# 1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska, Lincoln during the 1990–91 college basketball season. Led by head coach Danny Nee (5th season), the Cornhuskers competed in the Big Eight Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 26–8 overall and 9–5 in Big Eight Conference play, establishing the single-season school record for wins. Nebraska fell to Missouri, 90–82, in the championship game of the Big Eight tournament, but earned an at-large bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as the #3 seed in the Midwest region. It would be the first of four consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament for the Nebraska men's basketball program.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1990* | | vs. Saint Louis Puerto Rico Classic | W 107–79 | 1–0 | Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| Nov 24, 1990* | | vs. Illinois Puerto Rico Classic | W 100–73 | 2–0 | Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| Nov 25, 1990* | | vs. Murray State Puerto Rico Classic | L 79–81 | 2–1 | Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| Nov 28, 1990* | | No. 5 Michigan State | W 71–69 | 3–1 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 3, 1990* | | at Eastern Illinois | W 94–64 | 4–1 | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Dec 6, 1990* | | Creighton Rivalry | W 97–63 | 5–1 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 8, 1990* | | Toledo | W 105–68 | 6–1 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 11, 1990* | | at Wisconsin | W 75–63 | 7–1 | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| Dec 14, 1990* | | Tennessee Tech Ameritas Classic | W 113–92 | 8–1 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 15, 1990* | | Bowling Green Ameritas Classic | W 99–85 | 9–1 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 22, 1990* | No. 22 | Miami (OH) | W 88–73 | 10–1 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 28, 1990* | No. 22 | Idaho | W 85–65 | 11–1 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 30, 1990* | No. 22 | at The Citadel | W 94–80 | 12–1 | McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina |
| Jan 2, 1991* | No. 19 | at Wisconsin-Green Bay | W 70–63 | 13–1 | Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Jan 5, 1991 | No. 19 | at Kansas State | W 74–69 | 14–1 (1–0) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 9, 1991* | No. 18 | at Missouri-Kansas City | W 97–78 | 15–1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Jan 12, 1991 | No. 18 | Iowa State | W 97–87 | 16–1 (2–0) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 22, 1991 | No. 14 | at Colorado | L 69–86 | 16–2 (2–1) | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Jan 26, 1991 | No. 14 | at No. 13 Oklahoma | W 111–99 | 17–2 (3–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 30, 1991 | No. 11 | Missouri | W 89–75 | 18–2 (4–1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 2, 1991 | No. 11 | Oklahoma State | L 68–81 | 18–3 (4–2) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 6, 1991 | No. 15 | at No. 18 Kansas | L 77–85 | 18–4 (4–3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Feb 9, 1991* | No. 15 | Colorado | W 86–72 | 19–4 (5–3) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 13, 1991 | No. 17 | at Iowa State | W 65–57 | 20–4 (6–3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 16, 1991 | No. 17 | Oklahoma | W 105–93 | 21–4 (7–3) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 18, 1991* | No. 17 | Northern Illinois | W 82–73 | 22–4 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 20, 1991 | No. 14 | at Missouri | L 71–91 | 22–5 (7–4) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 23, 1991 | No. 14 | Kansas State | W 85–78 | 23–5 (8–4) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 27, 1991 | No. 15 | at No. 12 Oklahoma State | L 69–80 | 23–6 (8–5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Mar 3, 1991 | No. 15 | No. 10 Kansas | W 85–75 | 24–6 (9–5) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Big Eight tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1991* | (3) No. 13 | vs. (6) Oklahoma Quarterfinals | W 117–113 $^{OT}$ | 25–6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 9, 1991* | (3) No. 13 | vs. (2) No. 12 Kansas Semifinals | W 87–83 | 26–6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 10, 1991* | (3) No. 13 | vs. (4) Missouri Championship | L 82–90 | 26–7 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1991* | (3 MW) No. 11 | vs. (14 MW) Xavier First Round | L 84–89 | 26–8 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 |

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 14 | Rich King | Seattle SuperSonics |