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

The 1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

1990–91 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
Record	29–6 (10–4 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (29th season)
Assistant coach	Bill Guthridge (23rd season)
Home arena	Dean Smith Center

1990–91 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Duke	11	–	3		.786			32	–	7		.821
No. 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
† 1991 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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 Hometown 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

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1990*	No. 5	San Diego State	W 99–63	1–0	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 27, 1990*	No. 4	Jacksonville	W 104–61	2–0	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 30, 1990*	No. 4	vs. South Carolina Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions	L 74–76	2–1	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 1, 1990*	No. 4	vs. Iowa State Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions	W 118–93	3–1	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 6, 1990*	No. 10	No. 14 Connecticut	W 79–64	4–1	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 10, 1990*	No. 10	No. 25 Kentucky	W 84–81	5–1	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 15, 1990*	No. 9	No. 20 Alabama	W 95–79	6–1	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 22, 1990*	No. 8	at Purdue	W 86–74	7–1	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
Dec 29, 1990*	No. 7	vs. DePaul	W 90–75	8–1	Amway Arena  Orlando, Florida
Dec 30, 1990*	No. 7	vs. Stanford	W 71–60	9–1	Amway Arena  Orlando, Florida
Jan 3, 1991*	No. 7	at Cornell	W 108–64	10–1	Newman Arena  Ithaca, NY
Jan 5, 1991*	No. 7	vs. Notre Dame	W 82–47	11–1	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 9, 1991	No. 5	Maryland	W 105–73	12–1 (1–0)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 12, 1991	No. 5	at No. 13 Virginia	W 89–86	13–1 (2–0)	University Hall (University of Virginia)  Charlottesville, VA
Jan 19, 1991	No. 5	at No. 12 Duke	L 60–74	13–2 (2–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
Jan 23, 1991	No. 7	at Wake Forest	W 91–81	14–2 (3–1)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 27, 1991	No. 7	Georgia Tech	L 86–88	14–3 (3–2)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 31, 1991	No. 9	at Clemson	W 90–77	15–3 (4–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
Feb 6, 1991	No. 9	at NC State	L 91–97	15–4 (4–3)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
Feb 7, 1991	No. 9	NC State	W 92–70	16–4 (5–3)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 9, 1991	No. 9	No. 11 Virginia	W 77–58	17–4 (6–3)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 13, 1991	No. 8	Wake Forest	W 85–70	18–4 (7–3)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 16, 1991	No. 8	at Maryland	W 87–75	19–4 (8–3)	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, MD
Feb 18, 1991*	No. 6	The Citadel	W 118–50	20–4	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 23, 1991	No. 6	Clemson	W 73–57	21–4 (9–3)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 28, 1991	No. 4	at Georgia Tech	W 91–74	22–4 (10–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
Mar 3, 1991	No. 4	No. 8 Duke	L 77–83	22–5 (10–4)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 1991*	(2) No. 7	vs. (7) Clemson Quarterfinals	W 67–59	23–5	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
Mar 9, 1991*	(2) No. 7	vs. (6) Virginia Semifinals	W 76–71	24–5	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
Mar 10, 1991*	(2) No. 7	vs. (1) No. 6 Duke Championship	W 96–74	25–5	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(1 E) No. 4	vs. (16 E) Northeastern First round	W 101–66	26–5	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Mar 17, 1991*	(1 E) No. 4	vs. (9 E) Villanova Second Round	W 84–69	27–5	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Mar 22, 1991*	(1 E) No. 4	vs. (12 E) Eastern Michigan Sweet Sixteen	W 93–67	28–5	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Mar 24, 1991*	(1 E) No. 4	vs. (10 E) Temple Elite Eight	W 75–72	29–5	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Mar 30, 1991*	(1 E) No. 4	vs. (3 SE) No. 12 Kansas Final Four	L 73–79	29–6	Hoosier Dome  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Rankings

Main article: 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings