1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 1990–91 college basketball season. Led by head coach Danny Nee (5th season), the Cornhuskers competed in the Big Eight Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 26–8 overall and 9–5 in Big Eight Conference play, establishing the single-season school record for wins. Nebraska fell to Missouri, 90–82, in the championship game of the Big Eight tournament, but earned an at-large bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as the #3 seed in the Midwest region. It would be the first of four consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament for the Nebraska men's basketball program.

1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 11
Record	26–8 (9–5 Big Eight)
Head coach	Danny Nee (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Gary Bargen Lynn Mitchem Jeff Smith
Home arena	Bob Devaney Sports Center
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Oklahoma State	10	–	4		.714			24	–	8		.750
No. 12 Kansas	10	–	4		.714			27	–	8		.771
No. 11 Nebraska	9	–	5		.643			26	–	8		.765
Missouri †	8	–	6		.571			20	–	10		.667
Iowa State	6	–	8		.429			12	–	19		.387
Oklahoma	5	–	9		.357			20	–	15		.571
Colorado	5	–	9		.357			19	–	14		.576
Kansas State	3	–	11		.214			13	–	15		.464
† 1991 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 1, 1991 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Dapreis Owens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Mansfield Mansfield, OH F 4 Tony Farmer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr San Jose State Los Angeles, CA G 10 Jose Ramos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Miami Miami, FL G 11 Keith Moody 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Herndon Herndon, VA G 14 J.F. Hoffman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cambridge Holbrook, NE G 20 Mario McIntosh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Benet Academy Woodridge, IL F 21 Carl Hayes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr St. Joseph Chicago, IL G 23 Clifford Scales 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr St. Joseph Maywood, IL G 24 Chris Cresswell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Merced Merced, CA C 25 Rich King 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Burke Omaha, NE G 33 Jamie Cole 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Creston Grand Rapids, MI C 34 Kelly Lively 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Torrington Torrington, WY F 40 Beau Reid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Lancaster Lancaster, OH F 41 Bruce Chubick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr West Holt Atkinson, NE G 52 Eric Piatkowski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Stevens Rapid City, SD	Head coach Danny Nee Assistant coach(es) Gary Bargen Lynn Mitchem Jeff Smith Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 28, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1990*		vs. Saint Louis Puerto Rico Classic	W 107–79	1–0	Mario Morales Coliseum  Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Nov 24, 1990*		vs. Illinois Puerto Rico Classic	W 100–73	2–0	Mario Morales Coliseum  Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Nov 25, 1990*		vs. Murray State Puerto Rico Classic	L 79–81	2–1	Mario Morales Coliseum  Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Nov 28, 1990*		No. 5 Michigan State	W 71–69	3–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 3, 1990*		at Eastern Illinois	W 94–64	4–1	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
Dec 6, 1990*		Creighton Rivalry	W 97–63	5–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 8, 1990*		Toledo	W 105–68	6–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 11, 1990*		at Wisconsin	W 75–63	7–1	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 14, 1990*		Tennessee Tech Ameritas Classic	W 113–92	8–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 15, 1990*		Bowling Green Ameritas Classic	W 99–85	9–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 22, 1990*	No. 22	Miami (OH)	W 88–73	10–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 28, 1990*	No. 22	Idaho	W 85–65	11–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 30, 1990*	No. 22	at The Citadel	W 94–80	12–1	McAlister Field House  Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 2, 1991*	No. 19	at Wisconsin-Green Bay	W 70–63	13–1	Brown County Arena  Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Jan 5, 1991	No. 19	at Kansas State	W 74–69	14–1 (1–0)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 9, 1991*	No. 18	at Missouri-Kansas City	W 97–78	15–1	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 12, 1991	No. 18	Iowa State	W 97–87	16–1 (2–0)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 22, 1991	No. 14	at Colorado	L 69–86	16–2 (2–1)	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Jan 26, 1991	No. 14	at No. 13 Oklahoma	W 111–99	17–2 (3–1)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 30, 1991	No. 11	Missouri	W 89–75	18–2 (4–1)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 2, 1991	No. 11	Oklahoma State	L 68–81	18–3 (4–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 6, 1991	No. 15	at No. 18 Kansas	L 77–85	18–4 (4–3)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 9, 1991*	No. 15	Colorado	W 86–72	19–4 (5–3)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 13, 1991	No. 17	at Iowa State	W 65–57	20–4 (6–3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Feb 16, 1991	No. 17	Oklahoma	W 105–93	21–4 (7–3)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 18, 1991*	No. 17	Northern Illinois	W 82–73	22–4	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 20, 1991	No. 14	at Missouri	L 71–91	22–5 (7–4)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Feb 23, 1991	No. 14	Kansas State	W 85–78	23–5 (8–4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 27, 1991	No. 15	at No. 12 Oklahoma State	L 69–80	23–6 (8–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 3, 1991	No. 15	No. 10 Kansas	W 85–75	24–6 (9–5)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Big Eight tournament
Mar 8, 1991*	(3) No. 13	vs. (6) Oklahoma Quarterfinals	W 117–113 OT	25–6	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 9, 1991*	(3) No. 13	vs. (2) No. 12 Kansas Semifinals	W 87–83[1]	26–6	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 10, 1991*	(3) No. 13	vs. (4) Missouri Championship	L 82–90	26–7	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1991*	(3 MW) No. 11	vs. (14 MW) Xavier First Round	L 84–89[2]	26–8	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	22	22	19	18	17	14	11	15	17	14	15	13	11
Coaches	—	—	—	—	21	19	15	14	13	12	11	14	16	13	13	13	9

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1991 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	14	Rich King	Seattle SuperSonics

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