1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
MVC Regular season champion
MVC tournament champion
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record24–8 (12–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaOmaha Civic Auditorium
Seasons
← 1989–90
1991–92 →
1990–91 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Creighton † 12 – 4   .750 24 – 8   .750
Southwest Missouri State 11 – 5   .688 22 – 12   .647
Tulsa 10 – 6   .625 18 – 12   .600
Indiana State 9 – 7   .563 14 – 14   .500
Southern Illinois 9 – 7   .563 18 – 14   .563
Wichita State 7 – 9   .438 14 – 17   .452
Bradley 6 – 10   .375 8 – 20   .286
Illinois State 4 – 12   .250 5 – 23   .179
Drake 4 – 12   .250 8 – 21   .276
† 1991 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Tony Barone, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 24–8 record (12–4 MVC), and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament[1] to earn an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament. As No. 11 seed in the West region, the Jays knocked off No. 6 seed New Mexico State in the opening round,[2] then fell to Seton Hall in the second round.[3]

Roster

1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 12 Matt Petty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So   Crawfordsville, Indiana
G 14 Duan Cole 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr   Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 15 Johnnie Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr   Marion, Indiana
G 20 Denny Halligan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr   Hawarden, Iowa
G 22 Derek Bain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr   Austin, Texas
G 23 Todd Eisner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr   Chilton, Wisconsin
G 24 Latrell Wrightsell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Roosevelt Gary, Indiana
C 25 Chad Gallagher 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Boylan Catholic Rockford, Illinois
F 30 Bob Harstad 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Thompson Valley Loveland, Colorado
F 31 Todd Geyer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So   Indianapolis, Indiana
C 32 Bill O'Dowd 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr   Miami, Florida
F 40 Jerry Vanderheydt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr   Pekin, Illinois
F 41 Greg Everett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr   El Toro, California
F 42 Chris Rodgers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr   East St. Louis, Illinois
F 44 Darin Plautz 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr   Tulsa, Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1990*
 vs. Texas-San Antonio
Amana-Hawkeye Classic 		W 93–47  1–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 1, 1990*
 at Iowa
Amana-Hawkeye Classic 		L 77–83  1–1
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 4, 1990*
 Missouri W 74–68  2–1
 Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 6, 1990*
 at Nebraska
Rivalry 		L 63–97  2–2
 Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 17, 1990*
 at South Alabama W 89–76  3–2
 Mitchell Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 20, 1990
 Tulsa L 64–73  3–3
(0–1) 		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 26, 1990*
 Louisiana Tech W 87–84  4–3
 Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 29, 1990*
 at Cleveland State W 87–64  5–3
 Woodling Gym 
Cleveland, Ohio
Jan 2, 1991
 at SW Missouri State L 71–72  5–4
(0–2) 		Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Jan 5, 1991
 Bradley W 98–74  6–4
(1–2) 		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 8, 1991*
 Iowa State L 88–97  6–5
 Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 10, 1991
 at Drake W 82–61  7–5
(2–2) 		Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 15, 1991
 Wichita State W 79–56  8–5
(3–2) 		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 19, 1991
 at Illinois State L 68–71  8–6
(3–3) 		Redbird Arena 
Normal, Illinois
Jan 21, 1991
 at Bradley W 76–68  9–6
(4–3) 		Carver Arena 
Peoria, Illinois
Jan 26, 1991
 Indiana State W 83–68  10–6
(5–3) 		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 28, 1991
 at Southern Illinois W 78–75  11–6
(6–3) 		SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 31, 1991
 Illinois State W 71–57  12–6
(7–3) 		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 3, 1991*
 at Siena W 85–78  13–6
 Times Union Center 
Loudonville, New York
Feb 7, 1991
 at Indiana State W 71–68  14–6
(8–3) 		Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb 10, 1991*
 SW Missouri State W 91–87  15–6
(9–3) 		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 13, 1991*
 UTEP W 75–62  16–6
 Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 16, 1991
 at Tulsa L 63–73  16–7
(9–4) 		Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 18, 1991*
 at Notre Dame W 90–67  17–7
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 21, 1991
 Drake W 69–63  18–7
(10–4) 		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 23, 1991
 Southern Illinois W 76–73  19–7
(11–4) 		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 25, 1991
 at Wichita State W 65–64  20–7
(12–4) 		Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
Mar 2, 1991*
 vs. Drake
MVC Tournament Quarterfinal 		W 77–58  21–7
 Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 3, 1991*
 vs. Southern Illinois
MVC Tournament Semifinal 		W 71–66  22–7
 Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 4, 1991*
 vs. SW Missouri State
MVC tournament championship 		W 68–52[1]  23–7
 Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, Missouri
1991 NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1991*
 (11 W) vs. (6 W) No. 15 New Mexico State
First Round 		W 64–56[2]  24–7
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 16, 1991*
 (11 W) vs. (3 W) No. 13 Seton Hall
Second Round 		L 69–81[3]  24–8
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central.

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Awards and honors

NBA draft

Main article: 1991 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 32 Chad Gallagher Phoenix Suns

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References

  1. ^ a b "Creighton 68, Southwest Missouri State 52". UPI Archives. March 6, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Bluejays Flatten Feeble Aggies as N.M. Makes Another 1st-Round Exit". Deseret News. March 15, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Dehere Lifts Seton Hall Past Creighton". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "1990-91 Creighton Bluejays Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Creighton Men's Basketball Media Guide". Creighton Bluejays. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "1991 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.