1990–91 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1990–91 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 8 Arizona
14
–
4
.778
28
–
7
.800
No. 16 UCLA
11
–
7
.611
23
–
9
.719
Arizona State
10
–
8
.556
20
–
10
.667
USC
10
–
8
.556
19
–
10
.655
Stanford
8
–
10
.444
20
–
13
.606
Washington State
8
–
10
.444
16
–
12
.571
Oregon State
8
–
10
.444
14
–
14
.500
Oregon
8
–
10
.444
13
–
15
.464
California
8
–
10
.444
13
–
15
.464
Washington
5
–
13
.278
14
–
14
.500
As of April 15, 1991[ 1] Rankings from AP Poll
The 1990–91 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . Jim Harrick, for the third year, was the head coach for the Bruins. The Bruins started the season ranked 11th in the AP Poll and won their first 8 games. They finished in 2nd place in the Pac-10 with the same conference record as the previous year, 11–7. UCLA went on to the NCAA tournament , where they upset by Penn State 69–74.[ 2] UCLA finished ranked 14th and 16th in the UPI and AP Polls respectively.[ 3]
Starting lineup
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Great Alaska Shootout
November 23, 1990
No. 11
vs. UC Irvine Quarterfinals
W 134–101
1–0
Sullivan Arena (7,947)Anchorage, AK
November 24, 1990
No. 11
at Alaska Anchorage Semifinals
W 80–67
2–0
Sullivan Arena (7,947)Anchorage, AK
November 26, 1990
No. 11
vs. No. 18 Virginia Finals
W 89–74
3–0
Sullivan Arena (6,287)Anchorage, AK
Regular Season
December 2, 1990
No. 12
Loyola Marymount
W 149–98
4–0
Pauley Pavilion (12,267)Los Angeles, CA
December 5, 1990
No. 8
St. Mary's
W 123–93
5–0
Pauley Pavilion (5,887)Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 1990
No. 8
Notre Dame
W 99–91
6–0
Pauley Pavilion (12,518)Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 1990
No. 6
at DePaul
W 92–90
7–0
Rosemont Horizon (10,254)Chicago, IL
December 19, 1990
No. 5
Pepperdine
W 108–85
8–0
Pauley Pavilion (7,881)Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1990
No. 5
at Iowa
L 71–88
8–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)Iowa City, IA
December 27, 1990
No. 10
Fresno State
W 110–89
9–1
Pauley Pavilion (8,667)Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1990
No. 10
San Diego State
W 94–74
10–1
Pauley Pavilion (9,419)Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1991
No. 10
USC
W 98–81
11–1 (1–0)
Pauley Pavilion (12,688)Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 1991
No. 10
Louisville
W 88–81
12–1
Pauley Pavilion (12,313)Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 1991
No. 7
at Arizona State
W 82–68
13–1 (2–0)
ASU Activity Center (12,762)Tempe, AZ
January 12, 1991
No. 7
at No. 6 Arizona
L 77–82
13–2 (2–1)
McKale Center (13,864)Tucson, AZ
January 16, 1991
No. 7
Stanford
L 82–89
13–3 (2–2)
Pauley Pavilion (7,278)Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 1991
No. 7
California
W 98–81
14–3 (3–2)
Pauley Pavilion (6,829)Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 1991
No. 11
at Oregon State
L 96–97 2OT
14–4 (3–3)
Gill Coliseum (9,628)Corvallis, OR
January 26, 1991
No. 11
at Oregon
W 90–83
15–4 (4–3)
McArthur Court (9,363)Eugene, OR
January 30, 1991
No. 12
at USC
L 74–76
15–5 (4–4)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (9,125)Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1991
No. 12
No. 19 Pittsburgh
W 112–85
16–5
Pauley Pavilion (12,053)Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 1991
No. 14
Arizona State
W 64–44
17–5 (5–4)
Pauley Pavilion (11,213)Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 1991
No. 14
No. 5 Arizona
L 94–105 OT
17–6 (5–5)
Pauley Pavilion (12,823)Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 1991
No. 15
at California
L 79–82
17–7 (5–6)
Harmon Gym (6,578)Berkeley, CA
February 16, 1991
No. 15
at Stanford
W 89–86
18–7 (6–6)
Maples Pavilion (7,500)Stanford, CA
February 21, 1991
No. 17
Oregon
W 100–83
19–7 (7–6)
Pauley Pavilion (9,122)Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 1991
No. 17
Oregon State
W 87–56
20–7 (8–6)
Pauley Pavilion (10,618)Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 1991
No. 16
at Washington State
W 99–91
21–7 (9–6)
Beasley Coliseum (9,264)Pullman, WA
March 3, 1991
No. 16
at Washington
L 68–86
21–8 (9–7)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (4,213)Seattle, WA
March 7, 1991
No. 17
Washington State
W 86–64
22–8 (10–7)
Pauley Pavilion (8,354)Los Angeles, CA
March 10, 1991
No. 17
Washington
W 73–60
23–8 (11–7)
Pauley Pavilion (10,454)Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
March 18, 1991
No. 16
vs. Penn State First Round
L 69–74
23–9
Carrier Dome (14,436)Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Source[ 4]
[ 5]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics