1990–91 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Dick Bennett. They were the champions of the Mid-Continent Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid in the 1991 NCAA tournament, the school's second ever appearance in the tournament. As the 12 seed in the West region, the Phoenix fell to Michigan State in the opening round, 60–58.

1990–91 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
Mid-Continent Conference Champions
ConferenceMid-Continent Conference
Record24–7 (13–3 Mid-Cont)
Head coach
Assistant coachMike Heideman (5th season)
Home arenaBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
Seasons
← 1989–90
1991–92 →
1990–91 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Illinois142 .875256 .806
Green Bay133 .813247 .774
Eastern Illinois106 .6251712 .586
Cleveland State88 .5001216 .429
Northern Iowa88 .5001319 .406
Western Illinois610 .3751315 .464
Akron610 .3751513 .536
UIC511 .3131515 .500
Valparaiso214 .125522 .185
1991 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1990–91 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G25Tony Bennett5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
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
city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1990*
at Austin PeayW 67–61 1–0
Dunn Center (2,873)
Clarksville, Tennessee
Nov 27, 1990*
San Francisco StateW 91–59 2–0
Brown County Arena (4,076)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 1, 1990*
Boise StateW 67–59 3–0
Brown County Arena (5,174)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 4, 1990*
at ColoradoW 83–78 4–0
Coors Events/Conference Center (4,113)
Boulder, Colorado
Dec 8, 1990*
at ClemsonL 68–75 4–1
Littlejohn Coliseum (5,000)
Clemson, South Carolina
Dec 1, 1990*
SIU EdwardsvilleW 69–52 5–1
Brown County Arena (5,207)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 22, 1990*
at DePaul
Old Style Classic
W 57–56 6–1
Rosemont Horizon (9,000)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 23, 1990*
vs. Southern Illinois
Old Style Classic
L 64–70 6–2
Rosemont Horizon (9,269)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 29, 1990*
Central MichiganW 67–59 OT7–2
Brown County Arena (5,347)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Jan 2, 1991*
No. 19 NebraskaL 63–70 7–3
Brown County Arena (5,937)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Jan 5, 1991
at Western IllinoisW 70–63 8–3
(1–0)
Western Hall (1,921)
Macomb, Illinois
Jan 7, 1991
at Northern IowaW 59–58 9–3
(2–0)
UNI-Dome (4,266)
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 12, 1991
Eastern IllinoisW 72–62 10–3
(3–0)
Brown County Arena (5,733)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Jan 14, 1991
ValparaisoL 55–58 10–4
(3–1)
Brown County Arena (4,857)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Jan 19, 1991
at Northern IllinoisW 63–57 11–4
(4–1)
Chick Evans Field House (6,060)
DeKalb, Illinois
Jan 21, 1991*
at Chicago StateW 87–83 12–4
Dickens Athletic Center (200)
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 26, 1991
at Cleveland StateW 72–64 13–5
(5–2)
Woodling Gym (2,899)
Cleveland, Ohio
Jan 29, 1991
at AkronL 48–50 12–5
(4–2)
Brown County Arena (4,817)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 2, 1991
Western IllinoisW 77–50 14–5
(6–2)
Brown County Arena (5,710)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 4, 1991*
Northern IowaW 72–67 15–5
(7–2)
Brown County Arena (4,977)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 9, 1991
at Eastern IllinoisL 56–63 15–6
(7–3)
Lantz Arena (4,233)
Charleston, Illinois
Feb 12, 1991
UICW 63–53 16–6
(8–3)
Brown County Arena (4,847)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 16, 1991
Northern IllinoisW 61–53 17–6
(9–3)
Brown County Arena (6,279)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 20, 1991
at UICW 89–81 OT18–6
(10–3)
UIC Pavilion (1,104)
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 23, 1991
AkronW 61–52 19–6
(11–3)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,135)
Akron, Ohio
Feb 25, 1991
Cleveland StateW 73–62 20–6
(12–3)
Brown County Arena (5,847)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 28, 1991
at ValparaisoW 69–64 21–6
(13–3)
Athletics-Recreation Center (1,865)
Valparaiso, Indiana
Mid-Continent Conference tournament
Mar 3, 1991*
(2) (7) Akron
Quarterfinal
W 85–61 22–6
Brown County Arena (6,117)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Mar 4, 1991*
(2) (3) Eastern Illinois
Semifinal
W 63–54 23–6
Brown County Arena (6,187)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Mar 5, 1991*
(2) (1) Northern Illinois
Championship Game
W 56–39 24–6
Brown County Arena (6,197)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1991*
(12 W) vs. (5 W) Michigan State
First Round
L 58–60[2] 24–7
McKale Center (13,367)
Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Awards and honors

References