1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball team

1990–91 WAC men's basketball standings
	† 1991 WAC tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

Utah Utes men's basketball
1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball
WAC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#10
AP	#10
1990–91 record	30–4 (15–1 WAC)
Head coach	Rick Majerus (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Kirk Earlywine
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center
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The 1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1990–91 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes made a run to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament before falling to unbeaten UNLV in the West regional semifinals. The Utes finished with an overall record of 30–4 (15–1 WAC).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
F	5	Josh Grant	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Salt Lake City, Utah
G	15	Jimmy Soto	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	So
C	30	Walter Watts	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr
G/F	32	Phil Dixon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
G	45	Byron Wilson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Gary, Indiana

Head coach

Rick Majerus (Marquette)

Assistant coach(es)

Kirk Earlywine (Campbell)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Non-conference regular season
Nov 24, 1990*		UC Davis	106–72	1–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 26, 1990*		Seattle Pacific	68–41	2–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 28, 1990*		at Wisconsin-Milwaukee	80–78	3–0	Klotsche Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 1, 1990*		at Michigan	65–81	3–1	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 4, 1990*		Utah State	84–76	4–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 6, 1990*		Oregon	95–81	5–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 8, 1990*		at UC Irvine	97–80	6–1	Bren Events Center Irvine, California
Dec 15, 1990*		Pacific (Oregon)	71–54	7–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 17, 1990*		Weber State	68–52	8–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 19, 1990*		Morehead State	77–48	9–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 22, 1990*		Wichita State	95–48	10–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 29, 1990*		at Utah State	74–63	11–1	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
WAC regular season
Jan 3, 1991		at Hawaii	63–60	12–1 (1–0)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 5, 1991		at San Diego State	68–62	13–1 (2–0)	San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California
Jan 10, 1991		New Mexico	65–53	14–1 (3–0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 12, 1991		#25 UTEP	67–60	15–1 (4–0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 17, 1991	#23	at Wyoming	90–83	16–1 (5–0)	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 19, 1991	#23	at Air Force	57–47	17–1 (6–0)	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 24, 1991	#20	Colorado State	55–51	18–1 (7–0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 26, 1991	#20	Air Force	62–56	19–1 (8–0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 31, 1991	#13	at UTEP	78–68	20–1 (9–0)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Feb 2, 1991	#13	at New Mexico	62–68	20–2 (9–1)	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 7, 1991	#17	Hawaii	80–60	21–2 (10–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 9, 1991	#17	San Diego State	67–60	22–2 (11–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 14, 1991	#14	Wyoming	77–72	23–2 (12–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 16, 1991	#14	BYU Rivalry	81–74	24–2 (13–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 21, 1991	#10	at Colorado State	67–56	25–2 (14–1)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Mar 2, 1991	#9	at BYU Rivalry	72–71	26–2 (15–1)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
WAC Tournament
Mar 7, 1991*	(1) #8	vs. (8) San Diego State WAC Tournament Quarterfinal	67–56	27–2	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 8, 1991*	(1) #8	at (4) Wyoming WAC Tournament Semifinal	69–63	28–2	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 9, 1991*	(1) #8	vs. (2) BYU WAC tournament championship	49–51 ^OT	28–3	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(4 W) #10	vs. (13 W) South Alabama First round	82–72	29–3	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 17, 1991*	(4 W) #10	vs. (5 W) Michigan State Second Round	85–84 ^2OT	30–3	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 21, 1991*	(4 W) #10	vs. (1 W) #1 UNLV West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	66–83	30–4	Kingdome Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Josh Grant – WAC Player of the Year

References

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1990–91 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Utah	15	–	1	.938	30	–	4	.882
BYU †	11	–	5	.688	21	–	13	.618
New Mexico	10	–	6	.625	20	–	10	.667
Wyoming	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
UTEP	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
Hawaii	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
Colorado State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
San Diego State	6	–	10	.375	13	–	16	.448
Air Force	2	–	14	.125	9	–	20	.310

† 1991 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll