1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska, Lincoln during the 1990–91 college basketball season. Led by head coach Danny Nee (5th season), the Cornhuskers competed in the Big Eight Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 26–8 overall and 9–5 in Big Eight Conference play, establishing the single-season school record for wins. Nebraska fell to Missouri, 90–82, in the championship game of the Big Eight tournament, but earned an at-large bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as the #3 seed in the Midwest region. It would be the first of four consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament for the Nebraska men's basketball program.

1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
ConferenceBig 8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 11
Record26–8 (9–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gary Bargen
  • Lynn Mitchem
  • Jeff Smith
Home arenaBob Devaney Sports Center
Seasons
← 1989–90
1990–91 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Oklahoma State 10 4   .714 24 8   .750
No. 12 Kansas 10 4   .714 27 8   .771
No. 11 Nebraska 9 5   .643 26 8   .765
Missouri 8 6   .571 20 10   .667
Iowa State 6 8   .429 12 19   .387
Oklahoma 5 9   .357 20 15   .571
Colorado 5 9   .357 19 14   .576
Kansas State 3 11   .214 13 15   .464
1991 Big Eight tournament winner
As of April 1, 1991
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Dapreis Owens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Mansfield Mansfield, OH
F 4 Tony Farmer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr San Jose State Los Angeles, CA
G 10 Jose Ramos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Miami Miami, FL
G 11 Keith Moody 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Herndon Herndon, VA
G 14 J.F. Hoffman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cambridge Holbrook, NE
G 20 Mario McIntosh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Benet Academy Woodridge, IL
F 21 Carl Hayes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr St. Joseph Chicago, IL
G 23 Clifford Scales 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr St. Joseph Maywood, IL
G 24 Chris Cresswell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Merced Merced, CA
C 25 Rich King 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Burke Omaha, NE
G 33 Jamie Cole 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Creston Grand Rapids, MI
C 34 Kelly Lively 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Torrington Torrington, WY
F 40 Beau Reid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Lancaster Lancaster, OH
F 41 Bruce Chubick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr West Holt Atkinson, NE
G 52 Eric Piatkowski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Stevens Rapid City, SD
Head coach

Danny Nee

Assistant coach(es)
  • Gary Bargen
  • Lynn Mitchem
  • Jeff Smith

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

Roster
Last update: March 28, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1990*
vs. Saint Louis
Puerto Rico Classic
W 107–79  1–0
Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Nov 24, 1990*
vs. Illinois
Puerto Rico Classic
W 100–73  2–0
Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Nov 25, 1990*
vs. Murray State
Puerto Rico Classic
L 79–81  2–1
Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Nov 28, 1990*
No. 5 Michigan State W 71–69  3–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 3, 1990*
at Eastern Illinois W 94–64  4–1
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Dec 6, 1990*
Creighton
Rivalry
W 97–63  5–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 8, 1990*
Toledo W 105–68  6–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 11, 1990*
at Wisconsin W 75–63  7–1
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 14, 1990*
Tennessee Tech
Ameritas Classic
W 113–92  8–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 15, 1990*
Bowling Green
Ameritas Classic
W 99–85  9–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 22, 1990*
No. 22 Miami (OH) W 88–73  10–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 28, 1990*
No. 22 Idaho W 85–65  11–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 30, 1990*
No. 22 at The Citadel W 94–80  12–1
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 2, 1991*
No. 19 at Wisconsin-Green Bay W 70–63  13–1
Brown County Arena 
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Jan 5, 1991
No. 19 at Kansas State W 74–69  14–1
(1–0)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 9, 1991*
No. 18 at Missouri-Kansas City W 97–78  15–1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 12, 1991
No. 18 Iowa State W 97–87  16–1
(2–0)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 22, 1991
No. 14 at Colorado L 69–86  16–2
(2–1)
CU Events/Conference Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Jan 26, 1991
No. 14 at No. 13 Oklahoma W 111–99  17–2
(3–1)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 30, 1991
No. 11 Missouri W 89–75  18–2
(4–1)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 2, 1991
No. 11 Oklahoma State L 68–81  18–3
(4–2)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 6, 1991
No. 15 at No. 18 Kansas L 77–85  18–4
(4–3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 9, 1991*
No. 15 Colorado W 86–72  19–4
(5–3)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 13, 1991
No. 17 at Iowa State W 65–57  20–4
(6–3)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 16, 1991
No. 17 Oklahoma W 105–93  21–4
(7–3)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 18, 1991*
No. 17 Northern Illinois W 82–73  22–4
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 20, 1991
No. 14 at Missouri L 71–91  22–5
(7–4)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 23, 1991
No. 14 Kansas State W 85–78  23–5
(8–4)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 27, 1991
No. 15 at No. 12 Oklahoma State L 69–80  23–6
(8–5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 3, 1991
No. 15 No. 10 Kansas W 85–75  24–6
(9–5)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Big Eight tournament
Mar 8, 1991*
(3) No. 13 vs. (6) Oklahoma
Quarterfinals
W 117–113 OT 25–6
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 9, 1991*
(3) No. 13 vs. (2) No. 12 Kansas
Semifinals
W 87–83[1]  26–6
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 10, 1991*
(3) No. 13 vs. (4) Missouri
Championship
L 82–90  26–7
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1991*
(3 MW) No. 11 vs. (14 MW) Xavier
First Round
L 84–89[2]  26–8
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked
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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 14 Rich King Seattle SuperSonics

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References

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  1. ^ "Nebraska 87, Kansas 83". Associated Press. March 9, 1991. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Xavier 89, Nebraska 84". United Press International. March 15, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "1990-91 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) - University of Nebraska" (PDF). University of Nebraska Athletics. p. 196. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Jenkins, Sally (February 4, 1991). "A Husker switcheroo". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  6. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 987–988. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  7. ^ "1991 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 28, 2020.