Old Dominion5–9 .35714–18  .438
UNC Charlotte6–8 .42914–14  .500
Jacksonville2–12 .1436–22  .214
† 1991 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1990–91 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

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    Schedule and results
    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
    		 Mitchell Center 
    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
    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.
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