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1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Tony Barone, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 24–8 record (12–4 MVC), and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament[1] to earn an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament. As No. 11 seed in the West region, the Jays knocked off No. 6 seed New Mexico State in the opening round,[2] then fell to Seton Hall in the second round.[3]

1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
MVC Regular season champion
MVC tournament champion
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record24–8 (12–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaOmaha Civic Auditorium
Seasons
← 1989–90
1991–92 →
1990–91 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Creighton †12–4 .75024–8 .750
Southwest Missouri State11–5 .68822–12 .647
Tulsa10–6 .62518–12 .600
Indiana State9–7 .56314–14 .500
Southern Illinois9–7 .56318–14 .563
Wichita State7–9 .43814–17 .452
Bradley6–10 .3758–20 .286
Illinois State4–12 .2505–23 .179
Drake4–12 .2508–21 .276
† 1991 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G12Matt Petty6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)So Crawfordsville, Indiana
G14Duan Cole5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg)Sr Fort Wayne, Indiana
F15Johnnie Williams6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)Fr Marion, Indiana
G20Denny Halligan6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)Fr Hawarden, Iowa
G22Derek Bain6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)Fr Austin, Texas
G23Todd Eisner6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)Sr Chilton, Wisconsin
G24Latrell Wrightsell6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)JrRooseveltGary, Indiana
C25Chad Gallagher6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg)SrBoylan CatholicRockford, Illinois
F30Bob Harstad6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)SrThompson ValleyLoveland, Colorado
F31Todd Geyer6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg)So Indianapolis, Indiana
C32Bill O'Dowd7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)220 lb (100 kg)Sr Miami, Florida
F40Jerry Vanderheydt6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg)Fr Pekin, Illinois
F41Greg Everett6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)Fr El Toro, California
F42Chris Rodgers6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)Jr East St. Louis, Illinois
F44Darin Plautz6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)Sr Tulsa, Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1990*
 vs. Texas-San Antonio
Amana-Hawkeye Classic		W 93–47 1–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 1, 1990*
 at Iowa
Amana-Hawkeye Classic		L 77–83 1–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 4, 1990*
 MissouriW 74–68 2–1
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 6, 1990*
 at Nebraska
Rivalry		L 63–97 2–2
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 17, 1990*
 at South AlabamaW 89–76 3–2
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 20, 1990
 TulsaL 64–73 3–3
(0–1)		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 26, 1990*
 Louisiana TechW 87–84 4–3
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 29, 1990*
 at Cleveland StateW 87–64 5–3
Woodling Gym 
Cleveland, Ohio
Jan 2, 1991
 at SW Missouri StateL 71–72 5–4
(0–2)		Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Jan 5, 1991
 BradleyW 98–74 6–4
(1–2)		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 8, 1991*
 Iowa StateL 88–97 6–5
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 10, 1991
 at DrakeW 82–61 7–5
(2–2)		Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 15, 1991
 Wichita StateW 79–56 8–5
(3–2)		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 19, 1991
 at Illinois StateL 68–71 8–6
(3–3)		Redbird Arena 
Normal, Illinois
Jan 21, 1991
 at BradleyW 76–68 9–6
(4–3)		Carver Arena 
Peoria, Illinois
Jan 26, 1991
 Indiana StateW 83–68 10–6
(5–3)		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 28, 1991
 at Southern IllinoisW 78–75 11–6
(6–3)		SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 31, 1991
 Illinois StateW 71–57 12–6
(7–3)		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 3, 1991*
 at SienaW 85–78 13–6
Times Union Center 
Loudonville, New York
Feb 7, 1991
 at Indiana StateW 71–68 14–6
(8–3)		Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb 10, 1991*
 SW Missouri StateW 91–87 15–6
(9–3)		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 13, 1991*
 UTEPW 75–62 16–6
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 16, 1991
 at TulsaL 63–73 16–7
(9–4)		Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 18, 1991*
 at Notre DameW 90–67 17–7
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 21, 1991
 DrakeW 69–63 18–7
(10–4)		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 23, 1991
 Southern IllinoisW 76–73 19–7
(11–4)		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 25, 1991
 at Wichita StateW 65–64 20–7
(12–4)		Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
Mar 2, 1991*
 vs. Drake
MVC Tournament Quarterfinal		W 77–58 21–7
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 3, 1991*
 vs. Southern Illinois
MVC Tournament Semifinal		W 71–66 22–7
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 4, 1991*
 vs. SW Missouri State
MVC tournament championship		W 68–52[1] 23–7
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, Missouri
1991 NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1991*
(11 W) vs. (6 W) No. 15 New Mexico State
First Round		W 64–56[2] 24–7
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 16, 1991*
(11 W) vs. (3 W) No. 13 Seton Hall
Second Round		L 69–81[3] 24–8
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central.

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Awards and honors

NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
232Chad GallagherPhoenix Suns

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References

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