1990–91 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

The 1990–91 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by head coach M. K. Turk, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of the Metro Conference. They finished the season 21–8, 10–4 in Metro play to win the conference regular season title. They lost in the quarterfinal round of the Metro tournament to Louisville. Southern Miss received an at-large bid to the 1991 NCAA basketball tournament where they lost in the opening round to NC State, 114–85.

1990–91 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball
Metro Conference Regular season champions
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record21–8 (10–4 Metro)
Head coach
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons
1991–92 →
1990–91 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Southern Miss104 .714218 .724
Florida State95 .6432111 .656
Cincinnati86 .5711812 .600
Tulane77 .5001513 .536
Memphis77 .5001715 .531
Virginia Tech68 .4291316 .448
South Carolina59 .3572013 .606
Louisville410 .2861416 .467
1991 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1990–91 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
GRussell Johnson6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg)Sr
G23Darrin Chancellor6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
C32Daron Jenkins6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg)Sr
F35Clarence Weatherspoon6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg)JrMotleyCrawford, Mississippi
F42Joe Courtney6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg)RS JrMississippi StateJackson, Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1990*
No. 19 vs. No. 6 AlabamaW 84–82 1–0
Mississippi Coast Coliseum 
Biloxi, Mississippi
Dec 3, 1990*
No. 15 Hawaii-LoaW 105–71 2–0
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dec 6, 1990*
No. 15 at Tennessee TechL 78–84 2–1
Eblen Center 
Cookeville, Tennessee
Dec 15, 1990*
No. 22 Northeast LouisianaW 84–72 3–1
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dec 28, 1990*
No. 21 vs. Holy CrossW 89–86 4–1
 
 
Dec 29, 1990*
No. 21 vs. WyomingW 122–112 5–1
 
 
Jan 5, 1991
No. 21 Florida StateW 84–72 6–1
(1–0)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 10, 1991
No. 19 at No. 21 South CarolinaW 64–58 7–1
(2–0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 12, 1991
No. 19 at Virginia TechW 101–99[2] 8–1
(3–0)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 17, 1991
No. 18 TulaneW 64–57 9–1
(4–0)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 19, 1991
No. 18 Memphis StateW 87–77 10–1
(5–0)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 21, 1991*
No. 18 Texas–Pan AmericanW 88–72 11–1
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 24, 1991
No. 15 at LouisvilleW 84–81 12–1
(6–0)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 26, 1991
No. 15 CincinnatiL 69–76 12–2
(6–1)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 30, 1991*
No. 17 at Southwestern LouisianaW 97–91 13–2
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 2, 1991
No. 17 LouisvilleW 77–66[3] 14–2
(7–1)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 4, 1991*
No. 12 at Appalachian StateW 98–74 15–2
Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, North Carolina
Feb 7, 1991
No. 12 Virginia TechW 91–79 16–2
(8–1)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 9, 1991
No. 12 at Memphis StateW 87–81 17–2
(9–1)
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 11, 1991*
No. 9 at McNeese StateW 81–62 18–2
Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Feb 14, 1991*
No. 9 South AlabamaL 85–92 18–3
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 16, 1991
No. 9 South CarolinaW 62–58[4] 19–3
(10–1)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 18, 1991*
No. 11 at Texas–Pan AmericanW 88–77 20–3
UTPA Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, Texas
Feb 20, 1991
No. 11 at CincinnatiL 72–86 20–4
(10–2)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 26, 1991
No. 14 at Florida StateL 83–85 20–5
(10–3)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 28, 1991*
No. 14 Southeastern LouisianaW 85–60 21–5
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Mar 2, 1991
No. 14 at TulaneL 65–82 21–6
(10–4)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Metro tournament
Mar 7, 1991*
No. 22 vs. Louisville
Metro tournament Quarterfinal
L 76–83 21–7
Roanoke Civic Center 
Roanoke, Virginia
1991 NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1991*
(11 E) No. 25 vs. (6 E) NC State
First Round
L 85–114[5] 21–8
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

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Awards and honors

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP241915222021211918151712911142225
Coaches18191623182218232015161210111619

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References