1990–91 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

1990–91 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	17–13 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach	Eddie Fogler (2nd season)
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium

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 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1990–91 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eddie Fogler and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

The Commodores finished with a 17–13 record (11–7 SEC, 5th) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

Roster

1990–91 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 52 John Amaechi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr	Head coach Eddie Fogler (North Carolina) 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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 1990*		at No. 2 Arkansas Preseason NIT	L 70–107	0–1	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Nov 26, 1990*		UNC Asheville	W 103–66	1–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 30, 1990*		Hawaii	W 74–70	2–1	Palo Alto, California
Dec 1, 1990*		George Washington	W 76–74	3–1	Palo Alto, California
Dec 4, 1990*		No. 7 Indiana	L 73–84	3–2	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 8, 1990*		at No. 21 Virginia	L 56–70	3–3	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 11, 1990		No. 11 Georgia	W 75–74 ^OT	4–3 (1–0)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 20, 1990*		VMI	W 79–60	5–3	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 22, 1990*		SMU	W 68–65	6–3	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1990*		Fordham	L 65–66	6–4	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1990*		Rice	W 75–68	7–4	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 2, 1991		at No. 14 LSU	L 70–87	7–5 (1–1)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 5, 1991		Alabama	W 66–55	8–5 (2–1)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 8, 1991		Tennessee	W 108–68	9–5 (3–1)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 12, 1991		at Mississippi State	L 62–85	9–6 (3–2)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 16, 1991		at Auburn	W 80–59	10–6 (4–2)	Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
Jan 19, 1991		at No. 9 Kentucky	L 50–58	10–7 (4–3)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 23, 1991		Ole Miss	W 89–52	11–7 (5–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1991		at Florida	W 60–57	12–7 (6–3)	O'Connell Center  Gainesville, Florida
Feb 2, 1991		No. 14 LSU	W 63–59	13–7 (7–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 6, 1991		Mississippi State	W 91–70	14–7 (8–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 9, 1991		at Tennessee	L 73–85	14–8 (8–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 13, 1991		at Alabama	L 55–66	14–9 (8–5)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 16, 1991		Auburn	W 90–70	15–9 (9–5)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 20, 1991		No. 12 Kentucky	W 98–87	16–9 (10–5)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 23, 1991		at Ole Miss	L 58–74	16–10 (10–6)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 27, 1991		at Georgia	L 59–62	16–11 (10–7)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Mar 2, 1991		Florida	W 82–68	17–11 (11–7)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 8, 1991*		Georgia SEC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 72–80	17–12	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(9 W)	vs. (8 W) Georgetown First Round	L 60–70[2]	17–13	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1990-91 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
2. "Hoyas' Shots Fall, and So Does Vanderbilt, 70-60". Washington Post. March 16, 1991. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
3. "2019–20 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2021.