1990–91 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1990-91 college basketball season. It was the final season with Digger Phelps as head coach of the Irish.

1990–91 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1990–91 record1220
Head coach
Assistant coachFran McCaffery (3rd season)
CaptainTim Singleton
Home arenaJoyce Center
1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 24 DePaul--   209  .690
Wright State--   199  .679
UW-Milwaukee--   1810  .643
Southern Utah--   1612  .571
UMKC--   1514  .517
Youngstown State--   1216  .429
Brooklyn--   1116  .407
Notre Dame--   1220  .375
Miami (FL)--   919  .321
SE Louisiana--   919  .321
Cal State Northridge--   820  .286
Florida International--   622  .214
Liberty--   523  .179
Chicago State--   424  .143
Nicholls State--   325  .107
Northeastern Illinois--   225  .074
U.S. International--   226  .071
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1990–91 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
PG 12 Elmer Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Bellaire, Texas
PF 20 LaPhonso Ellis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr East St. Louis, Illinois
C 43 Keith Tower 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    November 14
    no, no
    Fordham W 5646  1-0
    Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    November 16
    no, no
    Iowa W 7768  2-0
    Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    November 21
    no, no
    vs. No. 3/NR Arizona L 6191  2-1
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    November 23
    no, no
    vs. No. 8/NR Duke L 7785  2-2
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    November 28
    no, no
    No. 10/11 Indiana L 6770  2-3
    Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    December 1
    no, no
    vs. Kentucky
    Big Four Classic
    L 9098  2-4
    RCA Dome 
    Indianapolis, IN
    December 3
    no, no
    at Butler L 7791  2-5
     
    Indianapolis, IN
    December 8
    no, no
    at No. 8/7T UCLA L 9199  2-6
    Pauley Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 12
    no, no
    USC L 95105  2-7
    Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    December 22
    no, no
    Portland W 8461  3-7
    Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    January 2
    no, no
    Valparaiso W 6650  4-7
    Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    January 5
    no, no
    vs. No. 7/7 North Carolina L 4782  4-8
     
    East Rutherford, NJ
    January 10
    no, no
    at Wichita State L 5060  4-9
     
    Wichita, KS
    January 12
    no, no
    at Miami (FL) W 6052  5-9
     
    Miami, FL
    January 15
    no, no
    at West Virginia W 8470  6-9
     
    Morgantown, WV
    January 17
    no, no
    Marquette W 8073  7-9
    Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    January 22
    no, no
    Rutgers L 5262  7-10
    Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    January 26
    no, no
    No. 18/21 Virginia L 6768  7-11
    Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    January 29
    no, no
    at Dayton W 7367  8-11
     
    Dayton, OH
    January 31
    no, no
    Boston College L 7779  8-12
    Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    February 2
    no, no
    No. 7/7 Duke L 7790  8-13
    Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    February 6
    no, no
    La Salle W 8468  9-13
    Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    February 9
    no, no
    No. 7/8 Syracuse L 6970  9-14
    Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    February 12
    no, no
    at Marquette W 6362  10-14
    Bradley Center 
    Milwaukee, WI
    February 16
    no, no
    vs. Temple L 4670  10-15
    Hershey Arena 
    Hershey, PA
    February 18
    no, no
    Creighton L 6790  10-16
    Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    February 20
    no, no
    DePaul W 8077 OT 11-16
    Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    February 23
    no, no
    at No. 18/16 St. John's L 5557  11-17
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    February 26
    no, no
    Dayton W 9287 OT 12-17
    Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    March 2
    no, no
    at Louisville L 5965  12-18
     
    Louisville, KY
    March 4
    no, no
    at Missouri L 5484  12-19
    Hearnes Center 
    Columbia, MO
    March 9
    no, no
    at DePaul L 5680  12-20
     
    Chicago, IL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/UPI Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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    References

    1. 2012-13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball media guide.
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