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1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1990–91 season. The Runnin' Rebels, coached by Jerry Tarkanian, entered the season as defending national champions and entered the 1991 NCAA tournament unbeaten, but lost in the national semifinal to eventual champions Duke when Anderson Hunt's desperation three in the final seconds bounced off the backboard and into the hands of a Duke player, Bobby Hurley, ending a 45-game winning streak that dated back to the previous season. They had been the last team to finish the regular season unbeaten before St. Joseph's did it in 2004. They were the last team to enter the NCAA tournament unbeaten until Wichita State did it in 2014, Kentucky in 2015, and Gonzaga in 2021.

1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
Big West tournament champions
Big West Regular Season Champions
ConferenceBig West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record34–1 (18–0 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas and Mack Center
Seasons
← 1989–90
1991–92 →
1990–91 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UNLV18–0 1.00034–1 .971
No. 15 New Mexico State15–3 .83323–6 .793
Pacific9–9 .50014–15 .483
UC Santa Barbara8–10 .44414–15 .483
Utah State8–10 .44411–17 .393
Cal State Fullerton7–11 .38914–14 .500
Fresno State7–11 .38914–16 .467
Long Beach State7–11 .38911–17 .393
UC Irvine6–12 .33311–19 .367
San Jose State5–13 .2787–20 .259
† 1991 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Big West Conference.

UNLV’s semi-final loss in the NCAA tournament brought an end to their astounding 45-game win streak. That is the fourth-longest consecutive-game win streak in NCAA Division 1 basketball history, and the longest win streak since the longest one ever (by UCLA) ended in 1974.[1]


They are often called the greatest college basketball team to not win the championship.[2]

Roster

1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F4Larry Johnson6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)250 lb (113 kg)SrDallas, TX
G12Anderson Hunt6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)JrDetroit, MI
G13Travis Bice6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)155 lb (70 kg)JrSimi Valley, CA
G15Bryan Emerzian5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg)JrWaukegan, IL
C24Elmore Spencer7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)265 lb (120 kg)JrAtlanta, GA
G30Dave Rice6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrClaremont, CA
F32Stacey Augmon6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg)SrPasadena, CA
G/F33Barry Young6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg)SrEllicott City, MD
F/C44George Ackles6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg)RS SrPittsburgh, PA
G50Greg Anthony6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)SrLas Vegas, NV
F53Chris Jeter6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrSan Diego, CA
GSean Watkins
—
—
So 
FByron Wesley
—
—
Sr 
GDan Bisek
—
—
Sr 
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

