1990–91 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1990–91 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Jim Harrick, for the third year, was the head coach for the Bruins. The Bruins started the season ranked 11th in the AP Poll and won their first 8 games. They finished in 2nd place in the Pac-10 with the same conference record as the previous year, 11–7. UCLA went on to the NCAA tournament, where they upset by Penn State 69–74. UCLA finished ranked 14th and 16th in the UPI and AP Polls respectively.

1990–91 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 16
Record	23–9 (11–7, 2nd Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Harrick (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Brad Holland Mark Gottfried Ken Barone
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

1990–91 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Arizona	14	–	4		.778			28	–	7		.800
No. 16 UCLA	11	–	7		.611			23	–	9		.719
Arizona State	10	–	8		.556			20	–	10		.667
USC	10	–	8		.556			19	–	10		.655
Stanford	8	–	10		.444			20	–	13		.606
Washington State	8	–	10		.444			16	–	12		.571
Oregon State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	14		.500
Oregon	8	–	10		.444			13	–	15		.464
California	8	–	10		.444			13	–	15		.464
Washington	5	–	13		.278			14	–	14		.500
As of April 15, 1991 Rankings from AP Poll

Starting lineup

Position	Player	Class
F	Don MacLean	Jr.
F	Tracy Murray	So.
F	Mitchell Butler	So.
G	Darrick Martin	Jr.
G	Gerald Madkins	Jr.

Roster

1990–91 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 23 Mitchell Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Los Angeles, California G 22 Chris Kenny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr F 42 Don MacLean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Jr Palo Alto, California G 12 Gerald Madkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Merced, California G 15 Darrick Martin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr Denver, Colorado F 44 Zan Mason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So F 30 Tracy Murray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Los Angeles, California F Destah Owens 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr C 25 Keith Owens 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr San Francisco, California G Dave Paulsell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr G Lou Richie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — Fr G 21 Shon Tarver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr G 10 John Woolery 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Fr C 14 Rodney Zimmerman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Fr	Head coach Jim Harrick (Morris Harvey College) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Great Alaska Shootout
November 23, 1990	No. 11	vs. UC Irvine Quarterfinals	W 134–101	1–0	Sullivan Arena (7,947) Anchorage, AK
November 24, 1990	No. 11	at Alaska Anchorage Semifinals	W 80–67	2–0	Sullivan Arena (7,947) Anchorage, AK
November 26, 1990	No. 11	vs. No. 18 Virginia Finals	W 89–74	3–0	Sullivan Arena (6,287) Anchorage, AK
Regular Season
December 2, 1990	No. 12	Loyola Marymount	W 149–98	4–0	Pauley Pavilion (12,267) Los Angeles, CA
December 5, 1990	No. 8	St. Mary's	W 123–93	5–0	Pauley Pavilion (5,887) Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 1990	No. 8	Notre Dame	W 99–91	6–0	Pauley Pavilion (12,518) Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 1990	No. 6	at DePaul	W 92–90	7–0	Rosemont Horizon (10,254) Chicago, IL
December 19, 1990	No. 5	Pepperdine	W 108–85	8–0	Pauley Pavilion (7,881) Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1990	No. 5	at Iowa	L 71–88	8–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
December 27, 1990	No. 10	Fresno State	W 110–89	9–1	Pauley Pavilion (8,667) Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1990	No. 10	San Diego State	W 94–74	10–1	Pauley Pavilion (9,419) Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1991	No. 10	USC	W 98–81	11–1 (1–0)	Pauley Pavilion (12,688) Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 1991	No. 10	Louisville	W 88–81	12–1	Pauley Pavilion (12,313) Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 1991	No. 7	at Arizona State	W 82–68	13–1 (2–0)	ASU Activity Center (12,762) Tempe, AZ
January 12, 1991	No. 7	at No. 6 Arizona	L 77–82	13–2 (2–1)	McKale Center (13,864) Tucson, AZ
January 16, 1991	No. 7	Stanford	L 82–89	13–3 (2–2)	Pauley Pavilion (7,278) Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 1991	No. 7	California	W 98–81	14–3 (3–2)	Pauley Pavilion (6,829) Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 1991	No. 11	at Oregon State	L 96–97 2OT	14–4 (3–3)	Gill Coliseum (9,628) Corvallis, OR
January 26, 1991	No. 11	at Oregon	W 90–83	15–4 (4–3)	McArthur Court (9,363) Eugene, OR
January 30, 1991	No. 12	at USC	L 74–76	15–5 (4–4)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (9,125) Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 1991	No. 12	No. 19 Pittsburgh	W 112–85	16–5	Pauley Pavilion (12,053) Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 1991	No. 14	Arizona State	W 64–44	17–5 (5–4)	Pauley Pavilion (11,213) Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 1991	No. 14	No. 5 Arizona	L 94–105 OT	17–6 (5–5)	Pauley Pavilion (12,823) Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 1991	No. 15	at California	L 79–82	17–7 (5–6)	Harmon Gym (6,578) Berkeley, CA
February 16, 1991	No. 15	at Stanford	W 89–86	18–7 (6–6)	Maples Pavilion (7,500) Stanford, CA
February 21, 1991	No. 17	Oregon	W 100–83	19–7 (7–6)	Pauley Pavilion (9,122) Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 1991	No. 17	Oregon State	W 87–56	20–7 (8–6)	Pauley Pavilion (10,618) Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 1991	No. 16	at Washington State	W 99–91	21–7 (9–6)	Beasley Coliseum (9,264) Pullman, WA
March 3, 1991	No. 16	at Washington	L 68–86	21–8 (9–7)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (4,213) Seattle, WA
March 7, 1991	No. 17	Washington State	W 86–64	22–8 (10–7)	Pauley Pavilion (8,354) Los Angeles, CA
March 10, 1991	No. 17	Washington	W 73–60	23–8 (11–7)	Pauley Pavilion (10,454) Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
March 18, 1991	No. 16	vs. Penn State First Round	L 69–74	23–9	Carrier Dome (14,436) Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source