# 1990–91 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers led by third-year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at Lakefront Arena and played as a member of the American South Conference. They finished the season 23–8 (9–3 ASC) and tied for the regular season conference title with Arkansas State. New Orleans lost in championship game of the American South Conference tournament, but earned a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Southeast region. The Privateers would lose in the opening round to eventual National Runner-up Kansas, 55–49.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 14, 1990* | | at No. 15 Oklahoma | L 65–95 | 0–1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Nov 27, 1990* | | Oklahoma State | L 64–74 | 0–2 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Nov 30, 1990* | | at No. 16 Virginia | W 60–55 | 1–2 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec 4, 1990* | | North Georgia | W 96–37 | 2–2 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 8, 1990* | | Nicholls State | W 88–66 | 3–2 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 12, 1990* | | Oregon State | W 68–64 | 4–2 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 15, 1990* | | South Alabama | W 96–95 | 5–2 | Kiefer Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 17, 1990* | | Florida A&M | W 76–41 | 6–2 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 27, 1990* | | at US International | W 98–58 | 7–2 | Golden Hall San Diego, California |
| Dec 29, 1990* | | Grambling State | W 88–66 | 8–2 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 2, 1991* | | Columbia | W 83–53 | 9–2 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 5, 1991 | | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 66–64 | 10–2 (1–0) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Jan 6, 1991* | | Coppin State | W 84–77 | 11–2 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 10, 1991 | | Arkansas State | W 66–51 | 12–2 (2–0) | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 12, 1991 | | at Louisiana Tech | W 72–68 | 13–2 (3–0) | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana |
| Jan 17, 1991 | | Lamar | W 76–66 | 14–2 (4–0) | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 19, 1991 | | Texas–Pan American | W 72–54 | 15–2 (5–0) | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 23, 1991 | No. 24 | UCF | W 72–64 | 16–2 (6–0) | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 25, 1991* | No. 24 | UAB | W 81–70 | 17–2 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 28, 1991* | No. 22 | at Tulane | L 83–84 | 17–3 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 30, 1991* | No. 22 | Northeastern Illinois | W 83–51 | 18–3 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Feb 2, 1991 | No. 22 | Southwestern Louisiana | W 69–60 | 19–3 (7–0) | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Feb 6, 1991 | No. 21 | at Arkansas State | L 65–76 | 19–4 (7–1) | Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| Feb 9, 1991 | No. 21 | Louisiana Tech | L 63–68 | 19–5 (7–2) | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Feb 14, 1991 | | at Lamar | W 85–75 | 20–5 (8–2) | Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas |
| Feb 16, 1991 | | at Texas–Pan American | L 67–73 | 20–6 (8–3) | UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, Texas |
| Feb 21, 1991 | | at UCF | W 77–65 | 21–6 (9–3) | UCF Gym Orlando, Florida |
| Feb 23, 1991* | | at Nicholls State | W 67–52 | 22–6 | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| American South Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 1991* | | Southwestern Louisiana Semifinal | W 78–73 | 23–6 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Mar 3, 1991* | | Louisiana Tech Championship Game | L 56–61 | 23–7 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1991* | (14 SE) | vs. (3 SE) No. 12 Kansas First Round | L 49–55 | 23–8 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Tank Collins – American South Men's Player of the Year