1990–91 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

The 1990–91 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by head coach M. K. Turk, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of the Metro Conference. They finished the season 21–8, 10–4 in Metro play to win the conference regular season title. They lost in the quarterfinal round of the Metro tournament to Louisville. Southern Miss received an at-large bid to the 1991 NCAA basketball tournament where they lost in the opening round to NC State, 114–85.

1990–91 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
Metro Conference Regular season champions
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record21–8 (10–4 Metro)
Head coach
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
1990–91 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Southern Miss104 .714218  .724
Florida State95 .6432111  .656
Cincinnati86 .5711812  .600
Tulane77 .5001513  .536
Memphis77 .5001715  .531
Virginia Tech68 .4291316  .448
South Carolina59 .3572013  .606
Louisville410 .2861416  .467
1991 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1990–91 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G Russell Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr
G 23 Darrin Chancellor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
C 32 Daron Jenkins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr
F 35 Clarence Weatherspoon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrMotley Crawford, Mississippi
F 42 Joe Courtney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrMississippi State Jackson, Mississippi
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 30, 1990*
    No. 19 vs. No. 6 Alabama W 84–82  1–0
    Mississippi Coast Coliseum 
    Biloxi, Mississippi
    Dec 3, 1990*
    No. 15 Hawaii-Loa W 105–71  2–0
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Dec 6, 1990*
    No. 15 at Tennessee Tech L 78–84  2–1
    Eblen Center 
    Cookeville, Tennessee
    Dec 15, 1990*
    No. 22 Northeast Louisiana W 84–72  3–1
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Dec 28, 1990*
    No. 21 vs. Holy Cross W 89–86  4–1
     
     
    Dec 29, 1990*
    No. 21 vs. Wyoming W 122–112  5–1
     
     
    Jan 5, 1991
    No. 21 Florida State W 84–72  6–1
    (1–0)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Jan 10, 1991
    No. 19 at No. 21 South Carolina W 64–58  7–1
    (2–0)
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Jan 12, 1991
    No. 19 at Virginia Tech W 101–99[2]  8–1
    (3–0)
    Cassell Coliseum 
    Blacksburg, Virginia
    Jan 17, 1991
    No. 18 Tulane W 64–57  9–1
    (4–0)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Jan 19, 1991
    No. 18 Memphis State W 87–77  10–1
    (5–0)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Jan 21, 1991*
    No. 18 Texas–Pan American W 88–72  11–1
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Jan 24, 1991
    No. 15 at Louisville W 84–81  12–1
    (6–0)
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Jan 26, 1991
    No. 15 Cincinnati L 69–76  12–2
    (6–1)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Jan 30, 1991*
    No. 17 at Southwestern Louisiana W 97–91  13–2
    Cajundome 
    Lafayette, Louisiana
    Feb 2, 1991
    No. 17 Louisville W 77–66[3]  14–2
    (7–1)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Feb 4, 1991*
    No. 12 at Appalachian State W 98–74  15–2
    Varsity Gymnasium 
    Boone, North Carolina
    Feb 7, 1991
    No. 12 Virginia Tech W 91–79  16–2
    (8–1)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Feb 9, 1991
    No. 12 at Memphis State W 87–81  17–2
    (9–1)
    Mid-South Coliseum 
    Memphis, Tennessee
    Feb 11, 1991*
    No. 9 at McNeese State W 81–62  18–2
    Burton Coliseum 
    Lake Charles, Louisiana
    Feb 14, 1991*
    No. 9 South Alabama L 85–92  18–3
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Feb 16, 1991
    No. 9 South Carolina W 62–58[4]  19–3
    (10–1)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Feb 18, 1991*
    No. 11 at Texas–Pan American W 88–77  20–3
    UTPA Fieldhouse 
    Edinburg, Texas
    Feb 20, 1991
    No. 11 at Cincinnati L 72–86  20–4
    (10–2)
    Fifth Third Arena 
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Feb 26, 1991
    No. 14 at Florida State L 83–85  20–5
    (10–3)
    Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, Florida
    Feb 28, 1991*
    No. 14 Southeastern Louisiana W 85–60  21–5
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Mar 2, 1991
    No. 14 at Tulane L 65–82  21–6
    (10–4)
    Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Metro tournament
    Mar 7, 1991*
    No. 22 vs. Louisville
    Metro tournament Quarterfinal
    L 76–83  21–7
    Roanoke Civic Center 
    Roanoke, Virginia
    1991 NCAA tournament
    Mar 14, 1991*
    (11 E) No. 25 vs. (6 E) NC State
    First Round
    L 85–114[5]  21–8
    Cole Fieldhouse 
    College Park, Maryland
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.
    All times are in Central Time.

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    Awards and honors

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    — = Not ranked.
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112131415Final
    AP241915222021211918151712911142225
    Coaches18191623182218232015161210111619

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    References

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    5. "N. C. State Uses Record Heat on So. Mississippi". The Washington Post. March 15, 1991. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
    6. "2019–20 Southern Miss Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Southern Mississippi Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
      • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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