# 1990–91 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1990–91 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by 10th year head coach Bobby Cremins and point guard Kenny Anderson, the Yellow Jackets reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1990* | No. 16 | Augusta State | W 100–63 | 1–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nov 27, 1990* | No. 14 | Morgan State | W 87–65 | 2–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 1, 1990* | No. 14 | at Richmond | L 71–73 | 2–1 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 5, 1990* | No. 20 | vs. No. 17 St. John's ACC-Big East Challenge | L 72–73 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | Capital Centre Landover, Maryland |
| Dec 8, 1990* | No. 20 | Fordham | W 92–72 | 3–2 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 15, 1990* | No. 23 | at Temple | L 67–69 | 3–3 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 19, 1990* | | No. 17 Georgia | W 112–105 $^{3OT}$ | 4–3 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 22, 1990* | | Loyola Marymount | W 135–94 | 5–3 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 27, 1990* | | vs. Tulane | W 95–83 | 6–3 | |
| Dec 28, 1990* | | vs. Villanova | W 99–87 | 7–3 | |
| Jan 2, 1991* | No. 24 | Howard | W 84–77 | 8–3 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 6, 1991 | No. 24 | Wake Forest | W 101–91 | 9–3 (1–0) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 9, 1991 9:00 pm | No. 24 | at No. 14 Duke | L 57–98 | 9–4 (1–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 13, 1991 | No. 24 | at NC State | L 83–90 | 9–5 (1–2) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 19, 1991 | | No. 14 Virginia | W 78–51 | 10–5 (2–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 24, 1991 | | Clemson | W 89–68 | 11–5 (3–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 27, 1991 | | at No. 7 North Carolina | W 88–86 | 12–5 (4–2) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Jan 30, 1991 9:00 pm | No. 23 | No. 7 Duke | L 75–77 | 12–6 (4–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 1, 1991 | No. 23 | Maryland | W 80–65 | 13–6 (5–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 3, 1991 | No. 23 | NC State | L 73–79 | 13–7 (5–4) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 9, 1991 | | at Wake Forest | L 74–86 | 13–8 (5–5) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 13, 1991 | | at Maryland | L 93–96 | 13–9 (5–6) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 17, 1991* | | vs. No. 6 Arizona | W 62–56 | 14–9 | Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Feb 19, 1991 | | at No. 20 Virginia | W 73–60 | 15–9 (6–6) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 24, 1991* | | Louisville | W 82–69 | 16–9 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 28, 1991 | | No. 4 North Carolina | L 74–91 | 16–10 (6–7) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 2, 1991 | | at Clemson | L 62–69 | 16–11 (6–8) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1991* | | vs. NC State Quarterfinal | L 68–82 | 16–12 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1991* | (8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) No. 24 DePaul First Round | W 87–70 | 17–12 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Mar 17, 1991* | (8 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 5 Ohio State Second Round | L 61–65 | 17–13 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Kenny Anderson – Consensus First-team All-American

## Players in the 1991 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 2 | Kenny Anderson | New Jersey Nets |