1990-91 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

NCAATeamSeason
Mode=Basketball
Year=1990-91
Prev year=1989-90
Next year=1991-92
Team=Duke Blue Devils

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Conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
Division=
ShortConference=ACC
CoachRank=
APRank=6
Record=32-7
ConfRecord=11-3
HeadCoach=Mike Krzyzewski
AsstCoach1=Mike Brey
AsstCoach2=Tommy Amaker
AsstCoach3=Jay Bilas
StadiumArena=Cameron Indoor Stadium
Champion=National Champions,
ACC Regular Season Champions
BowlTourney=NCAA National Championship Game
vs. Kansas
BowlTourneyResult=W, 72-65

The 1990-91 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team was a Division I college basketball team that competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team brought to Duke their first national championship when they defeated Kansas 72-65. Duke would win the championship again the following year, making Duke the first team since UCLA in 1973 to win back-to-back titles.

Roster

Expectations

The Blue Devils had ended the 1990 season with a record-setting 30-point loss to the UNLV Runnin' Rebels in the national championship game (103-73). After losing seniors Phil Henderson, Alaa Abdelnaby, and Robert Brickey to graduation, Duke welcomed a new addition to the team, freshman Grant Hill.

Regular Season

With junior Christian Laettner and sophomore Bobby Hurley leading the way, Duke placed third at the Preseason NIT (behind Arizona and Arkansas). The Blue Devils went on to compile a 25-6 regular season record, including a perfect 16-0 mark at home. Scoring victories in both rivalry matches against North Carolina and sporting a 11-3 conference record, Duke also captured their 9th regular-season championship in school history.

Conference Tournament

Duke entered the ACC Tournament as a No. 1 seed, but stumbled in the ACC title game against North Carolina by a score of 96-74, even though the Blue Devils had defeated the Tar Heels twice during the regular season. As a result North Carolina received the top seed in the East Regional, leaving Duke with a No. 2 seed in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA Tournament

Duke however tore through the Midwest Regional, defeating St. John's to join UNLV, Kansas, and rival North Carolina in the Final Four in Indianapolis. Entering the semifinals against UNLV, the Blue Devils were facing an undefeated and top-ranked Runnin' Rebels squad that boasted a 45-game winning streak and featured National Player of the Year Larry Johnson. In one of the biggest upsets in Final Four history, however, Duke got its revenge from a year ago by a score of 79-77 after Laettner hit two free throws with 12 seconds remaining and UNLV guard Anderson Hunt missed a three-point attempt. [ [http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/sports2000/numbers/149356.html TSN's Greatest NCAA Tournament Upsets: No. 4] ] [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=almostimmortal E-Ticket: Almost Immortal] ]

An all-ACC, Duke vs. UNC title game was averted when Roy Williams coached his Kansas Jayhawks team to victory over his mentor Dean Smith and his Tar Heels squad. In what would become the first of many matchups between Williams (now head coach at North Carolina) and Mike Krzyzewski, Duke finally claimed its first national championship by a score of 72-65. Laettner was named NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player.

1990-91 Schedule and Results

CBB Schedule Entry
date = November 14, 1990
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 6
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Marquette Golden Eagles|school=Marquette University|title=Marquette
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename = Preseason NIT
tv =
score = 87-74
overtime =
record = 1-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = November 16, 1990
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 6
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Boston College Eagles|school=Boston College|title=Boston College
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename = Preseason NIT
tv =
score = 100-76
overtime =
record = 2-0

CBB Schedule Entry
date = November 21, 1990
time =
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 6
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Arkansas Razorbacks|school=University of Arkansas|title=Arkansas
opprank = 2
site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
site_cityst = New York, NY
gamename = Preseason NIT
tv =
score = 88-98
overtime =
record = 2-1

CBB Schedule Entry
date = November 23, 1990
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 6
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish|school=University of Notre Dame|title=Notre Dame
opprank =
site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
site_cityst = New York, NY
gamename = Preseason NIT
tv =
score = 85-77
overtime =
record = 3-1

CBB Schedule Entry
date = November 26, 1990
time = 7:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 6
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=East Carolina Pirates|school=East Carolina University|title=East Carolina
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 125-82
overtime =
record = 4-1

CBB Schedule Entry
date = December 1, 1990
time = 7:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 8
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Charlotte 49ers|school=University of North Carolina at Charlotte|title=Charlotte
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 111-94
overtime =
record = 5-1

CBB Schedule Entry
date = December 5, 1990
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 5
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Georgetown Hoyas|school=Georgetown University|title=Georgetown
opprank = 6
site_stadium = Capital Center
site_cityst = Washington, DC
gamename = ACC/Big East Challenge
tv =
score = 74-79
overtime =
record = 5-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = December 8, 1990
time = 2:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 5
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Michigan Wolverines|school=University of Michigan|title=Michigan
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 75-68
overtime =
record = 6-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = December 19, 1990
time = 7:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 9
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Harvard Crimson|school=Harvard University|title=Harvard
opprank =
site_stadium = Briggs Athletic Center
site_cityst = Cambridge, MA
gamename =
tv =
score = 83-66
overtime =
record = 7-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = December 22, 1990
time = 3:45 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 9
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Oklahoma Sooners|school=University of Oklahoma|title=Oklahoma
opprank = 11
site_stadium = Lloyd Noble Center
site_cityst = Norman, OK
gamename =
tv =
score = 90-85
overtime =
record = 8-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = December 29, 1990
time = 7:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 8
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Lehigh Mountain Hawks|school=Lehigh University|title=Lehigh
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 97-67
overtime =
record = 9-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 2, 1991
time = 7:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 8
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Boston University Terriers|school=Boston University|title=Boston University
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 109-55
overtime =
record = 10-2

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 5, 1991
time = 12:30 PM
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 8
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Virginia Cavaliers|school=University of Virginia|title=Virginia
opprank = 18
site_stadium = University Hall
site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
gamename =
tv =
score = 64-81
overtime =
record = 10-3

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 9, 1991
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 14
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|school=Georgia Institute of Technology|title=Georgia Tech
opprank = 24
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 98-57
overtime =
record = 11-3

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 12, 1991
time = 1:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 14
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Maryland Terrapins|school=University of Maryland|title=Maryland
opprank =
site_stadium = Cole Field House
site_cityst = College Park, MD
gamename =
tv =
score = 94-78
overtime =
record = 12-3

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 14, 1991
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 14
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|school=Wake Forest University|title=Wake Forest
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 89-67
overtime =
record = 13-3

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 16, 1991
time = 7:30 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 12
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=The Citadel Bulldogs|school=The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina|title=The Citadel
opprank =
site_stadium = McAlister Field House
site_cityst = Charleston, SC
gamename =
tv =
score = 83-50
overtime =
record = 14-3

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 19, 1991
time = 8:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 12
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=North Carolina Tar Heels|school=University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|title=North Carolina
opprank = 5
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 74-60
overtime =
record = 15-3

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 23, 1991
time = 7:00 PM
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 9
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=NC State Wolfpack|school=North Carolina State University|title=NC State
opprank =
site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 89-95
overtime =
record = 15-4

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 26, 1991
time = 4:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 9
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Clemson Tigers|school=Clemson University|title=Clemson
opprank =
site_stadium = Littlejohn Coliseum
site_cityst = Clemson, SC
gamename =
tv =
score = 99-70
overtime =
record = 16-4

CBB Schedule Entry
date = January 30, 1991
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 7
opponent = NC State
opprank = 23
site_stadium = Alexander Memorial Coliseum
site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
gamename =
tv =
score = 77-75
overtime =
record = 17-4

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 2, 1991
time = 4:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 7
opponent = Notre Dame
opprank =
site_stadium = Joyce Center
site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
gamename =
tv =
score = 90-77
overtime =
record = 18-4

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 7, 1991
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 6
opponent = Virginia
opprank = 11
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 86-74
overtime =
record = 19-4

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 9, 1991
time = 1:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 6
opponent = Maryland
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 101-81
overtime =
record = 20-4

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 10, 1991
time = 2:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 6
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=LSU Tigers|school=Louisiana State University|title=LSU
opprank = 19
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 88-70
overtime =
record = 21-4

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 13, 1991
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 5
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Davidson Wildcats|school=Davidson College|title=Davidson
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 74-39
overtime =
record = 22-4

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 16, 1991
time = 4:00 PM
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 5
opponent = Wake Forest
opprank =
site_stadium = Lawrence Joel Coliseum
site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 77-86
overtime =
record = 22-5

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 20, 1991
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 7
opponent = NC State
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 72-65
overtime =
record = 23-5

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 24, 1991
time = 4:00 PM
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 7
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Arizona Wildcats|school=University of Arizona|title=Arizona
opprank = 9
site_stadium = McKale Center
site_cityst = Tucson, AZ
gamename =
tv =
score = 96-103
overtime = 2OT
record = 23-6

CBB Schedule Entry
date = February 27, 1991
time = 9:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away =
neutral =
rank = 8
opponent = Clemson
opprank =
site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
site_cityst = Durham, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 79-62
overtime =
record = 24-6

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 3, 1991
time = 2:00 PM
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 8
opponent = North Carolina
opprank = 4
site_stadium = Dean Smith Center
site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 83-77
overtime =
record = 25-6

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 9, 1991
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = no
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 6
opponent = NC State
opprank =
site_stadium = Charlotte Coliseum
site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
gamename = ACC Tournament Semifinals
tv =
score = 93-72
overtime =
record = 26-6

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 10, 1991
time =
w/l = l
nonconf = no
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 6
opponent = North Carolina
opprank = 7
site_stadium = Charlotte Coliseum
site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
gamename = ACC Tournament Finals
tv =
score = 74-96
overtime =
record = 26-7

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 14, 1991
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 6
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks|school=University of Louisiana at Monroe|title=Louisiana-Monroe
opprank =
site_stadium = Metrodome
site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
gamename = NCAA Midwest First Round
tv = CBS
score = 102-73
overtime =
record = 27-7

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 16, 1991
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 6
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Iowa Hawkeyes|school=University of Iowa|title=Iowa
opprank =
site_stadium = Metrodome
site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
gamename = NCAA Midwest Second Round
tv = CBS
score = 85-70
overtime =
record = 28-7

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 22, 1991
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 6
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Connecticut Huskies|school=University of Connecticut|title=Connecticut
opprank =
site_stadium = Pontiac Silverdome
site_cityst = Pontiac, MI
gamename = NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal
tv = CBS
score = 81-67
overtime =
record = 29-7

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 24, 1991
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 6
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=St. John's Red Storm|school=St. John's University|title=St. John's
opprank = 20
site_stadium = Pontiac Silverdome
site_cityst = Pontiac, MI
gamename = NCAA Midwest Regional Final
tv = CBS
score = 78-61
overtime =
record = 30-7

CBB Schedule Entry
date = March 30, 1991
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 6
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=UNLV Runnin' Rebels|school=University of Nevada, Las Vegas|title=UNLV
opprank = 1
site_stadium = RCA Dome
site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
gamename = NCAA National Semifinal
tv = CBS
score = 79-77
overtime =
record = 31-7

CBB Schedule Entry
date = April 6, 1991
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
away =
neutral = yes
rank = 6
opponent = cbb link |year=1990-91|team=Kansas Jayhawks|school=University of Kansas|title=Kansas
opprank = 12
site_stadium = RCA Dome
site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
gamename = NCAA National Championship
tv = CBS
score = 72-65
overtime =
record = 32-7

Accomplishments

*1st basketball championship after 4 previous appearances in title game (1964, 1978, 1986, 1990)
*2rd straight appearance in national championship game (1990, 1991)
*4th straight appearance in Final Four (1988-1991)
*Christian Laettner was a consensus All-American Second Team selection. [ [http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/basketball/m_basketball_records_book/2008/2008_m_basketball_records.pdf NCAA.org: 2008 Men’s Basketball Records Book] ]
*Three players received All-ACC honors:
**Christian Laettner (1st Team)
**Bobby Hurley, Thomas Hill (3rd Team)
*Three players from the 1991 squad (Laettner, Hurley, and Grant Hill) had their jerseys retired by Duke.

ee also

*1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

References

External links

* [http://goduke.statsgeek.com/basketball-m/seasons/roster.php?season=1990-91 Duke Blue Devils Basketball Statistical Database]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/classic/news/story?page=add_krzyzewski_mike Coach K's 1991 Blue Devils win championship]
* [http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021908aaa.html Crowning Moments in the Queen City: National Champions Not Always ACC Champions (1991-1993)]