1990–91 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1990–91 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by eleventh year head coach Bill Mulligan and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West. They finished the season 11–19, 6–12 in Big West play. On 14 February 1991, Mulligan announced that he will resign as head coach at the end of the season.[1]

1990–91 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
1990–91 record	11–19 (6–12 Big West)
Head coach	Bill Mulligan (11th season)
Home arena	Bren Events Center

1990–91 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 UNLV	18	–	0		1.000			34	–	1		.971
No. 15 New Mexico State	15	–	3		.833			23	–	6		.793
Pacific	9	–	9		.500			14	–	15		.483
UC Santa Barbara	8	–	10		.444			14	–	15		.483
Utah State	8	–	10		.444			11	–	17		.393
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	11		.389			14	–	14		.500
Fresno State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Long Beach State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	17		.393
UC Irvine	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
San Jose State	5	–	13		.278			7	–	20		.259
† 1991 Big West Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 1989–90 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 5–23, their worst in school history until that point, and 3–15 in Big West play.

Roster

1990–91 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C Cornelius Banks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So C Ricky Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr F Jeff Herdman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr F Gabe Higa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr G David Hollaway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr F Khari Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr F Craig Marshall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So C Don May 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr G Dylan Rigdon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So F Elgin Rogers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr C Rick Swanwick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Fr F Jeff Von Lutzow 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So	Head coach Bill Mulligan Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 19, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Season
November 23, 1990*		vs. No. 11 UCLA Great Alaska Shootout	L 101–134	0–1	Sullivan Arena (9,947) Anchorage, AK
November 24, 1990*		vs. Texas Tech Great Alaska Shootout	W 96–81	1–1	Sullivan Arena (5,443) Anchorage, AK
November 25, 1990*		vs. Siena Great Alaska Shootout	L 108–119	1–2	Sullivan Arena (2,300) Anchorage, AK
November 30, 1990*		Idaho State Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic	W 96–82	2–2	Bren Events Center (2,368) Irvine, CA
December 1, 1990*		Bradley Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic	W 94–85	3–2	Bren Events Center (2,571) Irvine, CA
December 8, 1990*		Utah	L 80–97	3–3	Bren Events Center (1,246) Irvine, CA
December 11, 1990*		at Maryland	L 79–93	3–4	Cole Field House (7,263) College Park, MD
December 15, 1990*		at San Diego State	L 73–87	3–5	Peterson Gym (1,384) San Diego, CA
December 19, 1990*		at Stanford	L 87–117	3–6	Maples Pavilion (2,250) Stanford, CA
December 22, 1990*		California	W 98–88	4–6	Bren Events Center (3,126) Irvine, CA
December 28, 1990*		vs. Alabama State Dr. Pepper Classic	W 102–98	5–6	UTC Arena (4,825) Chattanooga, TN
December 29, 1990*		at Chattanooga Dr. Pepper Classic	L 68–88	5–7	UTC Arena (5,129) Chattanooga, TN
Conference Season
January 2, 1991		at Utah State	L 88–111	5–8 (0–1)	Smith Spectrum (6,314) Logan, UT
January 4, 1991		at San Jose	W 97–88	6–8 (1–1)	Event Center Arena (1,542) San Jose, CA
January 7, 1991		Pacific	L 87–108	6–9 (1–2)	Bren Events Center (1,907) Irvine, CA
January 9, 1991		Fresno State	W 105–82	7–9 (2–2)	Bren Events Center (2,158) Irvine, CA
January 11, 1991		at Long Beach State	L 63–66	7–10 (2–3)	Gold Mine (1,779) Long Beach, CA
January 17, 1991		No. 1 UNLV	L 76–117	7–11 (2–4)	Bren Events Center (5,005) Irvine, CA
January 19, 1991		at UC Santa Barbara	L 81–83	7–12 (2–5)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (5,378) Santa Barbara, CA
January 21, 1991		at No. 21 New Mexico State	L 60–77	7–13 (2–6)	Pan American Center (9,148) Las Cruces, NM
January 26, 1991		Cal State Fullerton	W 92–87	8–13 (3–6)	Bren Events Center (2,267) Irvine, CA
January 31, 1991		at Fresno State	L 75–88	8–14 (3–7)	Selland Arena (9,714) Fresno, CA
February 2, 1991		at Pacific	L 65–75	8–15 (3–8)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,871) Stockton, CA
February 7, 1991		Long Beach State	L 60–72	8–16 (3–9)	Bren Events Center (1,412) Irvine, CA
February 9, 1991		No. 16 New Mexico State	L 65–73	8–17 (3–10)	Bren Events Center (2,552) Irvine, CA
February 16, 1991		UC Santa Barbara	L 60–69	8–18 (3–11)	Bren Events Center (2,816) Irvine, CA
February 21, 1991		Cal State Fullerton	W 96–92	9–18 (4–11)	Titan Gym (2,021) Fullerton, CA
February 23, 1991		at No. 1 UNLV	L 86–114	9–19 (4–12)	Thomas & Mack Center (19,826) Paradise, NV
February 28, 1991		San Jose State	W 86–81 ^OT	10–19 (5–12)	Bren Events Center (1,123) Irvine, CA
March 2, 1991		Utah State	W 109–107	11–19 (6–12)	Bren Events Center (2,261) Irvine, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2][3]

References

1. Norwood, Robyn (14 February 1991). "Mulligan Era to End at UC Irvine : College basketball: Coach resigns in disappointment, with only eight victories so far this season after 5-23 last year". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
2. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
3. "Final 1991 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved September 21, 2017.