1990–91 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

The 1990–91 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana as members of the American South Conference during the 1990–91 season. The Bulldogs were led by head coach Jerry Loyd. Louisiana Tech finished third in the American South regular season standings (8–4), but would earn an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament by winning the conference tournament championship.

1990–91 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
American South tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	American South Conference
Record	21–10 (8–4 American South)
Head coach	Jerry Loyd (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Kyle Keller (1st season)
Home arena	Thomas Assembly Center

1990–91 American South Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Orleans	9	–	3		.750			23	–	8		.742
Arkansas State	9	–	3		.750			23	–	9		.719
Louisiana Tech †	8	–	4		.667			21	–	10		.677
Southwestern Louisiana	6	–	6		.500			21	–	10		.677
Lamar	4	–	8		.333			15	–	13		.536
UCF	3	–	9		.250			10	–	17		.370
Texas–Pan American	3	–	9		.250			7	–	21		.250
† 1991 American South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1990–91 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 15 Anthony Dade 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr C 42 P. J. Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Winnfield, Louisiana	Head coach Jerry Loyd Assistant coach(es) Kyle Keller Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1990*		vs. TCU	W 82–71	1–0	Shreveport, Louisiana
Nov 24, 1990*		at Centenary	W 94–89	2–0	Shreveport, Louisiana
Nov 29, 1990*		at McNeese State	W 73–64	3–0	Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dec 1, 1990*		at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 68–63	4–0
Dec 3, 1990*		Tulsa	W 78–66	5–0	Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, Louisiana
Dec 5, 1990*		at No. 3 Arkansas	L 97–114	5–1	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 10, 1990*		at Sam Houston State	W 95–72	6–1
Dec 13, 1990*		at Oklahoma State	L 58–89	6–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 18, 1990*		Northeast Louisiana	W 94–82	7–2	Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, Louisiana
Dec 26, 1990*		at Creighton	L 84–87	7–3	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 28, 1990*		vs. Coastal Carolina Oldsmobile Spartan Classic Semifinals	W 86–81	8–3	Breslin Student Events Center  East Lansing, Michigan
Dec 29, 1990*		at No. 25 Michigan State Oldsmobile Spartan Classic Championship	L 62–77	8–4	Breslin Student Events Center  East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 12, 1991		New Orleans	L 68–72		Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, Louisiana
Jan 28, 1991*		at Northeast Louisiana	L 89–100		Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
Feb 9, 1991		at No. 21 New Orleans	W 68–63		Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
American South Conference tournament
Mar 1, 1991*		vs. UCF Quarterfinal	W 89–57	19–9	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 2, 1991*		vs. Arkansas State Semifinal	W 58–56	20–9	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 3, 1991*		at New Orleans Championship Game	W 61–56	21–9	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(12 SE)	vs. (5 SE) Wake Forest First Round	L 65–71	21–10	The Omni  Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.