1990–91 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1990-91 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1990–91 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

1990–91 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southeast Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 22
Record	20–10 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach	Dale Brown (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Johnny Jones (7th season) Bob Starkey (1st season)
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
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]

Roster

1990–91 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 24 Vernel Singleton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr S Natchez Natchez, MS F 32 Harold Boudreaux 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Cecilia HS Arnaudville, LA C 33 Shaquille O'Neal 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 290 lb (132 kg) So Robert G. Cole Newark, NJ C 43 Geert Hammink 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So   Didam, Netherlands F 44 Wayne Sims 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Sr DeRidder HS DeRidder, LA	Head coach Dale Brown (Minot State) 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 city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 24, 1990*	No. 14	vs. Villanova Tip Off Classic	L 91–93	0–1	Springfield Civic Center  Springfield, MA
Nov 26, 1990*	No. 14	SE Louisiana	W 117–68	1–1	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 30, 1990*	No. 20	No. 22 Texas	W 101–87	2–1	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 7, 1990*	No. 18	Chapman	W 101–68	3–1	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 8, 1990*	No. 18	No. 2 Arizona	W 92–82[3]	4–1	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 18, 1990*	No. 10	Arkansas State	W 98–74	5–1	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 20, 1990*	No. 10	Loyola Marymount	W 122–114	6–1	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 22, 1990*	No. 10	at Illinois	L 96–102	6–2	Assembly Hall (14,824) Champaign, IL
Dec 29, 1990*	No. 15	Nicholls State	W 118–76	7–2	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
Jan 2, 1991	No. 14	Vanderbilt	W 87–70	8–2 (1–0)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 5, 1991	No. 14	at No. 16 Kentucky	L 80–93	8–3 (1–1)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
Jan 8, 1991	No. 20	Georgia	W 83–76	9–3 (2–1)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 12, 1991	No. 20	at Auburn	W 96–84	10–3 (3–1)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
Jan 15, 1991	No. 20	at Alabama	W 90–80	11–3 (4–1)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 19, 1991	No. 20	Ole Miss	W 87–71	12–3 (5–1)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 22, 1991	No. 16	at Tennessee	L 89–92	12–4 (5–2)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
Jan 26, 1991	No. 16	Florida	W 76–66	13–4 (6–2)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 30, 1991	No. 14	Mississippi State	L 79–82	13–5 (6–3)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 2, 1991	No. 14	at Vanderbilt	L 59–63	13–6 (6–4)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
Feb 5, 1991	No. 19	No. 10 Kentucky	W 107–88	14–6 (7–4)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 8, 1991	No. 19	at Georgia	W 89–86	15–6 (8–4)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
Feb 10, 1991*	No. 19	at No. 6 Duke	L 70–88	15–7	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
Feb 13, 1991	No. 20	Auburn	W 98–61	16–7 (9–4)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 17, 1991	No. 20	Alabama	W 88–81	17–7 (10–4)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 20, 1991	No. 19	at Ole Miss	W 89–78	18–7 (11–4)	C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
Feb 23, 1991	No. 19	Tennessee	W 119–87	19–7 (12–4)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 27, 1991	No. 18	at Florida	W 79–66	20–7 (13–4)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
Mar 2, 1991	No. 18	at No. 23 Mississippi State	L 73–76	20–8 (13–5)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament
Mar 8, 1991*	No. 16	vs. Auburn	L 77–92	20–9	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
March 14* CBS	(6 MW) No. 22	vs. (11 MW) Connecticut NCAA Tournament First Round	L 62–79[4]	20–10	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (25,348) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

See also: 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• Shaquille O'Neal – SEC Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American