# 1990–91 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 1990–91 NCAA men's college basketball season. The Pirates were led by ninth year head coach P.J. Carlesimo.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1990* | | Iona | W 79–69 | 1–0 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey |
| Nov 28, 1990* | | at Fordham | L 68–69 | 1–1 | Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York |
| Dec 1, 1990* | | New Hampshire College | W 106–69 | 2–1 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey |
| Dec 4, 1990* | | vs. Clemson ACC–Big East Challenge | W 78–62 | 3–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 9, 1990* | | Long Island University | W 107–54 | 4–1 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey |
| Dec 12, 1990 | | at Villanova | W 81–77 | 5–1 (1–0) | The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 22, 1990* | | Rutgers | W 90–76 | 6–1 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Dec 27, 1990* | | North Carolina A&T | W 103–77 | 7–1 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey |
| Dec 29, 1990* | | Winthrop | W 106–49 | 8–1 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey |
| Jan 2, 1991 | | Providence | W 97–92 | 9–1 (2–0) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Jan 5, 1991 | | at No. 15 Georgetown | L 65–73 | 9–2 (2–1) | Capital Centre Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 9, 1991 | | No. 10 St. John's | W 74–62 | 10–2 (3–1) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Jan 12, 1991 | | No. 8 Syracuse | L 67–69 | 10–3 (3–2) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Jan 15, 1991 | No. 25 | at Boston College | W 71–62 | 11–3 (4–2) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 19, 1991 | No. 25 | at No. 8 Syracuse | L 64–78 | 11–4 (4–3) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 22, 1991* | | Saint Peter's | W 67–62 | 12–4 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Jan 26, 1991 | | No. 19 Connecticut | W 76–62 | 13–4 (5–3) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Jan 29, 1991 | No. 25 | at Providence | L 62–65 | 13–5 (5–4) | Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb 2, 1991 | No. 25 | at No. 5 St. John's | L 65–81 | 13–6 (5–5) | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Feb 4, 1991 | | at No. 19 Pittsburgh | L 80–86 | 13–7 (5–6) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 9, 1991* | | at No. 23 Oklahoma | W 92–85 | 14–7 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 12, 1991 | | No. 22 Pittsburgh | W 83–73 | 15–7 (6–6) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Feb 16, 1991 | | No. 18 Georgetown | W 63–50 | 16–7 (7–6) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Feb 19, 1991* | No. 24 | Niagara | W 76–61 | 17–7 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Feb 23, 1991 | No. 24 | Villanova | W 90–73 | 18–7 (8–6) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Feb 27, 1991 | No. 20 | at Connecticut | L 60–62 | 18–8 (8–7) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Mar 2, 1991 | No. 20 | Boston College | W 81–74 | 19–8 (9–7) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1991* | No. 21 | vs. Pittsburgh Big East tournament Quarterfinal | W 70–69 | 20–8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Mar 9, 1991* | No. 21 | vs. Villanova Big East tournament Semifinal | W 74–72 | 21–8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Mar 10, 1991* | No. 21 | vs. Georgetown Big East tournament championship | W 74–62 | 22–8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1991* | (3 W) No. 13 | vs. (14 W) Pepperdine First round – West Regional | W 71–51 | 23–8 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| Mar 17, 1991* | (3 W) No. 13 | vs. (11 W) Creighton Second Round – West Regional | W 81–69 | 24–8 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| March 21, 1991* CBS | (3 W) No. 13 | vs. (2 W) No. 8 Arizona Sweet Sixteen – West Regional semifinal | W 81–77 | 25–8 | Kingdome Seattle, WA |
| March 23, 1991* CBS | (3 W) No. 13 | vs. (1 W) No. 1 UNLV Elite Eight – West Regional final | L 65–77 | 25–9 | Kingdome Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||
Sources

## Players in the 1991 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 15 | Anthony Avent | Atlanta Hawks |