1990–91 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1990–91 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 1990–91 college basketball season. This was head coach Russ Bergman's third season at Coastal Carolina. The Chanticleers competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Kimbel Arena . They finished the season 24–8, 13–1 in Big South play to capture the regular season championship. The Chanticleers won the 1991 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to advance to face Jackson State in a play-in game for the right to advance to the NCAA tournament. Coastal Carolina defeated Jackson state to earn an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the Southeast Region, marking the school's first ever appearance in the NCAA tournament . They lost in the first round to Indiana .[ 1]
Roster
1990–91 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
Robert Dowdell
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
Sr
G
Brian Penny
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Sr
F
25
Tony Dunkin
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Rains, South Carolina
C
DuWayne Cheatam
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
[ 2]
Schedule and results
Source[ 3]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1990 *
vs. Wright State CSU/North Coast Tournament
W 83–69
1–0
Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio
Nov 25, 1990 *
vs. Princeton CSU/North Coast Tournament
L 39–42
1–1
Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio
Nov 28, 1990 *
College of Charleston
W 56–54
2–1
Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina
Dec 3, 1990 *
South Carolina State
W 68–57
3–1
Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina
Dec 6, 1990 *
at The Citadel
W 79–71
4–1
McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina
Dec 17, 1990 *
at George Mason
W 66–65
5–1
Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia
Dec 20, 1990 *
at Western Carolina
W 80–74
6–1
Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina
Dec 28, 1990 *
vs. Louisiana Tech Spartan Classic
L 81–86
6–2
Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan
Dec 29, 1990 *
vs. George Mason Spartan Classic
L 61–70
6–3
Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 7, 1991 *
at NC State
L 78–86
6–4
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 9, 1991 *
at UNC Charlotte
L 74–93
6–5
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 12, 1991
at Davidson
W 55–48
7–5 (1–0)
Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina
Jan 14, 1991
Charleston Southern
W 86–70
8–5 (2–0)
Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina
Jan 19, 1991 *
at College of Charleston
L 57–60
8–6
F. Mitchell Johnson Arena Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 21, 1991
Augusta State
W 85–80
9–6 (3–0)
Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina
Jan 24, 1991
at Campbell
W 75–62
10–6 (4–0)
Carter Gymnasium Buies Creek, North Carolina
Jan 26, 1991
Radford
W 78–76
11–6 (5–0)
Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina
Jan 28, 1991
Winthrop
W 75–58
12–6 (6–0)
Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina
Jan 31, 1991
UNC Asheville
W 84–74
13–6 (7–0)
Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina
Feb 2, 1991 *
Youngstown State
W 79–66
14–6
Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina
Feb 4, 1991
at Charleston Southern
W 60–51
15–6 (8–0)
Buccaneer Field House Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 9, 1991
at Radford
W 84–66
16–6 (9–0)
Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia
Feb 11, 1991
Davidson
W 64–52
17–6 (10–0)
Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina
Feb 14, 1991
at UNC Asheville
W 91–67
18–6 (11–0)
Justice Center Asheville, North Carolina
Feb 16, 1991
at Augusta State
L 74–75
18–7 (11–1)
George A. Christenberry Fieldhouse Augusta, Georgia
Feb 20, 1991
at Winthrop
W 59–46
19–7 (12–1)
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 23, 1991 *
Campbell
W 91–58
20–7 (13–1)
Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina
Big South tournament
Feb 28, 1991 *
vs. Campbell Quarterfinal
W 83–46
21–7
Civic Center of Anderson Anderson, South Carolina
Mar 1, 1991 *
vs. Davidson Semifinal
W 58–55
22–7
Civic Center of Anderson Anderson, South Carolina
Mar 2, 1991 *
vs. Augusta State Championship Game
W 89–54
23–7
Civic Center of Anderson Anderson, South Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 3, 1991 *
at Jackson State Play-in Game
W 78–59
24–7
Williams Assembly Center Jackson, Mississippi
Mar 14, 1991 *
(15 SE)
vs. (2 SE) No. 3 Indiana First Round
L 69–79
24–8
Freedom Hall (18,217)Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in
Eastern Time Zone .
Awards and honors
References