1990–91 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1990–91 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1990–91 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	22–6 (14–4 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Tubby Smith; Herb Sendek; Billy Donovan; Bernadette Locke-Mattox;
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Kentucky	14	–	4	.778	22	–	6	.786
No. 21 Mississippi State	13	–	5	.722	20	–	9	.690
No. 22 LSU	13	–	5	.722	20	–	10	.667
No. 19 Alabama †	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Vanderbilt	11	–	7	.611	17	–	13	.567
Georgia	9	–	9	.500	17	–	13	.567
Florida	7	–	11	.389	11	–	17	.393
Auburn	5	–	13	.278	13	–	16	.448
Ole Miss	3	–	15	.167	9	–	19	.321
Tennessee	3	–	15	.167	12	–	22	.353

† 1991 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1990–91 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–6.^[3] While they won the regular-season SEC title, they were ineligible to participate in either the SEC or NCAA Tournaments, as they were in the final year of a multi-year postseason ban.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	11	Sean Woods	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Cathedral HS	Indianapolis, IN
F	12	Deron Feldhaus	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Mason County HS	Maysville, KY
G	14	Jeff Brassow	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Elsik HS	Houston, TX
F	21	Henry Thomas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Fr	Clarksville HS	Clarksville, TN
G	23	Junior Braddy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Middleburg HS	Jacksonville, FL
F	24	Jamal Mashburn	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Cardinal Hayes HS	Bronx, NY
G	32	Richie Farmer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Clay County HS	Manchester, KY
F	33	Johnathon Davis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Pine Forest HS	Pensacola, FL
G/F	34	John Pelphrey	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Paintsville HS	Paintsville, KY
F/C	35	Reggie Hanson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Pulaski County HS	Somerset, KY
G	42	Carlos Toomer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Corinth HS	Corinth, MS
F	44	Gimel Martinez	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Miami Senior HS	Miami, FL

Head coach

Rick Pitino (UMass)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 24, 1990*		Penn	W 85–62	1–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
November 28, 1990*		at Cincinnati	W 75–71	2–0	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
December 1, 1990*		Notre Dame	W 98–80	3–0	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
December 8, 1990*	No. 25	Kansas	W 88–71	4–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
December 10, 1990*	No. 18	at No. 9 North Carolina	L 81–84	4–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 15, 1990*	No. 18	Chattanooga	W 86–70	5–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
December 18, 1990*	No. 18	at No. 6 Indiana Rivalry	L 84–87	5–2	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
December 21, 1990*	No. 18	Western Kentucky	W 84–70	6–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
December 27, 1990*	No. 18	Eastern Kentucky	W 74–60	7–2	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
December 29, 1990*	No. 18	at Louisville	W 93–85	8–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
January 2, 1991	No. 16	at Georgia	W 81–80	9–2 (1–0)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
January 5, 1991	No. 16	No. 14 LSU	W 93–80	10–2 (2–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 9, 1991	No. 11	Mississippi State	W 89–70	11–2 (3–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 12, 1991	No. 11	at Tennessee	W 78–74	12–2 (4–0)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
January 16, 1991	No. 9	at Ole Miss	W 95–85	13–2 (5–0)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
January 19, 1991	No. 9	Vanderbilt	W 58–50	14–2 (6–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 23, 1991	No. 8	Florida	W 81–65	15–2 (7–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 26, 1981	No. 8	at Alabama	L 83–88	15–3 (7–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 29, 1991	No. 10	at Auburn	W 89–81	16–3 (8–1)	Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
February 3, 1991	No. 10	Georgia	W 96–84	17–3 (9–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
February 5, 1991	No. 10	No. 19 LSU	L 88–107	17–4 (9–2)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 9, 1991	No. 10	at Mississippi State	L 82–83	17–5 (9–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
February 13, 1991	No. 16	Tennessee	W 85–74	18–5 (10–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
February 16, 1991	No. 16	Ole Miss	W 89–77	19–5 (11–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
February 20, 1991	No. 12	at Vanderbilt	L 87–98	19–6 (11–4)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
February 23, 1991	No. 12	at Florida	W 90–74	20–6 (12–4)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
February 26, 1991	No. 13	No. 24 Alabama	W 79–73	21–6 (13–4)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
March 2, 1991	No. 13	Auburn	W 114–93	22–6 (14–4)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

References

^ sports-reference.com 1990-91 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "1990-1991 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 20, 2013.
^ "1990-1991 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 20, 2013.

[1] sports-reference.com 1990-91 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "1990-1991 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 20, 2013.

[3] "1990-1991 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 20, 2013.

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v t e Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Fabulous Five Point-shaving scandal Fiddlin' Five Rupp's Runts The Season Without Celebration "The Shot" Unforgettables Untouchables Comeback Cats John Wall Dance Tweakables Pursuit of Perfection 2011 Indiana game Basketbowl Champions Classic CBS Sports Classic The Rivalry: Red v. Blue The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Big Blue Nation Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics