1990–91 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

1990–91 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
1990–91 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 21
Record	20–9 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach	Richard Williams (5th season);
Assistant coach	Rick Stansbury (1st season)
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Kentucky	14	–	4	.778	22	–	6	.786
No. 21 Mississippi State	13	–	5	.722	20	–	9	.690
No. 22 LSU	13	–	5	.722	20	–	10	.667
No. 19 Alabama †	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Vanderbilt	11	–	7	.611	17	–	13	.567
Georgia	9	–	9	.500	17	–	13	.567
Florida	7	–	11	.389	11	–	17	.393
Auburn	5	–	13	.278	13	–	16	.448
Ole Miss	3	–	15	.167	9	–	19	.321
Tennessee	3	–	15	.167	12	–	22	.353

† 1991 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1990–91 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Richard Williams, the Bulldogs finished with a 20–9 record (13–5 SEC) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the East region.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	21	Cameron Burns	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Flora, Mississippi

Head coach

Richard Williams (Mississippi State)

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville)

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
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1990*		Tennessee Tech	W 109–76	1–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Nov 30, 1990*		at Chattanooga	W 76–70	2–0	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 4, 1990*		at Jacksonville	W 79–65	3–0	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 8, 1990*		Ball State	W 86–72	4–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 11, 1990*		Eastern Kentucky	W 94–67	5–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 18, 1990*		Alcorn State	W 120–65	6–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 22, 1990*		at Drake	W 82–80 ^OT	7–0	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 27, 1990*		vs. No. 6 Ohio State Palm Beach Classic	L 80–82	7–1	West Palm Beach, Florida
Dec 28, 1990*		vs. Miami (FL) Palm Beach Classic	L 67–74	7–2	West Palm Beach, Florida
SEC Regular Season
Jan 2, 1991		at Tennessee	W 70–65	8–2 (1–0)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 6, 1991		Ole Miss	W 84–80	9–2 (2–0)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 9, 1991		at No. 11 Kentucky	L 70–89	9–3 (2–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 12, 1991		Vanderbilt	W 85–62	10–3 (3–1)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 16, 1991		Georgia	L 73–81	10–4 (3–2)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 19, 1991		at Florida	L 82–85	10–5 (3–3)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 23, 1991		Alabama	W 68–59	11–5 (4–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 26, 1991		at Auburn	W 84–64	12–5 (5–3)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Jan 30, 1991		at No. 14 LSU	W 82–79	13–5 (6–3)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 2, 1991		Tennessee	W 95–68	14–5 (7–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 6, 1991		at Vanderbilt	L 70–91	14–6 (7–4)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 9, 1991		No. 10 Kentucky	W 83–82	15–6 (8–4)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 13, 1991	No. 23	at Ole Miss	W 84–77	16–6 (9–4)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 16, 1991	No. 23	Georgia	W 70–64	17–6 (10–4)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 20, 1991	No. 21	Florida	W 81–67	18–6 (11–4)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 23, 1991	No. 21	at Alabama	L 72–97	18–7 (11–5)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 27, 1991	No. 23	Auburn	W 94–76	19–7 (12–5)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Mar 2, 1991	No. 23	No. 18 LSU	W 76–73	20–7 (13–5)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
SEC Tournament
Mar 8, 1991*	No. 18	vs. Tennessee SEC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 70–87	20–8	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(5 E) No. 21	vs. (12 E) Eastern Michigan First Round	L 56–76	20–9	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Sources^[3]

Rankings

References

^ sports-reference.com 1990-91 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "MSU Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). HailState.com.
^ "1990–91 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

[1] sports-reference.com 1990-91 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "MSU Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). HailState.com.

[3] "1990–91 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

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