1990–91 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 21–11 overall and 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish tied for fifth place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the Midwest Region. After defeating East Tennessee State 76-73 in the first round, the Hawkeyes lost to #2 seed, and eventual National Champion, Duke 85-70 in the Round of 32.

1990–91 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Amana-Hawkeye Classic Champions
Big Island Invitational Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–11 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPAcie Earl
James Moses
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons
1990–91 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Ohio State 15 3   .833 27 4   .871
No. 3 Indiana 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
Illinois 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
Michigan State 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Iowa 9 9   .500 21 11   .656
Purdue 9 9   .500 17 12   .586
Wisconsin 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Michigan 7 11   .389 14 15   .483
Minnesota 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
Northwestern 0 18   .000 5 23   .179
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1990–91 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Kevin Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Fort Worth, Texas
G 11 Troy Skinner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Palmer, Iowa
G 13 Paul Lusk  
Fr New Baden, Illinois
G/F 15 Rodell Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 20 Val Barnes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Wichita, Kansas
F 23 James Winters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Joliet, Illinois
F 24 James Moses 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Carson, California
F 32 Jim Bartels 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Freedom, Wisconsin
F 34 Wade Lookingbill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Fort Dodge, Iowa
F 40 Chris Street 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Indianola, Iowa
F 42 Jay Webb 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So San Jose, California
F 43 Brig Tubbs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr DeWitt, Iowa
F/C 55 Acie Earl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Moline, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule/results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/15/1990*
No. 19 Temple
Preseason NIT
W 73–71[1][2]  1–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
11/17/1990*
at Notre Dame
Preseason NIT
L 68–77[3]  1–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
11/27/1990*
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 80–61[4]  2–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,248)
Iowa City, IA
11/30/1990*
Colgate
Amana-Hawkeye Classic
W 80–59[5]  3–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/1/1990*
Creighton
Amana-Hawkeye Classic
W 83–77[6]  4–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/4/1990*
Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four
W 72–68[7]  5–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/8/1990*
Iowa State
Rivalry
W 75–73[8]  6–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/15/1990*
UMBC W 98–81  7–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/18/1990*
Chicago State W 93–70  8–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/22/1990*
No. 5 UCLA W 88–71[9]  9–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/28/1990*
No. 23 vs. Hawaii-Hilo
Big Island Invitational
W 78–65  10–1
Hilo Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, HI
12/30/1990*
No. 23 vs. Chaminade
Big Island Invitational
W 104–64[10]  11–1
Hilo Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, HI
Big Ten Regular Season
1/3/1991
No. 22 at No. 6 Ohio State L 59–63  11–2
(0–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/5/1991
No. 22 No. 25 Michigan State W 79–66  12–2
(1–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/10/1991
No. 22 Michigan W 79–78  13–2
(2–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/12/1991
No. 22 at Minnesota L 77–79[11]  13–3
(2–2)
Williams Arena (16,555)
Minneapolis, MN
1/17/1991
No. 24 at Wisconsin L 79–91[12]  13–4
(2–3)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
1/19/1991
No. 24 No. 3 Indiana L 79–99[13]  13–5
(2–4)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
1/28/1991
at Illinois L 50–53[14]  13–6
(2–5)
Assembly Hall (14,486)
Champaign, IL
1/31/1991
at Purdue W 78–69[15]  14–6
(3–5)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
2/2/1991
Northwestern W 82–66[16]  15–6
(4–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/7/1991
at No. 25 Michigan State W 71–67[17]  16–6
(5–5)
Breslin Center (15,138)
East Lansing, MI
2/9/1991
at Michigan L 70–84[18]  16–7
(5–6)
Crisler Arena (12,644)
Ann Arbor, MI
2/14/1991
Minnesota W 82–69[19]  17–7
(6–6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/16/1991
Wisconsin L 55–56[20]  17–8
(6–7)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/21/1991
at No. 4 Indiana W 80–79[21][22] OT 18–8
(7–7)
Assembly Hall (16,895)
Bloomington, IN
2/23/1991
Illinois L 74–79[23]  18–9
(7–8)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
3/2/1991
Purdue L 65–70  18–10
(7–9)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
3/7/1991
at Northwestern W 79–76[24]  19–10
(8–9)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,112)
Evanston, IL
3/9/1991
No. 2 Ohio State W 80–69[25][26]  20–10
(9–9)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
NCAA tournament
3/14/1991*
(7 MW) vs. (10 MW) No. 17 East Tennessee State
First Round
W 76–73[27][28]  21–10
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, MN
3/16/1991*
 CBS
(7 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Duke
Second Round
L 70–85[29][30]  21–11
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "PRESEASON NIT : Iowa Knocks Off No. 19 Temple". Los Angeles Times. November 16, 1990. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Iowa surprises Owls" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 16, 1990. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Hawkeyes fall in NIT" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 19, 1990. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Hawkeyes win but suffer casualty" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 28, 1990. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
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  7. ^ "Hawkeyes zero in on bragging rights" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 5, 1990. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
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  9. ^ "Bruins' First Defeat Is Cold to the Touch". Los Angeles Times. December 23, 1990. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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  12. ^ "Iowa stays Big Ten roadkill" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 18, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  13. ^ "Red-hot Hoosiers ice already cold Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 21, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  14. ^ "Grudge match calm, but ugly" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 29, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  15. ^ "Iowa kicks the habit: Purdue first road kill since '89" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 1, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  16. ^ "Hawkeyes flatten already 'thin' Wildcats" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 4, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  17. ^ "Hawkeyes on another tear: Take out Spartans for third straight" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 8, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  18. ^ "Hawks manage a Michigan split" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 11, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
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  21. ^ "Hawks tip No. 4 Indiana, 80-79, in overtime". Des Moines Register. February 22, 1991. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  22. ^ "Moses parts Red Sea: His tip-in beats No. 4 Hoosiers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 22, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  23. ^ "Hawkeyes fall short: Rally can't save them from Illini" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 25, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  24. ^ "Hawks bolster NCAA hopes with win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 8, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
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  29. ^ "Duke Goes After Earl to Handle Iowa, 85-70". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1991. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  30. ^ "Duke ends Hawkeyes' NCAA run" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 25, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.