1990–91 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

1990–91 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
1990–91 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 23
Record	23–9 (13–3 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Penders (3rd season);
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Arkansas †	15	–	1	.938	34	–	4	.895
No. 23 Texas	13	–	3	.813	23	–	9	.719
Houston	10	–	6	.625	18	–	11	.621
TCU	9	–	7	.563	18	–	10	.643
Rice	9	–	7	.563	16	–	14	.533
SMU	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
Baylor	4	–	12	.250	12	–	15	.444
Texas Tech	4	–	12	.250	8	–	23	.258
Texas A&M	2	–	14	.125	8	–	21	.276

† 1991 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1990–91 season. The Longhorns were led by third-year head coach Tom Penders. The team finished the season with a 23–9 overall record and finished second in Southwest Conference play with a 13–3 conference record.^[1]^[2] Texas advanced to the NCAA tournament, recording an opening round win over Saint Peter's before falling to St. John's in the second round.^[1]^[3]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Benford Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr
G	10	B. J. Tyler	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Port Arthur, Texas

Head coach

Tom Penders (Connecticut)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1990*	No. 22	at Florida	W 76–74	1–0	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Nov 30, 1990*	No. 22	at No. 20 LSU	L 87–101	1–1	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 4, 1990*	No. 23	No. 16 Oklahoma	L 88–96	1–2	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Dec 7, 1990*	No. 23	Loyola (MD)	W 112–68	2–2	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Dec 8, 1990*	No. 23	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	W 116–70	3–2	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Dec 18, 1990*	No. 23	at UC Santa Barbara	W 87–84	4–2	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California
Dec 22, 1990*	No. 23	vs. No. 17 Georgia Kuppenheimer Classic	L 71–79	4–3	Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 28, 1990*		vs. Michigan	W 76–74	5–3	ASU Activities Center Tempe, Arizona
Dec 29, 1990*		at Arizona State	L 82–89	5–4	ASU Activities Center Tempe, Arizona
Mar 3, 1991		No. 3 Arkansas	W 99–86	20–7 (13–3)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Southwest Conference tournament
Mar 8, 1991*	No. 23	vs. Baylor Quarterfinal	W 88–78	21–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 9, 1991*	No. 23	vs. Southern Methodist Semifinal	W 82–74	22–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 10, 1991*	No. 23	vs. No. 5 Arkansas Championship Game	L 89–120	22–8	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
1991 NCAA Tournament – Midwest No. 5 seed
Mar 15, 1991*	(5 MW) No. 23	vs. (12 MW) Saint Peter's Second Round	W 73–65	23–8	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 17, 1991*	(5 MW) No. 23	vs. (4 MW) No. 20 St. John's Second Round	L 76–84	23–9	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Rankings

References

^ ^a ^b "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 90. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "1990-91 SWC Standings". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "Texas Longhorns Index Page". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "1990-91 Texas Longhorns Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[FB_91-1] "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 90. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[2] "1990-91 SWC Standings". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[3] "Texas Longhorns Index Page". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[4] "1990-91 Texas Longhorns Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

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v t e Texas Longhorns men's basketball
Venues	Clark Field (1905–1917) Men's Gym (1917–1928) Gregory Gymnasium (1930–1977) Frank Erwin Center (1977–2022) Moody Center (2022–present)
Rivalries	Texas A&M
Culture and lore	Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight"
People	Head coaches NBA draftees NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics