# 1990–91 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Pat Foster, and the team played its home games at the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1990* | | California | W 98–81 | 1–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Nov 26, 1990* | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 84–50 | 2–0 | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Nov 30, 1990* | | vs. Iowa State Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions | W 87–72 | 3–0 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 1, 1990* | | vs. South Carolina Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions | L 70–74 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 5, 1990* | | at Saint Louis | W 85–84 | 4–1 | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri |
| Dec 8, 1990* | | North Texas | W 110–81 | 5–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 15, 1990* | | Texas Southern | W 90–78 | 6–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 17, 1990* | | Centenary (LA) | W 100–57 | 7–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 27, 1990* | | UIC | W 96–63 | 8–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 29, 1990* | | vs. No. 16 Georgetown | L 51–63 | 8–2 | Florida Suncoast Dome St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Jan 2, 1991 | | at Baylor | W 87–85 | 9–2 (1–0) | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| Jan 6, 1991 | | at No. 2 Arkansas | L 79–95 | 9–3 (1–1) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 9, 1991 | | Rice | W 80–73 | 10–3 (2–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 12, 1991* | | at DePaul | L 62–76 | 10–4 | Rosemont Horizon Chicago, Illinois |
| Jan 17, 1991 | | at Texas | L 84–90 | 10–5 (2–2) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 19, 1991 | | Texas Tech | W 73–70 | 11–5 (3–2) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 23, 1991 | | TCU | W 91–88 $^{OT}$ | 12–5 (4–2) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 26, 1991 | | at SMU | L 75–81 | 12–6 (4–3) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| Jan 29, 1991 | | at Texas A&M | W 77–64 | 13–6 (5–3) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Feb 2, 1991 | | Baylor | W 86–76 | 14–6 (6–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 7, 1991 | | No. 2 Arkansas | L 74–81 | 14–7 (6–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 9, 1991 | | at Rice | L 69–79 | 14–8 (6–5) | Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas |
| Feb 17, 1991 | | No. 24 Texas | W 82–73 | 15–8 (7–5) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 20, 1991 | | at Texas Tech | W 74–59 | 16–8 (8–5) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Feb 23, 1991 | | at TCU | L 74–75 | 16–9 (8–6) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Feb 27, 1991 | | SMU | W 85–58 | 17–9 (9–6) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Mar 2, 1991 | | Texas A&M | W 71–68 | 18–9 (10–6) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| SWC tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1991* | (3) | vs. (6) SMU Quarterfinals | L 62–65 | 18–10 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| NIT ||||||
| Mar 13, 1991* | | at Stanford First round | L 86–93 | 18–11 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |