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1990–91 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–20
Head coach
Assistant coachFran McCaffery (3rd season)
CaptainTim Singleton
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 DePaul - -   20 9   .690
Wright State - -   19 9   .679
Milwaukee - -   18 10   .643
Southern Utah - -   16 12   .571
UMKC - -   15 14   .517
Youngstown State - -   12 16   .429
Brooklyn - -   11 16   .407
Notre Dame - -   12 20   .375
Miami (FL) - -   9 19   .321
SE Louisiana - -   9 19   .321
Cal State Northridge - -   8 20   .286
Florida International - -   6 22   .214
Liberty - -   5 23   .179
Chicago State - -   4 24   .143
Nicholls State - -   3 25   .107
Northeastern Illinois - -   2 25   .074
US International - -   2 26   .071
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1990-91 college basketball season. It was the final season with Digger Phelps as head coach of the Irish.

Roster[edit]

1990–91 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
PG 12 Elmer Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Bellaire, Texas
PF 20 LaPhonso Ellis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr East St. Louis, Illinois
C 43 Keith Tower 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 14
no, no
Fordham W 56–46  1-0
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
November 16
no, no
Iowa W 77–68  2-0
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
November 21
no, no
vs. No. 3/NR Arizona L 61–91  2-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
November 23
no, no
vs. No. 8/NR Duke L 77–85  2-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
November 28
no, no
No. 10/11 Indiana L 67–70  2-3
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 1
no, no
vs. Kentucky
Big Four Classic
L 90–98  2-4
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
December 3
no, no
at Butler L 77–91  2-5
 
Indianapolis, IN
December 8
no, no
at No. 8/7T UCLA L 91–99  2-6
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 12
no, no
USC L 95–105  2-7
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 22
no, no
Portland W 84–61  3-7
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 2
no, no
Valparaiso W 66–50  4-7
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 5
no, no
vs. No. 7/7 North Carolina L 47–82  4-8
 
East Rutherford, NJ
January 10
no, no
at Wichita State L 50–60  4-9
 
Wichita, KS
January 12
no, no
at Miami (FL) W 60–52  5-9
 
Miami, FL
January 15
no, no
at West Virginia W 84–70  6-9
 
Morgantown, WV
January 17
no, no
Marquette W 80–73  7-9
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 22
no, no
Rutgers L 52–62  7-10
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 26
no, no
No. 18/21 Virginia L 67–68  7-11
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 29
no, no
at Dayton W 73–67  8-11
 
Dayton, OH
January 31
no, no
Boston College L 77–79  8-12
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 2
no, no
No. 7/7 Duke L 77–90  8-13
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 6
no, no
La Salle W 84–68  9-13
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 9
no, no
No. 7/8 Syracuse L 69–70  9-14
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 12
no, no
at Marquette W 63–62  10-14
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 16
no, no
vs. Temple L 46–70  10-15
Hershey Arena 
Hershey, PA
February 18
no, no
Creighton L 67–90  10-16
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 20
no, no
DePaul W 80–77 OT 11-16
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 23
no, no
at No. 18/16 St. John's L 55–57  11-17
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 26
no, no
Dayton W 92–87 OT 12-17
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
March 2
no, no
at Louisville L 59–65  12-18
 
Louisville, KY
March 4
no, no
at Missouri L 54–84  12-19
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
March 9
no, no
at DePaul L 56–80  12-20
 
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/UPI Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ 2012-13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball media guide.

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