1990–91 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team represented the Northeast Louisiana University in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Indiana, led by head coach Mike Vining, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana, as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 13–1 in Southland play to win the regular season conference title. They followed that success by winning the Southland tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the Midwest region. Northeast Louisiana fell to No. 2 seed and eventual national champion Duke in the opening round, 102–73.

1990–91 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball
Southland Regular season champions Southland tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	25–8 (13–1 Southland)
Head coach	Mike Vining (10th season)
Home arena	Fant–Ewing Coliseum

1990–91 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
NE Louisiana †	13	–	1		.929			25	–	8		.758
UT Arlington	11	–	3		.786			20	–	9		.690
North Texas State	11	–	3		.786			17	–	13		.567
Stephen F. Austin	6	–	8		.429			11	–	17		.393
Sam Houston State	5	–	9		.357			7	–	20		.259
Texas State	4	–	10		.286			10	–	17		.370
McNeese State	4	–	10		.286			8	–	19		.296
Northwestern State	2	–	12		.143			6	–	22		.214
† 1991 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1990–91 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Carlos Funchess 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr F Anthony Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr	Head coach Mike Vining Assistant coach(es) 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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1990*		vs. Southwest Missouri State	L 73–82	0–1
Nov 25, 1990*		vs. Southwestern Louisiana	L 72–75	0–2
Nov 30, 1990*		US International	W 98–72	1–2	Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
Dec 8, 1990*		Grambling State	W 104–77	3–3
Dec 15, 1990*		at No. 22 Southern Miss	L 72–84	3–4	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dec 18, 1990*		at Louisiana Tech	L 82–94	3–5	Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, Louisiana
Dec 31, 1990*		at No. 2 Arkansas	L 92–114	3–6	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 5, 1991*		at Nicholls State	W 102–95	4–6	Stopher Gymnasium  Thibodaux, Louisiana
Jan 7, 1991*		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 73–67	5–6	University Center  Hammond, Louisiana
Jan 14, 1991		at Northwestern State	W 66–65	8–6
Jan 28, 1991*		Louisiana Tech	W 100–89	12–7	Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
Jan 31, 1991*		Nicholls State	W 116–94	13–7	Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
Feb 2, 1991		Northwestern State	W 95–76	14–7	Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
Feb 4, 1991*		Southeastern Louisiana	W 81–67	15–7	Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
Feb 25, 1991*		at Grambling State	W 102–71	22–7	Tiger Memorial Gym  Grambling, Louisiana
Southland tournament
Feb 28, 1991*		Stephen F. Austin Semifinal	W 75–63	23–7	Fant-Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
Mar 1, 1991*		Texas-Arlington Championship Game	W 87–60	24–7	Fant-Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 3, 1991*		Florida A&M Play-in Game	W 87–63	25–7	Fant-Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
Mar 16, 1990*	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Duke First Round	L 73–102	25–8	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.