# 1990–91 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–6. While they finished first in the SEC standings, they were ineligible to receive the SEC regular-season title, nor participate in the SEC or NCAA tournaments, as they were in the final year of a multi-year postseason ban.

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 24, 1990* | | Penn | W 85–62 | 1–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| November 28, 1990* | | at Cincinnati | W 75–71 | 2–0 | Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| December 1, 1990* | | Notre Dame | W 98–80 | 3–0 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| December 8, 1990* | No. 25 | Kansas | W 88–71 | 4–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 10, 1990* | No. 18 | at No. 9 North Carolina | L 81–84 | 4–1 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| December 15, 1990* | No. 18 | Chattanooga | W 86–70 | 5–1 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 18, 1990* | No. 18 | at No. 6 Indiana Rivalry | L 84–87 | 5–2 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| December 21, 1990* | No. 18 | Western Kentucky | W 84–70 | 6–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| December 27, 1990* | No. 18 | Eastern Kentucky | W 74–60 | 7–2 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 29, 1990* | No. 18 | at Louisville | W 93–85 | 8–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| January 2, 1991 | No. 16 | at Georgia | W 81–80 | 9–2 (1–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| January 5, 1991 | No. 16 | No. 14 LSU | W 93–80 | 10–2 (2–0) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 9, 1991 | No. 11 | Mississippi State | W 89–70 | 11–2 (3–0) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 12, 1991 | No. 11 | at Tennessee | W 78–74 | 12–2 (4–0) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| January 16, 1991 | No. 9 | at Ole Miss | W 95–85 | 13–2 (5–0) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| January 19, 1991 | No. 9 | Vanderbilt | W 58–50 | 14–2 (6–0) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 23, 1991 | No. 8 | Florida | W 81–65 | 15–2 (7–0) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 26, 1981 | No. 8 | at Alabama | L 83–88 | 15–3 (7–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 29, 1991 | No. 10 | at Auburn | W 89–81 | 16–3 (8–1) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| February 3, 1991 | No. 10 | Georgia | W 96–84 | 17–3 (9–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 5, 1991 | No. 10 | No. 19 LSU | L 88–107 | 17–4 (9–2) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 9, 1991 | No. 10 | at Mississippi State | L 82–83 | 17–5 (9–3) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| February 13, 1991 | No. 16 | Tennessee | W 85–74 | 18–5 (10–3) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 16, 1991 | No. 16 | Ole Miss | W 89–77 | 19–5 (11–3) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 20, 1991 | No. 12 | at Vanderbilt | L 87–98 | 19–6 (11–4) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| February 23, 1991 | No. 12 | at Florida | W 90–74 | 20–6 (12–4) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| February 26, 1991 | No. 13 | No. 24 Alabama | W 79–73 | 21–6 (13–4) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| March 2, 1991 | No. 13 | Auburn | W 114–93 | 22–6 (14–4) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||