# 1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Jeff Jones. The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the West region. They were defeated in the opening round by BYU, 61–48. The Cavaliers finished with a record of 21–12 (6–8 ACC).

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1990* | No. 18 | vs. Siena Great Alaska Shootout | W 80–77 | 1–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 24, 1990* | No. 18 | vs. South Carolina Great Alaska Shootout | W 65–59 | 2–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 26, 1990* | No. 18 | vs. No. 11 UCLA Great Alaska Shootout | L 74–89 | 2–1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 30, 1990* | No. 16 | New Orleans | L 55–60 | 2–2 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec 1, 1990* | No. 16 | Winthrop | W 93–47 | 3–2 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec 3, 1990* | No. 21 | vs. No. 13 Pittsburgh | W 84–80 | 4–2 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 8, 1990* | No. 21 | Vanderbilt | W 70–56 | 5–2 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec 20, 1990* | No. 19 | at Marshall | W 74–60 | 6–2 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia |
| Dec 29, 1990* | No. 19 | at Minnesota | W 79–72 | 7–2 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Jan 2, 1991* | No. 18 | at Marquette | W 94–88 | 8–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Jan 5, 1991 | No. 18 | No. 8 Duke | W 81–64 | 9–2 (1–0) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 8, 1991 | No. 13 | at Clemson | W 82–78 | 10–2 (2–0) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Jan 12, 1991 | No. 13 | No. 5 North Carolina | L 86–89 | 10–3 (2–1) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 16, 1991 | No. 14 | at Maryland | W 76–62 | 11–3 (3–1) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 19, 1991 | No. 14 | at Georgia Tech | L 51–78 | 11–4 (3–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 21, 1991* | No. 18 | Davidson | W 71–47 | 12–4 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 23, 1991* | No. 18 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 86–61 | 13–4 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 26, 1991* | No. 18 | at Notre Dame | W 68–67 | 14–4 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Jan 29, 1991 | No. 15 | NC State | W 104–72 | 15–4 (4–2) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 2, 1991 | No. 15 | Wake Forest | W 83–80 | 16–4 (5–2) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 4, 1991* | No. 11 | Radford | W 87–54 | 17–4 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 7, 1991 | No. 11 | at No. 6 Duke | L 74–86 | 17–5 (5–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Feb 9, 1991 | No. 11 | at No. 9 North Carolina | L 58–77 | 17–6 (5–4) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb 10, 1991 | No. 11 | at Wake Forest | L 66–74 | 17–7 (5–5) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 13, 1991* | No. 19 | Fairfield | W 84–52 | 18–7 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 16, 1991 | No. 19 | Clemson | W 57–47 | 19–7 (6–5) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 19, 1991 | No. 20 | Georgia Tech | L 60–73 | 19–8 (6–6) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 23, 1991 | No. 20 | at NC State | L 76–83 | 19–9 (6–7) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 25, 1991* | No. 25 | Towson | W 72–49 | 20–9 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Mar 2, 1991 | No. 25 | Maryland | L 74–78 | 20–10 (6–8) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1991* | | vs. Wake Forest ACC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 70–66 | 21–10 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Mar 9, 1991* | | vs. No. 7 North Carolina ACC Tournament Semifinal | L 71–76 | 21–11 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1991* | (7 W) | vs. (10 W) BYU First Round | L 48–61 | 21–12 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern time. ||||||
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