1990–91 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

1990–91 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
1990–91 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	17–13 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach	Eddie Fogler (2nd season);
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium

1990–91 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	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
	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 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1990–91 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eddie Fogler and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

The Commodores finished with a 17–13 record (11–7 SEC, 5th) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

Roster

1990–91 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	52	John Amaechi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr

Head coach

Eddie Fogler (North Carolina)

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 14, 1990*		at No. 2 Arkansas Preseason NIT	L 70–107	0–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Nov 26, 1990*		UNC Asheville	W 103–66	1–1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 30, 1990*		Hawaii	W 74–70	2–1	Palo Alto, California
Dec 1, 1990*		George Washington	W 76–74	3–1	Palo Alto, California
Dec 4, 1990*		No. 7 Indiana	L 73–84	3–2	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 8, 1990*		at No. 21 Virginia	L 56–70	3–3	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 11, 1990		No. 11 Georgia	W 75–74 ^OT	4–3 (1–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 20, 1990*		VMI	W 79–60	5–3	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 22, 1990*		SMU	W 68–65	6–3	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1990*		Fordham	L 65–66	6–4	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1990*		Rice	W 75–68	7–4	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 2, 1991		at No. 14 LSU	L 70–87	7–5 (1–1)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 5, 1991		Alabama	W 66–55	8–5 (2–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 8, 1991		Tennessee	W 108–68	9–5 (3–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 12, 1991		at Mississippi State	L 62–85	9–6 (3–2)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 16, 1991		at Auburn	W 80–59	10–6 (4–2)	Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Jan 19, 1991		at No. 9 Kentucky	L 50–58	10–7 (4–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 23, 1991		Ole Miss	W 89–52	11–7 (5–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1991		at Florida	W 60–57	12–7 (6–3)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 2, 1991		No. 14 LSU	W 63–59	13–7 (7–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 6, 1991		Mississippi State	W 91–70	14–7 (8–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 9, 1991		at Tennessee	L 73–85	14–8 (8–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 13, 1991		at Alabama	L 55–66	14–9 (8–5)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 16, 1991		Auburn	W 90–70	15–9 (9–5)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 20, 1991		No. 12 Kentucky	W 98–87	16–9 (10–5)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 23, 1991		at Ole Miss	L 58–74	16–10 (10–6)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 27, 1991		at Georgia	L 59–62	16–11 (10–7)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Mar 2, 1991		Florida	W 82–68	17–11 (11–7)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 8, 1991*		Georgia SEC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 72–80	17–12	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(9 W)	vs. (8 W) Georgetown First Round	L 60–70^[2]	17–13	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1990-91 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "Hoyas' Shots Fall, and So Does Vanderbilt, 70-60". The Washington Post. March 16, 1991. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "2019–20 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

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

[2] "Hoyas' Shots Fall, and So Does Vanderbilt, 70-60". The Washington Post. March 16, 1991. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[3] "2019–20 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

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