# 1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1990–91 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes made a run to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament before falling to unbeaten UNLV in the West regional semifinals. The Utes finished with an overall record of 30–4 (15–1 WAC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1990* | | UC Davis | W 106–72 | 1–0 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Nov 26, 1990* | | Seattle Pacific | W 68–41 | 2–0 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Nov 28, 1990* | | at Wisconsin-Milwaukee | W 80–78 | 3–0 | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Dec 1, 1990* | | at Michigan | L 65–81 | 3–1 | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Dec 4, 1990* | | Utah State | W 84–76 | 4–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 6, 1990* | | Oregon | W 95–81 | 5–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 8, 1990* | | at UC Irvine | W 97–80 | 6–1 | Bren Events Center Irvine, California |
| Dec 15, 1990* | | Pacific (Oregon) | W 71–54 | 7–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 17, 1990* | | Weber State | W 68–52 | 8–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 19, 1990* | | Morehead State | W 77–48 | 9–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 22, 1990* | | Wichita State | W 95–48 | 10–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 29, 1990* | | at Utah State | W 74–63 | 11–1 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 1991 | | at Hawaii | W 63–60 | 12–1 (1–0) | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 5, 1991 | | at San Diego State | W 68–62 | 13–1 (2–0) | San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California |
| Jan 10, 1991 | | New Mexico | W 65–53 | 14–1 (3–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 12, 1991 | | No. 25 UTEP | W 67–60 | 15–1 (4–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 17, 1991 | No. 23 | at Wyoming | W 90–83 | 16–1 (5–0) | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming |
| Jan 19, 1991 | No. 23 | at Air Force | W 57–47 | 17–1 (6–0) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Jan 24, 1991 | No. 20 | Colorado State | W 55–51 | 18–1 (7–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 26, 1991 | No. 20 | Air Force | W 62–56 | 19–1 (8–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 31, 1991 | No. 13 | at UTEP | W 78–68 | 20–1 (9–0) | Special Events Center El Paso, Texas |
| Feb 2, 1991 | No. 13 | at New Mexico | L 62–68 | 20–2 (9–1) | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Feb 7, 1991 | No. 17 | Hawaii | W 80–60 | 21–2 (10–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 9, 1991 | No. 17 | San Diego State | W 67–60 | 22–2 (11–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 14, 1991 | No. 14 | Wyoming | W 77–72 | 23–2 (12–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 16, 1991 | No. 14 | BYU Rivalry | W 81–74 | 24–2 (13–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 21, 1991 | No. 10 | at Colorado State | W 67–56 | 25–2 (14–1) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Mar 2, 1991 | No. 9 | at BYU Rivalry | W 72–71 | 26–2 (15–1) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| WAC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1991* | (1) No. 8 | vs. (8) San Diego State WAC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 67–56 | 27–2 | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming |
| Mar 8, 1991* | (1) No. 8 | at (4) Wyoming WAC Tournament Semifinal | W 69–63 | 28–2 | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming |
| Mar 9, 1991* | (1) No. 8 | vs. (2) BYU WAC tournament championship | L 49–51 $^{OT}$ | 28–3 | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1991* | (4 W) No. 10 | vs. (13 W) South Alabama First round | W 82–72 | 29–3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 17, 1991* | (4 W) No. 10 | vs. (5 W) Michigan State Second Round | W 85–84 $^{2OT}$ | 30–3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 21, 1991* | (4 W) No. 10 | vs. (1 W) No. 1 UNLV West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 66–83 | 30–4 | Kingdome Seattle, Washington |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Josh Grant – WAC Player of the Year