1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1990–91 ACC men's basketball standings
	† ACC Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
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ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#4
1990–91 record	29–6 (10–4 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (29th year)
Assistant coach	Bill Guthridge (23rd year)
Home stadium	Dean Smith Center
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The 1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.^[1]

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the tar heels completed yet another in a long line of impressive seasons, with a top five ranked team, and having reached all the way to the Final Four in the NCAA tournament.

Roster

1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
C	0	Eric Montross	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Fr	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	3	Pat Sullivan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Bogota, New Jersey
G	4	Kenny Harris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Petersburg, Virginia
G/F	5	Henrik Rodl	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Heusenstamm, Germany
G	11	Scott Cherry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Ballston Spa, New York
G	14	Derrick Phelps	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Pleasantville, New York
G	21	King Rice	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr	Binghamton, New York
F	31	Brian Reese	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	The Bronx, New York
F/C	32	Pete Chilcutt	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Eutaw, Alabama
F	33	Kevin Salvadori	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—	Fr	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F	34	George Lynch	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Roanoke, Virginia
G	40	Hubert Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Burke, Virginia
F	44	Rick Fox	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Nassau, Bahamas
F	45	Clifford Rozier	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Bradenton, Florida
C	55	Matt Wenstrom	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Katy, Texas

Head coach

Dean Smith (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Guthridge (Kansas State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1990*	#5	San Diego State	99–63	1–0	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 27, 1990*	#4	Jacksonville	104–61	2–0	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 30, 1990*	#4	vs. South Carolina Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions	74–76	2–1	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 1, 1990*	#4	vs. Iowa State Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions	118–93	3–1	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 6, 1990*	#10	#14 Connecticut	79–64	4–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 10, 1990*	#10	#25 Kentucky	84–81	5–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 15, 1990*	#9	#20 Alabama	95–79	6–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 22, 1990*	#8	at Purdue	86–74	7–1	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Dec 29, 1990*	#7	vs. DePaul	90–75	8–1	Amway Arena Orlando, Florida
Dec 30, 1990*	#7	vs. Stanford	71–60	9–1	Amway Arena Orlando, Florida
Jan 3, 1991*	#7	at Cornell	108–64	10–1	Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
Jan 5, 1991*	#7	vs. Notre Dame	82–47	11–1	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 9, 1991	#5	Maryland	105–73	12–1 (1–0)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 12, 1991	#5	at #13 Virginia	89–86	13–1 (2–0)	University Hall (University of Virginia) Charlottesville, VA
Jan 19, 1991	#5	at #12 Duke	60–74	13–2 (2–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Jan 23, 1991	#7	at Wake Forest	91–81	14–2 (3–1)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 27, 1991	#7	Georgia Tech	86–88	14–3 (3–2)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 31, 1991	#9	at Clemson	90–77	15–3 (4–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Feb 6, 1991	#9	at NC State	91–97	15–4 (4–3)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Feb 7, 1991	#9	NC State	92–70	16–4 (5–3)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 9, 1991	#9	#11 Virginia	77–58	17–4 (6–3)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 13, 1991	#8	Wake Forest	85–70	18–4 (7–3)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 16, 1991	#8	at Maryland	87–75	19–4 (8–3)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD
Feb 18, 1991*	#6	The Citadel	118–50	20–4	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 23, 1991	#6	Clemson	73–57	21–4 (9–3)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 28, 1991	#4	at Georgia Tech	91–74	22–4 (10–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Mar 3, 1991	#4	#8 Duke	77–83	22–5 (10–4)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 1991*	(2) #7	vs. (7) Clemson Quarterfinals	67–59	23–5	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar 9, 1991*	(2) #7	vs. (6) Virginia Semifinals	76–71	24–5	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar 10, 1991*	(2) #7	vs. (1) #6 Duke Championship	96–74	25–5	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(1 E) #4	vs. (16 E) Northeastern First round	101–66^[3]	26–5	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Mar 17, 1991*	(1 E) #4	vs. (9 E) Villanova Second Round	84–69	27–5	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Mar 22, 1991*	(1 E) #4	vs. (12 E) Eastern Michigan Sweet Sixteen	93–67	28–5	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
Mar 24, 1991*	(1 E) #4	vs. (10 E) Temple Elite Eight	75–72	29–5	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
Mar 30, 1991*	(1 E) #4	vs. (3 SE) #12 Kansas Final Four	73–79	29–6	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Rankings

References

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Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1923) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
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1990–91 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Duke	11	–	3	.786	32	–	7	.821
#4 North Carolina †	10	–	4	.714	29	–	6	.829
Wake Forest	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
NC State	8	–	6	.571	20	–	11	.645
Georgia Tech	6	–	8	.429	17	–	13	.567
Virginia	6	–	8	.429	21	–	12	.636
Maryland	5	–	9	.357	16	–	12	.571
Clemson	2	–	12	.143	11	–	17	.393

† ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll