1990–91 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

1990–91 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
1990–91 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Metro Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	21–11 (9–5 Metro)
Head coach	Pat Kennedy (5th season);
Home arena	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 25 Southern Miss	10	–	4	.714	21	–	8	.724
Florida State †	9	–	5	.643	21	–	11	.656
Cincinnati	8	–	6	.571	18	–	12	.600
Tulane	7	–	7	.500	15	–	13	.536
Memphis	7	–	7	.500	17	–	15	.531
Virginia Tech	6	–	8	.429	13	–	16	.448
South Carolina	5	–	9	.357	20	–	13	.606
Louisville	4	–	10	.286	14	–	16	.467

† 1991 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University in the program's final season as members of the Metro Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Pat Kennedy, the Seminoles reached the second round of the NCAA tournament. The team finished with an overall record of 21–11 (9–5 Metro).

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Chuck Graham	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Richmond Academy	Augusta, Georgia
G	5	Malcolm Nicholas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Miami Senior	Miami, Florida
G	10	Chad Copeland	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Bradley	Cleveland, Tennessee
G	11	Lorenzo Hands	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Twin Lakes	West Palm Beach, Florida
G	12	Charlie Ward	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Central	Thomasville, Georgia
F	20	Aubry Boyd	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Southwest	Macon, Georgia
F	21	Jesse Salters	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Chamberlain	Tampa, Florida
G	22	Derrick Myers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Allegany JC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	23	Ron Miller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Mercer	Tallahassee, Florida
F	32	Doug Edwards	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Miami Senior	Miami, Florida
C	34	Rodney Dobard	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Atlantic	Delray Beach, Florida
F	45	Michael Polite	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Mainland	Daytona Beach, Florida

Head coach

Pat Kennedy (King's College)

Assistant coach(es)

Kenny Williamson
David Zimroth
Tom Carlson

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1990*		vs. Texas Southern	W 95–71	1–0	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Nov 30, 1990*		Florida	L 68–85	1–1	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Dec 3, 1990*		Morgan State	W 89–48	2–1	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Dec 9, 1990*		La Salle	W 83–74	3–1	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Dec 15, 1990*		at Auburn	L 96–99	3–2	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
Dec 18, 1990*		South Florida	W 80–72	4–2	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Dec 22, 1990*		at No. 1 UNLV	L 69–101	4–3	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
Dec 29, 1990*		at Florida International	W 92–73	5–3	U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL
Jan 3, 1991		at Tulane	L 61–77	5–4 (0–1)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA
Mar 2, 1991		South Carolina	W 70–59	17–10 (9–5)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Metro Conference tournament
Mar 7, 1991*		vs. South Carolina Metro Conference tournament Quarterfinal	W 65–55	18–10	Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA
Mar 8, 1991*		vs. Virginia Tech Metro Conference tournament Semifinal	W 91–71	19–10	Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA
Mar 9, 1991*		vs. Louisville Metro Conference tournament championship	W 76–69	20–10	Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1991*	(7 W)	vs. (10 W) USC First Round	W 75–72	21–10	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Mar 16, 1991*	(7 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 3 Indiana Second Round	L 60–82	21–11	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern.

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References[edit]

^ "1990-91 Florida State Seminoles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "Florida State Men's Basketball - 1990-91 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "1990-91 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[1] "1990-91 Florida State Seminoles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[2] "Florida State Men's Basketball - 1990-91 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[3] "1990-91 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

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