# 1990–91 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

The 1990–91 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach Ronnie Arrow, in the fourth year of his first stint as head coach. They played their home games at the Mitchell Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They won the Sun Belt tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as the 13 seed in the West region. In the opening round, the Jaguars lost to Utah.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1990* | | Jackson State | W 90–75 | 1–0 | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 1, 1990* | | at McNeese State | W 74–54 | 2–0 | Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Dec 5, 1990* | | Hawaii-Loa | W 103–86 | 3–0 | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 8, 1990* | | Southern Illinois | W 87–82 | 4–0 | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 11, 1990* | | at No. 2 Arkansas | L 91–101 | 4–1 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 15, 1990* | | at New Orleans | L 95–96 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 17, 1990* | | Creighton | L 76–89 | 4–3 | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 22, 1990* | | James Madison | W 74–65 | 5–3 | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 28, 1990* | | vs. Murray State BMA Holiday Classic | L 78–88 $^{OT}$ | 5–4 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Dec 29, 1990* | | vs. Texas A&M BMA Holiday Classic | W 70–68 | 6–4 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Jan 5, 1991 | | UNC Charlotte | W 121–105 | 7–4 (1–0) | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 7, 1991 | | Old Dominion | W 100–89 | 8–4 (2–0) | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 10, 1991 | | at VCU | L 83–93 | 8–5 (2–1) | |
| Jan 12, 1991 | | at UNC Charlotte | W 95–88 | 9–5 (3–1) | |
| Jan 19, 1991* | | at Louisville | L 83–85 | 9–6 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 22, 1991 | | South Florida | W 82–81 | 10–6 (4–1) | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 24, 1991 | | at Old Dominion | W 88–80 | 11–6 (5–1) | |
| Jan 28, 1991 | | Western Kentucky | W 82–78 | 12–6 (6–1) | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 4, 1991 | | VCU | W 91–78 | 13–6 (7–1) | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 7, 1991 | | at Jacksonville | W 97–76 | 14–6 (8–1) | |
| Feb 9, 1991 | | at South Florida | L 66–68 | 14–7 (8–2) | |
| Feb 14, 1991* | | at No. 9 Southern Miss | W 92–85 | 15–7 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Feb 16, 1991 | | UAB | W 87–79 | 16–7 (9–2) | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 18, 1991 | | Jacksonville | W 68–66 | 17–7 (10–2) | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 21, 1991 | | at Western Kentucky | W 100–91 | 18–7 (11–2) | |
| Feb 23, 1991 | | at UAB | L 99–107 | 18–8 (11–3) | UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 27, 1991* | | Prairie View A&M | W 131–93 | 19–8 | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Sun Belt Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 1991* | (1) | vs. (8) Jacksonville Championship Game | W 84–68 | 20–8 | Mobile Civic Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Mar 3, 1991* | (1) | vs. (5) VCU Championship Game | W 105–78 | 21–8 | Mobile Civic Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Mar 4, 1991* | (1) | vs. (6) Old Dominion Championship Game | W 86–81 | 22–8 | Mobile Civic Center Mobile, Alabama |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1991* | (13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 10 Utah First Round | L 72–82 | 22–9 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. ||||||