FEATURED GAME
Beat #4 Indiana
80
vs
79
Signature road win against a ranked opponent
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1990-91 at a glance
1990-91 Iowa Men's Basketball
21-11
Overall
9-9
Big Ten
#22
Peak AP rank
Tom Davis
Head coach
By the Numbers
Points per game
76.8
#134 nationally
Power rating
+10.8
Simple Rating System — #47 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
98
vs Maryland-Baltimore County on Dec 15
Best defensive game
held them to 53
vs Illinois (50-53)
Closest game
1-point win
vs Michigan (79-78)
Biggest win
by 23
vs Chicago State (93-70)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#22
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
8
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
14-4
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
4-6
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
RANKED WIN
Beat #2 Ohio State
80
vs
69
Took down #2 at home
RANKED WIN
Beat #5 UCLA
88
vs
71
Took down #5 at home
RANKED WIN
Beat #17 East Tennessee State
76
vs
73
Statement win on a neutral floor over #17
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #6 Ohio State
59
vs
63
Tough matchup against #6
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #3 Indiana
79
vs
99
Tough matchup against #3
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 2 to Minnesota
77
vs
79
Lost by just 2 in the final minutes
1990-91 Schedule 30 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | Home Temple | 73–71 | W |
| Nov 16 | Away Notre Dame | 68–77 | L |
| Nov 27 | Home Drake | 80–61 | W |
| Nov 30 | Home Colgate | 80–59 | W |
| Dec 1 | Home Creighton | 83–77 | W |
| Dec 4 | Home Northern Iowa | 72–68 | W |
| Dec 8 | Home Iowa State | 75–73 | W |
| Dec 15 | Home Maryland-Baltimore County | 98–81 | W |
| Dec 18 | Home Chicago State | 93–70 | W |
| Dec 22 | Home UCLA | 88–71 | W |
| Jan 3 | Away Ohio State | 59–63 | L |
| Jan 5 | Home Michigan State | 79–66 | W |
| Jan 10 | Home Michigan | 79–78 | W |
| Jan 12 | Away Minnesota | 77–79 | L |
| Jan 17 | Away Wisconsin | 79–91 | L |
| Jan 19 | Home Indiana | 79–99 | L |
| Jan 28 | Away Illinois | 50–53 | L |
| Jan 31 | Away Purdue | 78–69 | W |
| Feb 2 | Home Northwestern | 82–66 | W |
| Feb 7 | Away Michigan State | 71–67 | W |
| Feb 9 | Away Michigan | 70–84 | L |
| Feb 14 | Home Minnesota | 82–69 | W |
| Feb 16 | Home Wisconsin | 55–56 | L |
| Feb 21 | Away Indiana | 80–79 | W |
| Feb 23 | Home Illinois | 74–79 | L |
| Mar 2 | Home Purdue | 65–70 | L |
| Mar 7 | Away Northwestern | 79–76 | W |
| Mar 9 | Home Ohio State | 80–69 | W |
| Mar 14 | Neutral East Tennessee State | 76–73 | W |
| Mar 16 | Neutral Duke | 70–85 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
76.8
vs
72.1
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+4.7 points per game
Field goal %
47.9%
vs
45.6%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+2.3 percentage points
3-point %
40.6%
vs
37.5%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
+3.1 percentage points
Free throw %
66.0%
vs
66.7%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
-0.7 percentage points
Total rebounds
36.5
vs
33.9
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+2.6 rebounds per game
Assists
14.4
vs
16.7
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
-2.3 assists per game
Turnovers
17.0
vs
18.1
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
-1.1 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
32.0
32.0
0.0
Minutes
—
—
—
FG
27.1
26.9
+0.2
FGA
56.6
59.1
-2.5
FG%
47.9%
45.6%
+2.3
3P
4.2
6.3
-2.1
3PA
10.3
16.7
-6.4
3P%
40.6%
37.5%
+3.1
2P
22.9
20.7
+2.2
2PA
46.3
42.4
+3.9
2P%
49.5%
48.8%
+0.7
FT
18.4
12.0
+6.4
FTA
27.8
18.0
+9.8
FT%
66.0%
66.7%
-0.7
ORB
—
—
—
DRB
—
—
—
TRB
36.5
33.9
+2.6
AST
14.4
16.7
-2.3
STL
8.8
8.6
+0.2
BLK
4.8
3.0
+1.8
TOV
17.0
18.1
-1.1
PF
17.9
22.6
-4.7
PTS
76.8
72.1
+4.7
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acie EarlF | 32 | 24 | 28.8 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 50.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 66.5 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 16.3 |
| James MosesF | 32 | 23 | 22.7 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 46.6 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 37.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 68.9 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 12.0 |
| Val BarnesG | 32 | 29 | 26.3 | 4.2 | 10.5 | 39.6 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 40.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 73.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 11.5 |
