1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball team

1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball
1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball
WAC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
Record	30–4 (15–1 WAC)
Head coach	Rick Majerus (2nd season);
Assistant coach	Kirk Earlywine
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 ⊟

1990–91 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Utah	15	–	1	.938	30	–	4	.882
BYU †	11	–	5	.688	21	–	13	.618
New Mexico	10	–	6	.625	20	–	10	.667
Wyoming	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
UTEP	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
Hawaii	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
Colorado State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
San Diego State	6	–	10	.375	13	–	16	.448
Air Force	2	–	14	.125	9	–	20	.310

† 1991 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1990–91 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes made a run to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament before falling to unbeaten UNLV in the West regional semifinals. The Utes finished with an overall record of 30–4 (15–1 WAC).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	5	Josh Grant	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Salt Lake City, Utah
G	15	Jimmy Soto	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	So
C	30	Walter Watts	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr
G/F	32	Phil Dixon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
G	45	Byron Wilson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Gary, Indiana

Head coach

Rick Majerus (Marquette)

Assistant coach(es)

Kirk Earlywine (Campbell)

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 city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 24, 1990*		UC Davis	W 106–72	1–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 26, 1990*		Seattle Pacific	W 68–41	2–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 28, 1990*		at Wisconsin-Milwaukee	W 80–78	3–0	Klotsche Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 1, 1990*		at Michigan	L 65–81	3–1	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 4, 1990*		Utah State	W 84–76	4–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 6, 1990*		Oregon	W 95–81	5–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 8, 1990*		at UC Irvine	W 97–80	6–1	Bren Events Center Irvine, California
Dec 15, 1990*		Pacific (Oregon)	W 71–54	7–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 17, 1990*		Weber State	W 68–52	8–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 19, 1990*		Morehead State	W 77–48	9–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 22, 1990*		Wichita State	W 95–48	10–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 29, 1990*		at Utah State	W 74–63	11–1	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
WAC regular season
Jan 3, 1991		at Hawaii	W 63–60	12–1 (1–0)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 5, 1991		at San Diego State	W 68–62	13–1 (2–0)	San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California
Jan 10, 1991		New Mexico	W 65–53	14–1 (3–0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 12, 1991		No. 25 UTEP	W 67–60	15–1 (4–0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 17, 1991	No. 23	at Wyoming	W 90–83	16–1 (5–0)	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 19, 1991	No. 23	at Air Force	W 57–47	17–1 (6–0)	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 24, 1991	No. 20	Colorado State	W 55–51	18–1 (7–0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 26, 1991	No. 20	Air Force	W 62–56	19–1 (8–0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 31, 1991	No. 13	at UTEP	W 78–68	20–1 (9–0)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Feb 2, 1991	No. 13	at New Mexico	L 62–68	20–2 (9–1)	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 7, 1991	No. 17	Hawaii	W 80–60	21–2 (10–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 9, 1991	No. 17	San Diego State	W 67–60	22–2 (11–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 14, 1991	No. 14	Wyoming	W 77–72	23–2 (12–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 16, 1991	No. 14	BYU Rivalry	W 81–74	24–2 (13–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 21, 1991	No. 10	at Colorado State	W 67–56	25–2 (14–1)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Mar 2, 1991	No. 9	at BYU Rivalry	W 72–71	26–2 (15–1)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
WAC Tournament
Mar 7, 1991*	(1) No. 8	vs. (8) San Diego State WAC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 67–56	27–2	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 8, 1991*	(1) No. 8	at (4) Wyoming WAC Tournament Semifinal	W 69–63	28–2	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 9, 1991*	(1) No. 8	vs. (2) BYU WAC tournament championship	L 49–51 ^OT	28–3	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(4 W) No. 10	vs. (13 W) South Alabama First round	W 82–72	29–3	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 17, 1991*	(4 W) No. 10	vs. (5 W) Michigan State Second Round	W 85–84 ^2OT	30–3	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 21, 1991*	(4 W) No. 10	vs. (1 W) No. 1 UNLV West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 66–83	30–4	Kingdome Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Josh Grant – WAC Player of the Year

References

^ "1990–91 Utah Utes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Utah Utes Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[1] "1990–91 Utah Utes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

[2] "2019-20 Utah Utes Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

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