# 1990–91 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Dick Bennett. They were the champions of the Mid-Continent Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid in the 1991 NCAA tournament, the school's second ever appearance in the tournament. As the 12 seed in the West region, the Phoenix fell to Michigan State in the opening round, 60–58.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1990* | | at Austin Peay | W 67–61 | 1–0 | Dunn Center (2,873) Clarksville, Tennessee |
| Nov 27, 1990* | | San Francisco State | W 91–59 | 2–0 | Brown County Arena (4,076) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Dec 1, 1990* | | Boise State | W 67–59 | 3–0 | Brown County Arena (5,174) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Dec 4, 1990* | | at Colorado | W 83–78 | 4–0 | Coors Events/Conference Center (4,113) Boulder, Colorado |
| Dec 8, 1990* | | at Clemson | L 68–75 | 4–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum (5,000) Clemson, South Carolina |
| Dec 1, 1990* | | SIU Edwardsville | W 69–52 | 5–1 | Brown County Arena (5,207) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Dec 22, 1990* | | at DePaul Old Style Classic | W 57–56 | 6–1 | Rosemont Horizon (9,000) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 23, 1990* | | vs. Southern Illinois Old Style Classic | L 64–70 | 6–2 | Rosemont Horizon (9,269) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 29, 1990* | | Central Michigan | W 67–59 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 | Brown County Arena (5,347) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Jan 2, 1991* | | No. 19 Nebraska | L 63–70 | 7–3 | Brown County Arena (5,937) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Jan 5, 1991 | | at Western Illinois | W 70–63 | 8–3 (1–0) | Western Hall (1,921) Macomb, Illinois |
| Jan 7, 1991 | | at Northern Iowa | W 59–58 | 9–3 (2–0) | UNI-Dome (4,266) Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Jan 12, 1991 | | Eastern Illinois | W 72–62 | 10–3 (3–0) | Brown County Arena (5,733) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Jan 14, 1991 | | Valparaiso | L 55–58 | 10–4 (3–1) | Brown County Arena (4,857) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Jan 19, 1991 | | at Northern Illinois | W 63–57 | 11–4 (4–1) | Chick Evans Field House (6,060) DeKalb, Illinois |
| Jan 21, 1991* | | at Chicago State | W 87–83 | 12–4 | Dickens Athletic Center (200) Chicago, Illinois |
| Jan 26, 1991 | | at Cleveland State | W 72–64 | 13–5 (5–2) | Woodling Gym (2,899) Cleveland, Ohio |
| Jan 29, 1991 | | at Akron | L 48–50 | 12–5 (4–2) | Brown County Arena (4,817) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Feb 2, 1991 | | Western Illinois | W 77–50 | 14–5 (6–2) | Brown County Arena (5,710) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Feb 4, 1991* | | Northern Iowa | W 72–67 | 15–5 (7–2) | Brown County Arena (4,977) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Feb 9, 1991 | | at Eastern Illinois | L 56–63 | 15–6 (7–3) | Lantz Arena (4,233) Charleston, Illinois |
| Feb 12, 1991 | | UIC | W 63–53 | 16–6 (8–3) | Brown County Arena (4,847) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Feb 16, 1991 | | Northern Illinois | W 61–53 | 17–6 (9–3) | Brown County Arena (6,279) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Feb 20, 1991 | | at UIC | W 89–81 $^{OT}$ | 18–6 (10–3) | UIC Pavilion (1,104) Chicago, Illinois |
| Feb 23, 1991 | | Akron | W 61–52 | 19–6 (11–3) | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,135) Akron, Ohio |
| Feb 25, 1991 | | Cleveland State | W 73–62 | 20–6 (12–3) | Brown County Arena (5,847) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Feb 28, 1991 | | at Valparaiso | W 69–64 | 21–6 (13–3) | Athletics-Recreation Center (1,865) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Mid-Continent Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 1991* | (2) | (7) Akron Quarterfinal | W 85–61 | 22–6 | Brown County Arena (6,117) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Mar 4, 1991* | (2) | (3) Eastern Illinois Semifinal | W 63–54 | 23–6 | Brown County Arena (6,187) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Mar 5, 1991* | (2) | (1) Northern Illinois Championship Game | W 56–39 | 24–6 | Brown County Arena (6,197) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1991* | (12 W) | vs. (5 W) Michigan State First Round | L 58–60 | 24–7 | McKale Center (13,367) Tucson, Arizona |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

* Tony Bennett – Mid-Con Player of the Year