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
Seasons
1991–92 →
1990–91 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Southern Miss 10 4   .714 21 8   .724
Florida State 9 5   .643 21 11   .656
Cincinnati 8 6   .571 18 12   .600
Tulane 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
Memphis 7 7   .500 17 15   .531
Virginia Tech 6 8   .429 13 16   .448
South Carolina 5 9   .357 20 13   .606
Louisville 4 10   .286 14 16   .467
1991 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

edit
1990–91 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
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) Jr Motley Crawford, Mississippi
F 42 Joe Courtney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Mississippi State Jackson, Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

[1]

Schedule and results

edit
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.

[6]

Awards and honors

edit

Rankings

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

[7]

References

edit
  1. ^ "1990–91 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "USM SINKS 3-POINTERS, VA. TECH". Daily Press. January 13, 1991. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Spoon Dishes It Out". Sports Illustrated. February 11, 1991. Retrieved May 23, 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. ^ "Southern Miss 62, South Carolina 58". News & Record. February 16, 1991. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  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.
  7. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.