| Rodell DavisF | 32 | 18 | 17.5 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 59.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 40.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 55.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
| Troy SkinnerG | 32 | 19 | 24.2 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 44.9 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 47.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 84.5 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 7.7 |
| Paul LuskG | 3 | 1 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 5.7 |
| Kevin SmithG | 32 | 1 | 19.5 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 41.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 35.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 41.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.0 |
| Chris StreetF | 28 | 15 | 21.0 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 50.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 64.7 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| Jay WebbF | 32 | 15 | 17.6 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 54.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.3 | 2.1 | 62.1 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 4.8 |
| James WintersF | 32 | 11 | 15.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 55.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 33.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 50.7 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.3 |
| Brett OlsonG | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| Jim BartelsF | 8 | 0 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 90.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Brig TubbsF | 23 | 4 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 47.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.5 | 0.7 | 68.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Wade LookingbillF | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Lance Hansmann | 5 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 40.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Jim O'Connor | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jay Winger | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin SmithG | 32 | 623 | — | 45.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay WebbF | 32 | 563 | — | 56.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| James WintersF | 32 | 504 | — | 55.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Hansmann | 5 | 2 | — | 42.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Winger | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James MosesF | 32 | 726 | — | 54.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodell DavisF | 32 | 559 | — | 59.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Troy SkinnerG | 32 | 775 | — | 71.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brig TubbsF | 23 | 184 | — | 51.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul LuskG | 3 | 33 | — | 71.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brett OlsonG | 2 | 7 | — | 84.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jim O'Connor | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acie EarlF | 32 | 920 | — | 55.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Val BarnesG | 32 | 841 | — | 48.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wade LookingbillF | 2 | 9 | — | 51.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris StreetF | 28 | 588 | — | 55.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jim BartelsF | 8 | 78 | — | 45.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
1990-91 Roster 17 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acie Earl | SO | F | 6-10 | ||||
| Brett Olson | FR | G | 6-4 | ||||
| Brig Tubbs | JR | F | 6-9 | ||||
| Chris Street | FR | F | 6-8 | ||||
| James Moses | JR | F | 6-4 | ||||
| James Winters | FR | F | 6-5 | ||||
| Jay Webb | SO | F | 6-8 | ||||
| Jay Winger | JR | — | 6-5 | ||||
| Jim Bartels | FR | F | 6-6 | ||||
| Jim O'Connor | JR | — | 6-1 | ||||
| Kevin Smith | FR | G | 5-11 | ||||
| Lance Hansmann | JR | — | 6-2 | ||||
| Paul Lusk | FR | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Rodell Davis | JR | F | 6-3 | ||||
| Troy Skinner | JR | G | 6-0 | ||||
| Val Barnes | SO | G | 6-2 | ||||
| Wade Lookingbill | JR | F | 6-5 |
1990-91 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Season
NR
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #22
- Lowest Rank
- #24
- Weeks in Poll
- 4
- Total Weeks
- 17
Week-by-week rankings
11/19
NR
11/26
NR
12/3
NR
12/10
NR
12/17
NR
12/24
#23
12/31
#22
1/7
#22
1/14
#24
1/21
NR
1/28
NR
2/4
NR
2/11
NR
2/18
NR
2/25
NR
3/4
NR
3/11
NR
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM