1990–91 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1990–91 Houston Cougars men's basketball
1990–91 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	18–11 (10–6 SWC)
Head coach	Pat Foster (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Alvin Brooks; Tommy Jones;
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Pat Foster, and the team played its home games at the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas.

ConferenceSouthwest Conference

Record18–11 (10–6 SWC)

Headcoach

Pat Foster (5th season)

Assistant coaches

Alvin Brooks
Tommy Jones

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1990–91 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Arkansas †	15	–	1	.938	34	–	4	.895
No. 23 Texas	13	–	3	.813	23	–	9	.719
Houston	10	–	6	.625	18	–	11	.621
TCU	9	–	7	.563	18	–	10	.643
Rice	9	–	7	.563	16	–	14	.533
SMU	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
Baylor	4	–	12	.250	12	–	15	.444
Texas Tech	4	–	12	.250	8	–	23	.258
Texas A&M	2	–	14	.125	8	–	21	.276

† 1991 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1990*		California	W 98–81	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Nov 26, 1990*		at Stephen F. Austin	W 84–50	2–0	William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas
Nov 30, 1990*		vs. Iowa State Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions	W 87–72	3–0	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 1, 1990*		vs. South Carolina Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions	L 70–74 ^OT	3–1	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1990*		at Saint Louis	W 85–84	4–1	Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 8, 1990*		North Texas	W 110–81	5–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 15, 1990*		Texas Southern	W 90–78	6–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 17, 1990*		Centenary (LA)	W 100–57	7–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 27, 1990*		UIC	W 96–63	8–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 29, 1990*		vs. No. 16 Georgetown	L 51–63	8–2	Florida Suncoast Dome St. Petersburg, Florida
Jan 2, 1991		at Baylor	W 87–85	9–2 (1–0)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Jan 6, 1991		at No. 2 Arkansas	L 79–95	9–3 (1–1)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 9, 1991		Rice	W 80–73	10–3 (2–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 12, 1991*		at DePaul	L 62–76	10–4	Rosemont Horizon Chicago, Illinois
Jan 17, 1991		at Texas	L 84–90	10–5 (2–2)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 19, 1991		Texas Tech	W 73–70	11–5 (3–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 23, 1991		TCU	W 91–88 ^OT	12–5 (4–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 26, 1991		at SMU	L 75–81	12–6 (4–3)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
Jan 29, 1991		at Texas A&M	W 77–64	13–6 (5–3)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Feb 2, 1991		Baylor	W 86–76	14–6 (6–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 7, 1991		No. 2 Arkansas	L 74–81	14–7 (6–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 9, 1991		at Rice	L 69–79	14–8 (6–5)	Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Feb 17, 1991		No. 24 Texas	W 82–73	15–8 (7–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 20, 1991		at Texas Tech	W 74–59	16–8 (8–5)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Feb 23, 1991		at TCU	L 74–75	16–9 (8–6)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 27, 1991		SMU	W 85–58	17–9 (9–6)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Mar 2, 1991		Texas A&M	W 71–68	18–9 (10–6)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
SWC tournament
Mar 8, 1991*	(3)	vs. (6) SMU Quarterfinals	L 62–65	18–10	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
NIT
Mar 13, 1991*		at Stanford First round	L 86–93	18–11	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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