# 1990–91 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 93rd basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 3rd year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
| Terry Brown | 3 | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Senior | Clyde, New York |
| Doug Elstun | 21 | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Junior | Shawnee, Kansas |
| Alonzo Jamison | 24 | Forward | 6-6 | 225 | Junior | Santa Ana, California |
| David Johanning | 54 | Center | 6–10 | 220 | Junior | Wichita, Kansas |
| Adonis Jordan | 30 | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Sophomore | Reseda, California |
| Mike Maddox | 32 | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Senior | Reseda, California |
| Macolm Nash | 43 | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Mark Randall | 42 | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | Senior | Englewood, Colorado |
| Patrick Richey | 12 | Forward/Guard | 6–8 | 190 | Freshman | Lee's Summit, Missouri |
| Richard Scott | 34 | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Freshman | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Sean Tunstall | 22 | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Kirk Wagner | 31 | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | Pasadena, California |
| Steve Woodberry | 20 | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Freshman | Wichita, Kansas |

## Big Eight Conference standings

| # | Team | Conference | Pct. | Overall | Pct. |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 10-4 | .714 | 24-8 | .750 |
| 2 | Kansas | 10-4 | .714 | 27-8 | .771 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 9-5 | .643 | 26-8 | .765 |
| 4 | Missouri | 8-6 | .571 | 20-10 | .667 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 6-8 | .429 | 12-19 | .387 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 5-9 | .357 | 20-15 | .571 |
| 7 | Colorado | 5-9 | .357 | 19-14 | .576 |
| 8 | Kansas State | 3-11 | .214 | 13-15 | .464 |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| 11/23/1990* | | at Arizona State | L 68–70 | 0–1 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ |
| 11/24/1990* | | at Northern Arizona | W 84-57 | 1-1 | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| 12/1/1990* | | Marquette | W 108-71 | 2-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/4/1990* | | SMU | W 80-60 | 3-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/8/1990* | | at No. 25 Kentucky | L 71-88 | 3-2 | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| 12/15/1990* | | Rider | W 103-51 | 4-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/22/1990* | | UTSA | W 101-69 | 5-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/28/1990* | | at Hawaii Loa | W 111-58 | 6-2 | Oahu, HI |
| 1/2/1991* | | at Pepperdine | W 88-62 | 7-2 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| 1/5/1991* | | NC State | W 105-94 | 8-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/8/1991 | | at No. 12 Oklahoma | L 82-88 | 8-3 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| 1/10/1991* | | UMBC | W 97-46 | 9-3 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/12/1991 | | at Oklahoma State | L 73-78 $^{OT}$ | 9-4 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| 1/16/1991* | | Miami | W 73-60 | 10-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/19/1991 | | Missouri Border War | W 91-64 | 11-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/23/1991* | | Wichita State | W 84-50 | 12-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/26/1991 | | Colorado | W 95-62 | 13-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/29/1991 | No. 24 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 78-69 | 14-4 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| 2/2/1991 | No. 24 | at Iowa State | W 85-78 | 15-4 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| 2/6/1991 | No. 18 | No. 15 Nebraska | W 85-77 | 16-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/9/1991 | No. 18 | No. 22 Oklahoma State | W 79-69 | 17-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/12/1991 | No. 11 | at Missouri Border War | W 74-70 | 18-4 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| 2/16/1991 | No. 11 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 69-67 | 19-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/20/1991 | No. 8 | at Colorado | L 71-79 | 19-5 | Coors Events Center Boulder, CO |
| 2/23/1991 | No. 8 | No. 12 Oklahoma | W 109-87 | 20-5 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/26/1991 | No. 10 | Iowa State | W 88-57 | 21-5 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 3/3/1991 | No. 10 | at No. 15 Nebraska | L 75-85 | 21-6 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Big Eight Tournament ||||||
| 3/8/1991 | (2) No. 12 | vs. (7) Colorado First round | W 82-76 | 22-6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 3/9/1991 | (2) No. 12 | vs. (3) No. 13 Nebraska Semifinals | L 83-87 | 22-7 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/14/1991* | (3 SE) No. 12 | vs. (14 SE) New Orleans First round | W 55-49 | 23-7 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| 3/16/1991* | (3 SE) No. 12 | vs. (6 SE) Pittsburgh Second Round | W 77-66 | 24-7 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| 3/21/1991* | (3 SE) No. 12 | vs. (2 SE) No. 3 Indiana Regional semifinals | W 83-65 | 25-7 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| 3/23/1991* | (3 SE) No. 12 | vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Arkansas Regional Finals | W 93-81 | 26-7 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| 3/30/1991* | (3 SE) No. 12 | vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina National semifinals | W 79-73 | 27-7 | Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN |
| 4/1/1991* CBS | (3 SE) No. 12 | vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Duke National Championship game | L 65-72 | 27-8 | Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 |
| AP | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
*There was no coaches poll in week 1.