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1990–91 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

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1990–91 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
American South Regional Season co-champion
ConferenceAmerican South Conference
Record23–8 (9–3 ASC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn Brady (1st season)
Home arenaLakefront Arena
Seasons
← 1989–90
1991–92 →
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[1]

The 1990–91 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers led by third-year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at Lakefront Arena and played as a member of the American South Conference. They finished the season 23–8 (9–3 ASC) and tied for the regular season conference title with Arkansas State. New Orleans lost in championship game of the American South Conference tournament, but earned a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Southeast region. The Privateers would lose in the opening round to eventual National Runner-up Kansas, 55–49.

Roster

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1990–91 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
PF 21 Tank Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Pomona HS Pomona, CA
F 32 Melvin Simon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Archbishop Shaw Harvey, Louisiana
C 40 Ervin Johnson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Block HS Jonesville, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 1990*
at No. 15 Oklahoma L 65–95  0–1
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 27, 1990*
Oklahoma State L 64–74  0–2
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 30, 1990*
at No. 16 Virginia W 60–55  1–2
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 4, 1990*
North Georgia W 96–37  2–2
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 8, 1990*
Nicholls State W 88–66  3–2
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 12, 1990*
Oregon State W 68–64  4–2
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 15, 1990*
South Alabama W 96–95  5–2
Kiefer Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 17, 1990*
Florida A&M W 76–41  6–2
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 27, 1990*
at US International W 98–58  7–2
Golden Hall 
San Diego, California
Dec 29, 1990*
Grambling State W 88–66  8–2
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 2, 1991*
Columbia W 83–53  9–2
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 5, 1991
at Southwestern Louisiana W 66–64  10–2
(1–0)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 6, 1991*
Coppin State W 84–77  11–2
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 10, 1991
Arkansas State W 66–51  12–2
(2–0)
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 12, 1991
at Louisiana Tech W 72–68  13–2
(3–0)
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, Louisiana
Jan 17, 1991
Lamar W 76–66  14–2
(4–0)
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 19, 1991
Texas–Pan American W 72–54  15–2
(5–0)
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 23, 1991
No. 24 UCF W 72–64  16–2
(6–0)
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 25, 1991*
No. 24 UAB W 81–70  17–2
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 28, 1991*
No. 22 at Tulane L 83–84  17–3
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 30, 1991*
No. 22 Northeastern Illinois W 83–51  18–3
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 2, 1991
No. 22 Southwestern Louisiana W 69–60  19–3
(7–0)
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 6, 1991
No. 21 at Arkansas State L 65–76  19–4
(7–1)
Convocation Center 
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Feb 9, 1991
No. 21 Louisiana Tech L 63–68  19–5
(7–2)
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 14, 1991
at Lamar W 85–75  20–5
(8–2)
Montagne Center 
Beaumont, Texas
Feb 16, 1991
at Texas–Pan American L 67–73  20–6
(8–3)
UTPA Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, Texas
Feb 21, 1991
at UCF W 77–65  21–6
(9–3)
UCF Gym 
Orlando, Florida
Feb 23, 1991*
at Nicholls State W 67–52  22–6
Stopher Gymnasium 
Thibodaux, Louisiana
American South Conference tournament
Mar 2, 1991*
Southwestern Louisiana
Semifinal
W 78–73  23–6
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 3, 1991*
Louisiana Tech
Championship Game
L 56–61  23–7
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1991*
(14 SE) vs. (3 SE) No. 12 Kansas
First Round
L 49–55  23–8
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1990-91 American South Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1990-91 New Orleans Privateers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "New Orleans Privateers Men's Basketball 2020 Record Book" (PDF). University of New Orleans Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.