1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Jeff Jones. The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the West region. They were defeated in the opening round by BYU, 61–48. The Cavaliers finished with a record of 21–12 (6–8 ACC).

1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–12 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ellerbe (1st season)
  • Tom Perrin (4th season)
  • Dennis Wolff (1st season)
Home arenaUniversity Hall
Seasons
1990–91 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Duke 11 3   .786 32 7   .821
No. 4 North Carolina 10 4   .714 29 6   .829
Wake Forest 8 6   .571 19 11   .633
NC State 8 6   .571 20 11   .645
Georgia Tech 6 8   .429 17 13   .567
Virginia 6 8   .429 21 12   .636
Maryland 5 9   .357 16 12   .571
Clemson 2 12   .143 11 17   .393
1991 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 4 Terry Kirby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Tabb, Virginia
G 5 Bernie Floriani 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 153 lb (69 kg) Sr Dover, Delaware
G 10 Anthony Oliver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Faison, North Carolina
G 11 Doug Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Fayetteville, Tennessee
F 12 Kenny Turner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 15 Chris Havlicek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Weston, Massachusetts
G/F 20 Bryant Stith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Emporia, Virginia
G 21 Derrick Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Fr Plainfield, New Jersey
G 22 John Crotty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr Orange, New Jersey
G 23 Blair Ford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 169 lb (77 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia
G/F 24 Dirk Katstra 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Stilwell, Kansas
F 30 Matt Blundin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Ridley Township, Pennsylvania
G 31 Bobby Graves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Herndon, Virginia
F/C 42 Ted Jeffries 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) So Bowie, Maryland
F 44 Corey Stewart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hampton, Virginia
F/C 52 Shawn Wilson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Fr Franklin, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Source[1][2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1990*
No. 18 vs. Siena
Great Alaska Shootout
W 80–77  1–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 24, 1990*
No. 18 vs. South Carolina
Great Alaska Shootout
W 65–59  2–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 1990*
No. 18 vs. No. 11 UCLA
Great Alaska Shootout
L 74–89  2–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1990*
No. 16 New Orleans L 55–60  2–2
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 1, 1990*
No. 16 Winthrop W 93–47  3–2
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 3, 1990*
No. 21 vs. No. 13 Pittsburgh W 84–80  4–2
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 8, 1990*
No. 21 Vanderbilt W 70–56  5–2
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 20, 1990*
No. 19 at Marshall W 74–60  6–2
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 29, 1990*
No. 19 at Minnesota W 79–72  7–2
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 2, 1991*
No. 18 at Marquette W 94–88  8–2
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 5, 1991
No. 18 No. 8 Duke W 81–64  9–2
(1–0)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 8, 1991
No. 13 at Clemson W 82–78  10–2
(2–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 12, 1991
No. 13 No. 5 North Carolina L 86–89  10–3
(2–1)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 16, 1991
No. 14 at Maryland W 76–62  11–3
(3–1)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Jan 19, 1991
No. 14 at Georgia Tech L 51–78  11–4
(3–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 21, 1991*
No. 18 Davidson W 71–47  12–4
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 23, 1991*
No. 18 vs. Virginia Tech W 86–61  13–4
 
 
Jan 26, 1991*
No. 18 at Notre Dame W 68–67  14–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 29, 1991
No. 15 NC State W 104–72  15–4
(4–2)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 2, 1991
No. 15 Wake Forest W 83–80  16–4
(5–2)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 4, 1991*
No. 11 Radford W 87–54  17–4
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 7, 1991
No. 11 at No. 6 Duke L 74–86  17–5
(5–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Feb 9, 1991
No. 11 at No. 9 North Carolina L 58–77  17–6
(5–4)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 10, 1991
No. 11 at Wake Forest L 66–74  17–7
(5–5)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 13, 1991*
No. 19 Fairfield W 84–52  18–7
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 16, 1991
No. 19 Clemson W 57–47  19–7
(6–5)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 19, 1991
No. 20 Georgia Tech L 60–73  19–8
(6–6)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 23, 1991
No. 20 at NC State L 76–83  19–9
(6–7)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1991*
No. 25 Towson W 72–49  20–9
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 2, 1991
No. 25 Maryland L 74–78  20–10
(6–8)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 1991*
vs. Wake Forest
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 70–66  21–10
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 9, 1991*
vs. No. 7 North Carolina
ACC Tournament Semifinal
L 71–76  21–11
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1991*
(7 W) vs. (10 W) BYU
First Round
L 48–61  21–12
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern time.
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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 306.
  2. ^ "1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.