1990–91 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Bob Reinhart in first season at GSU. They played their home games at GSU Sports Arena and are members of the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC). They finished the season 16–15, 7–7 in TAAC play to finish in fifth place. They won the TAAC tournament to earn a bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Southeast region. The Panthers were beaten in the opening round by eventual Final Four participant Arkansas, 117–76.

1990–91 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceTrans America Athletic Conference
Record16–15 (7–7 TAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaGSU Sports Arena
Seasons
← 1989–90
1991–92 →
1990–91 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UTSA122 .857218 .724
Centenary104 .7141712 .586
Georgia Southern95 .6431413 .519
Stetson95 .6431516 .484
Georgia State77 .5001615 .516
Arkansas–Little Rock68 .4291020 .333
Samford212 .143622 .214
Mercer113 .071225 .074
1991 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1990–91 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G3Courtney Brooks
Atlanta, GA
G12Mark Thompson
Dalton, GA
G13Corey Gauff
Delray Beach, FL
G14Matt O'Brien
Decatur, GA
G15Sam Wilder
Chamblee, GA
F20Chris Collier
Atlanta, GA
F21Mike Nalls
Columbus, GA
G31Garrett Coley
Irwinton, GA
G/F32Phillip Luckydo
Little Rock, AR
G33Esell Monroe
College Park, GA
F/C34Zavian Smith
Thomson, GA
G42Matt Peterson
Norcross, GA
C51Arte Cole
Gibson, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Carter Wilson

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season
November 24, 1990*
The CitadelW 85–61 1–0
GSU Sports Arena (1,000)
Atlanta, GA
November 26, 1990*
at AuburnL 65–83 1–1
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (5,304)
Auburn, AL
December 3, 1990*
FIUW 99–82 2–1
GSU Sports Arena (1,055)
Atlanta, GA
December 5, 1990*
Florida A&ML 71–76 2–2
Jake Gaither Gymnasium (3,487)
Tallahassee, FL
December 8, 1990*
Stephen F. AustinW 65–60 3–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,244)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 10, 1990*
Northern ArizonaL 74–84 3–3
Walkup Skydome (412)
Flagstaff, AZ
December 13, 1990*
Augusta StateW 72–71 4–3
GSU Sports Arena (1,000)
Atlanta, GA
December 15, 1990*
Texas–ArlingtonL 104–113 4–4
GSU Sports Arena (1,000)
Atlanta, GA
December 22, 1990*
Northern ArizonaW 92–76 5–4
GSU Sports Arena (1,000)
Atlanta, GA
January 2, 1991*
ButlerL 96–106 5–5
GSU Sports Arena (1,000)
Atlanta, GA
January 5, 1991*
Stephen F. AustinW 73–66 6–5
GSU Sports Arena (1,215)
Atlanta, GA
January 10, 1991
Arkansas–Little RockL 67–75 6–6
Barton Coliseum (2,002)
Little Rock, AR
January 14, 1991
SamfordW 85–75 7–6
Seibert Hall (1,306)
Homewood, AL
January 17, 1991
Georgia SouthernW 73–72 8–6
GSU Sports Arena (2,100)
Atlanta, GA
January 19, 1991
StetsonL 69–84 8–7
GSU Sports Arena (1,780)
Atlanta, GA
January 23, 1991*
The CitadelL 78–86 8–8
McAlister Field House (680)
Charleston, SC
January 26, 1991
MercerW 98–61 9–8
GSU Sports Arena (3,423)
Atlanta, GA
January 31, 1991
UTSAL 72–85 9–9
Convocation Center (1,502)
San Antonio, TX
February 2, 1991
CentenaryL 74–79 9–10
Gold Dome (2,019)
Shreveport, LA
February 7, 1991
Arkansas–Little RockL 66–81 9–11
GSU Sports Arena (1,125)
Atlanta, GA
February 9, 1991
SamfordW 77–59 10–11
GSU Sports Arena (1,020)
Atlanta, GA
February 14, 1991
Georgia SouthernW 90–86 11–11
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,009)
Statesboro, GA
February 16, 1991
StetsonL 61–70 11–12
Edmunds Center (2,639)
DeLand, FL
February 19, 1991*
Florida A&ML 94–96 11–13
GSU Sports Arena (1,533)
Atlanta, GA
February 25, 1991
MercerW 55–50 12–13
Macon Coliseum (475)
Macon, GA
February 28, 1991
UTSAL 78–85 12–14
GSU Sports Arena (1,020)
Atlanta, GA
March 2, 1991
CentenaryW 99–80 13–14
GSU Sports Arena (1,520)
Atlanta, GA
TAAC Tournament
March 5, 1991
(5) at (4) Stetson
Quarterfinal
W 70–64 14–14
Edmunds Center (3,254)
DeLand, FL
March 6, 1991
(5) vs. (1) UTSA
Semifinal
W 94–84 15–14
Edmunds Center (512)
DeLand, FL
March 7, 1991
(5) vs. (6) Arkansas–Little Rock
Championship Game
W 80–60 16–14
Edmunds Center (3,105)
DeLand, FL
NCAA tournament
March 15, 1991*
(16 SE) vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Arkansas
First Round
L 76–117 16–15
The Omni (13,586)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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