1990–91 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

1990–91 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceTrans America Athletic Conference
Record16–15 (7–7 TAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaGSU Sports Arena
Seasons
← 1989–90
1991–92 →
1990–91 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTSA 12 2   .857 21 8   .724
Centenary 10 4   .714 17 12   .586
Georgia Southern 9 5   .643 14 13   .519
Stetson 9 5   .643 15 16   .484
Georgia State 7 7   .500 16 15   .516
Arkansas–Little Rock 6 8   .429 10 20   .333
Samford 2 12   .143 6 22   .214
Mercer 1 13   .071 2 25   .074
1991 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Bob Reinhart in first season at GSU. They played their home games at GSU Sports Arena and are members of the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC). They finished the season 16–15, 7–7 in TAAC play to finish in fifth place. They won the TAAC tournament to earn a bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Southeast region. The Panthers were beaten in the opening round by eventual Final Four participant Arkansas, 117–76.

Roster

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1990–91 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Courtney Brooks
Atlanta, GA
G 12 Mark Thompson
Dalton, GA
G 13 Corey Gauff
Delray Beach, FL
G 14 Matt O'Brien
Decatur, GA
G 15 Sam Wilder
Chamblee, GA
F 20 Chris Collier
Atlanta, GA
F 21 Mike Nalls
Columbus, GA
G 31 Garrett Coley
Irwinton, GA
G/F 32 Phillip Luckydo
Little Rock, AR
G 33 Esell Monroe
College Park, GA
F/C 34 Zavian Smith
Thomson, GA
G 42 Matt Peterson
Norcross, GA
C 51 Arte Cole
Gibson, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Carter Wilson

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 24, 1990*
The Citadel W 85–61  1–0
GSU Sports Arena (1,000)
Atlanta, GA
November 26, 1990*
at Auburn L 65–83  1–1
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (5,304)
Auburn, AL
December 3, 1990*
FIU W 99–82  2–1
GSU Sports Arena (1,055)
Atlanta, GA
December 5, 1990*
Florida A&M L 71–76  2–2
Jake Gaither Gymnasium (3,487)
Tallahassee, FL
December 8, 1990*
Stephen F. Austin W 65–60  3–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,244)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 10, 1990*
Northern Arizona L 74–84  3–3
Walkup Skydome (412)
Flagstaff, AZ
December 13, 1990*
Augusta State W 72–71  4–3
GSU Sports Arena (1,000)
Atlanta, GA
December 15, 1990*
Texas–Arlington L 104–113  4–4
GSU Sports Arena (1,000)
Atlanta, GA
December 22, 1990*
Northern Arizona W 92–76  5–4
GSU Sports Arena (1,000)
Atlanta, GA
January 2, 1991*
Butler L 96–106  5–5
GSU Sports Arena (1,000)
Atlanta, GA
January 5, 1991*
Stephen F. Austin W 73–66  6–5
GSU Sports Arena (1,215)
Atlanta, GA
January 10, 1991
Arkansas–Little Rock L 67–75  6–6
Barton Coliseum (2,002)
Little Rock, AR
January 14, 1991
Samford W 85–75  7–6
Seibert Hall (1,306)
Homewood, AL
January 17, 1991
Georgia Southern W 73–72  8–6
GSU Sports Arena (2,100)
Atlanta, GA
January 19, 1991
Stetson L 69–84  8–7
GSU Sports Arena (1,780)
Atlanta, GA
January 23, 1991*
The Citadel L 78–86  8–8
McAlister Field House (680)
Charleston, SC
January 26, 1991
Mercer W 98–61  9–8
GSU Sports Arena (3,423)
Atlanta, GA
January 31, 1991
UTSA L 72–85  9–9
Convocation Center (1,502)
San Antonio, TX
February 2, 1991
Centenary L 74–79  9–10
Gold Dome (2,019)
Shreveport, LA
February 7, 1991
Arkansas–Little Rock L 66–81  9–11
GSU Sports Arena (1,125)
Atlanta, GA
February 9, 1991
Samford W 77–59  10–11
GSU Sports Arena (1,020)
Atlanta, GA
February 14, 1991
Georgia Southern W 90–86  11–11
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,009)
Statesboro, GA
February 16, 1991
Stetson L 61–70  11–12
Edmunds Center (2,639)
DeLand, FL
February 19, 1991*
Florida A&M L 94–96  11–13
GSU Sports Arena (1,533)
Atlanta, GA
February 25, 1991
Mercer W 55–50  12–13
Macon Coliseum (475)
Macon, GA
February 28, 1991
UTSA L 78–85  12–14
GSU Sports Arena (1,020)
Atlanta, GA
March 2, 1991
Centenary W 99–80  13–14
GSU Sports Arena (1,520)
Atlanta, GA
TAAC Tournament
March 5, 1991
(5) at (4) Stetson
Quarterfinal
W 70–64  14–14
Edmunds Center (3,254)
DeLand, FL
March 6, 1991
(5) vs. (1) UTSA
Semifinal
W 94–84  15–14
Edmunds Center (512)
DeLand, FL
March 7, 1991
(5) vs. (6) Arkansas–Little Rock
Championship Game
W 80–60  16–14
Edmunds Center (3,105)
DeLand, FL
NCAA tournament
March 15, 1991*
(16 SE) vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Arkansas
First Round
L 76–117  16–15
The Omni (13,586)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "1990–91 Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Georgia State University Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "1990–91 Men's Basketball Schedule". Georgia State University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020–21 Georgia State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia State University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "1990-1991 Georgia State Panthers Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.