# 1990–91 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 1990–91 college basketball season. This was head coach Russ Bergman's third season at Coastal Carolina. The Chanticleers competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Kimbel Arena. They finished the season 24–8, 13–1 in Big South play to capture the regular season championship. The Chanticleers won the 1991 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to advance to face Jackson State in a play-in game for the right to advance to the NCAA tournament. Coastal Carolina defeated Jackson state to earn an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the Southeast Region, marking the school's first ever appearance in the NCAA tournament. They lost in the first round to Indiana.

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1990* | | vs. Wright State CSU/North Coast Tournament | W 83–69 | 1–0 | Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio |
| Nov 25, 1990* | | vs. Princeton CSU/North Coast Tournament | L 39–42 | 1–1 | Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio |
| Nov 28, 1990* | | College of Charleston | W 56–54 | 2–1 | Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina |
| Dec 3, 1990* | | South Carolina State | W 68–57 | 3–1 | Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina |
| Dec 6, 1990* | | at The Citadel | W 79–71 | 4–1 | McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina |
| Dec 17, 1990* | | at George Mason | W 66–65 | 5–1 | Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia |
| Dec 20, 1990* | | at Western Carolina | W 80–74 | 6–1 | Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| Dec 28, 1990* | | vs. Louisiana Tech Spartan Classic | L 81–86 | 6–2 | Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| Dec 29, 1990* | | vs. George Mason Spartan Classic | L 61–70 | 6–3 | Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| Jan 7, 1991* | | at NC State | L 78–86 | 6–4 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 9, 1991* | | at UNC Charlotte | L 74–93 | 6–5 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Jan 12, 1991 | | at Davidson | W 55–48 | 7–5 (1–0) | Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina |
| Jan 14, 1991 | | Charleston Southern | W 86–70 | 8–5 (2–0) | Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina |
| Jan 19, 1991* | | at College of Charleston | L 57–60 | 8–6 | F. Mitchell Johnson Arena Charleston, South Carolina |
| Jan 21, 1991 | | Augusta State | W 85–80 | 9–6 (3–0) | Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina |
| Jan 24, 1991 | | at Campbell | W 75–62 | 10–6 (4–0) | Carter Gymnasium Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| Jan 26, 1991 | | Radford | W 78–76 | 11–6 (5–0) | Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina |
| Jan 28, 1991 | | Winthrop | W 75–58 | 12–6 (6–0) | Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina |
| Jan 31, 1991 | | UNC Asheville | W 84–74 | 13–6 (7–0) | Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina |
| Feb 2, 1991* | | Youngstown State | W 79–66 | 14–6 | Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina |
| Feb 4, 1991 | | at Charleston Southern | W 60–51 | 15–6 (8–0) | Buccaneer Field House Charleston, South Carolina |
| Feb 9, 1991 | | at Radford | W 84–66 | 16–6 (9–0) | Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia |
| Feb 11, 1991 | | Davidson | W 64–52 | 17–6 (10–0) | Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina |
| Feb 14, 1991 | | at UNC Asheville | W 91–67 | 18–6 (11–0) | Justice Center Asheville, North Carolina |
| Feb 16, 1991 | | at Augusta State | L 74–75 | 18–7 (11–1) | George A. Christenberry Fieldhouse Augusta, Georgia |
| Feb 20, 1991 | | at Winthrop | W 59–46 | 19–7 (12–1) | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Feb 23, 1991* | | Campbell | W 91–58 | 20–7 (13–1) | Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| Feb 28, 1991* | | vs. Campbell Quarterfinal | W 83–46 | 21–7 | Civic Center of Anderson Anderson, South Carolina |
| Mar 1, 1991* | | vs. Davidson Semifinal | W 58–55 | 22–7 | Civic Center of Anderson Anderson, South Carolina |
| Mar 2, 1991* | | vs. Augusta State Championship Game | W 89–54 | 23–7 | Civic Center of Anderson Anderson, South Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 1991* | | at Jackson State Play-in Game | W 78–59 | 24–7 | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, Mississippi |
| Mar 14, 1991* | (15 SE) | vs. (2 SE) No. 3 Indiana First Round | L 69–79 | 24–8 | Freedom Hall (18,217) Louisville, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time Zone. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Tony Dunkin – Big South Conference Men's Player of the Year (2nd of 4)