1990-91 UNLV Roster and Stats

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1990*
 No. 1 vs. UABW 109–68 1–0
 26 – Johnson    –      –   BC Place (7,963)
Vancouver, BC
Dec 7, 1990*
 No. 1 at NevadaW 131–81 2–0
   –      –      –   Lawlor Events Center (11,090)
Reno, NV
Dec 15, 1990*
 No. 1 vs. No. 21 Michigan StateW 95–75 3–0
 35 – Johnson    –      –   The Palace of Auburn Hills (21,454)
Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 19, 1990*
 No. 1 No. 25 PrincetonW 69–35 4–0
   –      –      –   Thomas & Mack Center (17,778)
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 22, 1990*
 No. 1 Florida StateW 101–69 5–0
   –      –      –   Thomas & Mack Center (17,133)
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 30, 1990
 No. 1 at PacificW 92–72 6–0
(1–0)		   –      –      –   Alex G. Spanos Center (6,150)
Stockton, CA
Jan 2, 1991*
 No. 1 at James MadisonW 89–65 7–0
   –      –      –   Thomas & Mack Center (17,473)
Las Vegas, NV
Jan 4, 1991
 No. 1 Cal State FullertonW 98–67 8–0
(2–0)		   –      –      –   Thomas & Mack Center (18,995)
Las Vegas, NV
Jan 7, 1991
 No. 1 San Jose StateW 95–63 9–0
(3–0)		   –      –      –   Thomas & Mack Center (17,718)
Las Vegas, NV
Jan 9, 1991
 No. 1 Utah StateW 124–93 10–0
(4–0)		   –      –      –   Thomas & Mack Center (18,792)
Las Vegas, NV
Jan 12, 1991
 No. 1 at Fresno StateW 117–91 11–0
(5–0)		   –      –      –   Selland Arena (10,159)
Fresno, CA
Jan 17, 1991
 No. 1 at UC IrvineW 117–76 12–0
(6–0)		   –      –      –   Bren Events Center (5,005)
Irvine, CA
Jan 19, 1991
 No. 1 Long Beach StateW 114–63 13–0
(7–0)		   –      –      –   Thomas & Mack Center (19,444)
Las Vegas, NV
Jan 21, 1991
 No. 1 at UC Santa BarbaraW 88–71 14–0
(8–0)		   –      –      –   The Thunderdome (6,000)
Santa Barbara, CA
Jan 26, 1991*
 No. 1 at LouisvilleW 97–85 15–0
   –      –      –   Freedom Hall (19,465)
Louisville, KY
Jan 28, 1991
 No. 1 at Utah StateW 126–83 16–0
(9–0)		   –      –      –   Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (9,797)
Logan, UT
Jan 31, 1991
 No. 1 at San Jose StateW 88–64 17–0
(10–0)		   –      –      –   The Event Center (4,867)
San Jose, CA
Feb 3, 1991*
 No. 1 RutgersW 115–73 18–0
   –      –      –   Thomas & Mack Center (18,954)
Las Vegas, NV
Feb 7, 1991
 No. 1 Fresno StateW 113–64 19–0
(11–0)		   –      –      –   Thomas & Mack Center (18,883)
Las Vegas, NV
Feb 10, 1991*
 No. 1 at No. 2 ArkansasW 112–105[3][4] 20–0
 31 – Augmon  14 – Johnson  10 – Anthony Barnhill Arena (9,640)
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 14, 1991
 No. 1 UC Santa BarbaraW 98–71 21–0
(12–0)		   –      –      –   Thomas & Mack Center (19,147)
Las Vegas, NV
Feb 16, 1991
 No. 1 No. 12 New Mexico StateW 86–74 22–0
(13–0)		   –      –      –   Thomas & Mack Center (18,902)
Las Vegas, NV
Feb 18, 1991
 No. 1 at Long Beach StateW 122–75 23–0
(14–0)		   –      –      –   Long Beach Arena (12,007)
Long Beach, CA
Feb 21, 1991
 No. 1 PacificW 80–59 24–0
(15–0)		   –      –      –   Thomas & Mack Center (19,568)
Las Vegas, NV
Feb 23, 1991
 No. 1 UC IrvineW 114–86 25–0
(16–0)		   –      –      –   Thomas & Mack Center (19,826)
Las Vegas, NV
Feb 25, 1991
 No. 1 at No. 15 New Mexico StateW 86–74[5] 26–0
(17–0)		 24 – Augmon    –      –   Pan American Center (13,007)
Las Cruces, NM
Mar 2, 1991
 No. 1 at Cal State FullertonW 104–83 27–0
(18–0)		   –      –      –   Titan Gym (4,032)
Fullerton, CA
Big West tournament
Mar 8, 1991*
(1) No. 1 at (8) Long Beach State
Quarterfinals		W 49–29 28–0
   –      –      –   Long Beach Arena (11,760)
Long Beach, CA
Mar 9, 1991*
(1) No. 1 vs. (5) UC Santa Barbara
Semifinals		W 95–66 29–0
   –      –      –   Long Beach Arena (11,283)
Long Beach, CA
Mar 10, 1991*
(1) No. 1 vs. (7) Fresno State
Championship		W 98–74 30–0
   –      –      –   Long Beach Arena (11,045)
Long Beach, CA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*
(1 W) No. 1 vs. (16 W) Montana
First Round		W 99–65 31–0
 23 – Johnson  9 – Johnson  9 – Anthony McKale Center (13,367)
Tucson, AZ
Mar 17, 1991*
(1 W) No. 1 vs. (8 W) Georgetown
Second Round		W 62–54[6] 32–0
 20 – Johnson  10 – Tied  4 – Anthony McKale Center (13,497)
Tucson, AZ
March 21, 1991*
 CBS		(1 W) No. 1 vs. (4 W) No. 10 Utah
Sweet Sixteen		W 83–66 33–0
 23 – Johnson  13 – Johnson  10 – Anthony Kingdome (22,628)
Seattle, WA
March 23, 1991*
 CBS		(1 W) No. 1 vs. (3 W) No. 13 Seton Hall
Elite Eight		W 77–65[7] 34–0
 30 – Johnson  6 – Johnson  11 – Anthony Kingdome (23,666)
Seattle, WA
March 30, 1991*
 CBS		(1 W) No. 1 vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Duke
Final Four		L 77–79[8] 34–1
 29 – Hunt  13 – Johnson  6 – Anthony RCA Dome (47,100)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

Sources 1990-91 UNLV Schedule and Results[9]

Rankings

Ranking movements
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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Team
199111Larry JohnsonCharlotte Hornets
199119Stacey AugmonAtlanta Hawks
1991112Greg AnthonyNew York Knicks
1991229George AcklesMiami Heat
1992125Elmore SpencerLos Angeles Clippers

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References

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