1990–91 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1990–91 season. Led by head coach Pete Gillen, the Musketeers finished with a 22–10 record (11–3 MCC), won the MCC regular season and conference tournament titles, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the #14 seed in the Midwest region. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers defeated #3 seed Nebraska,^[1] then lost to #11 seed Connecticut in the second round.

1990–91 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
MCC Regular season champions MCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Record	22–10 (11–3 MCC)
Head coach	Pete Gillen (6th season)
Assistant coach	Dino Gaudio (4th season)
Home arena	Cincinnati Gardens
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Xavier †	11	–	3		.786			22	–	10		.688
Butler	10	–	4		.714			18	–	11		.621
Saint Louis	8	–	6		.571			19	–	14		.576
Dayton	8	–	6		.571			14	–	15		.483
Evansville	7	–	7		.500			14	–	14		.500
Marquette	7	–	7		.500			11	–	18		.379
Loyola (IL)	3	–	11		.214			10	–	19		.345
Detroit Mercy	2	–	12		.143			9	–	19		.321
† 1991 MCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1990–91 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 Jamal Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Sr G 22 Jamie Gladden 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So F/C 33 Brian Grant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Georgetown, Ohio F 44 Aaron Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Rolling Meadows, Illinois	Head coach Pete Gillen (Fairfield) 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 city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1990*		Mount St. Mary's	W 103–96	1–0	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 26, 1990*		Bethune-Cookman	W 82–56	2–0	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 28, 1990*		Ball State	L 94–100	2–1	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 1, 1990*		at Canisius	W 62–59	3–1	Koessler Athletic Center  Buffalo, New York
Dec 5, 1990*		Loyola (MD)	W 87–68	4–1	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 8, 1990*		Miami (OH)	L 95–100	4–2	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 22, 1990*		Winthrop	W 83–53	5–2	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 30, 1990		Detroit	W 91–66	6–2 (1–0)	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 2, 1991*		New Hampshire	W 75–54	7–2	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 5, 1991*		at Fordham	L 74–87	7–3	Rose Hill Gym  Bronx, New York
Jan 10, 1991		at Marquette	W 98–93	8–3 (2–0)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 12, 1991		at Loyola (IL)	W 81–74	9–3 (3–0)	Rosemont Horizon  Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 14, 1991*		UMass	W 71–66	10–3	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 17, 1991		Evansville	W 100–85	11–3 (4–0)	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 19, 1991		Saint Louis	L 56–58	11–4 (4–1)	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 24, 1991		at Detroit	W 69–67	12–4 (5–1)	Calihan Hall  Detroit, Michigan
Jan 26, 1991*		at South Florida	L 88–92	12–5	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Jan 30, 1991*		at Cincinnati	L 56–69	12–6	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 2, 1991		at Saint Louis	L 74–95	12–7 (5–2)	Kiel Auditorium  St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 7, 1991		Marquette	W 71–66	13–7 (6–2)	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 9, 1991		Loyola (IL)	W 87–74	14–7 (7–2)	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 12, 1991		Butler	W 80–73	15–7 (8–2)	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 14, 1991		at Evansville	W 69–56	16–7 (9–2)	Roberts Stadium  Evansville, Indiana
Feb 17, 1991		at Dayton	L 79–83	16–8 (9–3)	UD Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Feb 19, 1991		at Wright State	L 83–91	16–9	Ervin J. Nutter Center  Fairborn, Ohio
Feb 23, 1991		at Butler	W 105–93	17–9 (10–3)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 2, 1991		Dayton	W 102–79	18–9 (11–3)	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament
Mar 7, 1991*	(1)	vs. (8) Detroit Quarterfinals	W 66–59	19–9	UD Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Mar 8, 1991*	(1)	at (4) Dayton Semifinals	W 90–71	20–9	UD Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Mar 9, 1991*	(1)	vs. (2) Saint Louis Championship	W 81–65	21–9	UD Arena  Dayton, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1991*	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 11 Nebraska First Round	W 89–84[1]	22–9	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 16, 1991*	(14 MW)	vs. (11 MW) Connecticut Second Round	L 50–66	22–10	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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