1990–91 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1990–91 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Yoder, coaching his ninth season with Wisconsin. The Badgers finished 15-15, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. Wisconsin earned a postseason bid to the National Invitation Tournament for the second time in three seasons.
Roster
1990–91 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
|
Players |
Coaches
|
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
Year |
Hometown
|
G
|
3
|
Jason Johnsen
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
192 lb (87 kg)
|
RS Fr
|
New Hope, Minnesota
|
G
|
4
|
Larry Hisle
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
208 lb (94 kg)
|
So
|
Mequon, Wisconsin
|
G
|
10
|
Billy Douglass
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
198 lb (90 kg)
|
RS Jr
|
Lake Forest, Illinois
|
G
|
12
|
Brian Good
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
180 lb (82 kg)
|
Jr
|
Rossville, Indiana
|
G
|
20
|
Kass Weaver
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
173 lb (78 kg)
|
Fr
|
Olympia Fields, Illinois
|
G
|
21
|
Jay Peters
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
187 lb (85 kg)
|
RS Jr
|
Janesville, Wisconsin
|
G/F
|
23
|
Willie Simms
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
210 lb (95 kg)
|
Sr
|
Pontiac, Michigan
|
F
|
32
|
Carlton McGee
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
202 lb (92 kg)
|
RS Fr
|
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
|
F
|
33
|
Louis Ely
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
192 lb (87 kg)
|
So
|
Harvey, Illinois
|
F
|
34
|
Howard Moore
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
191 lb (87 kg)
|
Fr
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
F
|
40
|
John Ellenson
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
204 lb (93 kg)
|
RS Sr
|
Menomonie, Wisconsin
|
F
|
41
|
Damon Harrell
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
215 lb (98 kg)
|
So
|
Madison, Wisconsin
|
F
|
43
|
Patrick Tompkins
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
255 lb (116 kg)
|
Sr
|
Waukegan, Illinois
|
G
|
44
|
Tim Locum
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
172 lb (78 kg)
|
Sr
|
Flora, Illinois
|
C
|
52
|
Grant Johnson
|
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
236 lb (107 kg)
|
RS Fr
|
Plymouth, Minnesota
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- (W) Walk-on
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[1] *transfer from Ripon College
Schedule
Date time, TV
|
Rank#
|
Opponent#
|
Result
|
Record
|
Site city, state
|
Regular Season
|
11/24/1990*
|
|
at Oregon
|
W 72–70 OT
|
1–0
|
McArthur Court Eugene, OR
|
11/29/1990*
|
|
San Francisco State
|
W 72–53
|
2–0
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
12/1/1990*
|
|
at Portland
|
W 65–49
|
3–0
|
Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
|
12/4/1990*
|
|
at Marquette
|
L 58–69
|
3–1
|
Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
|
12/8/1990*
|
|
Southern Indiana
|
L 66–78
|
3–2
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
12/11/1990*
|
|
Nebraska
|
L 63–75
|
3–3
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
12/15/1990*
|
|
at Butler
|
L 88–94 2OT
|
3–4
|
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
|
12/22/1990*
|
|
Texas–Arlington
|
W 105–74
|
4–4
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
12/31/1990*
|
|
Tennessee Tech
|
W 71–65
|
5–4
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
1/5/1991*
|
|
Portland
|
W 74–50
|
6–4
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
1/7/1991
|
|
Minnesota
|
W 72–62
|
7–4 (1–0)
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
1/10/1991
|
|
at Michigan State
|
L 50–65
|
7–5 (1–1)
|
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
|
1/12/1991
|
|
at No. 4 Ohio State
|
L 60–92
|
7–6 (1–2)
|
St. John Arena Columbus, OH
|
1/17/1991
|
|
No. 24 Iowa
|
W 91–79
|
8–6 (2–2)
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
1/19/1991
|
|
Michigan
|
L 68–69 OT
|
8–7 (2–3)
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
1/24/1991
|
|
at Northwestern
|
W 74–57
|
9–7 (3–3)
|
Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
|
1/26/1991
|
|
Purdue
|
W 66–44
|
10–7 (4–3)
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
1/30/1991
|
|
at No. 4 Indiana
|
L 57–73
|
10–8 (4–4)
|
Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
|
2/2/1991
|
|
at Illinois
|
L 62–70
|
10–9 (4–5)
|
Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
|
2/9/1991
|
|
No. 25 Michigan State
|
W 84–78 2OT
|
11–9 (5–5)
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
2/14/1991
|
|
No. 2 Ohio State
|
L 71–73
|
11–10 (5–6)
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
2/16/1991
|
|
at Iowa
|
W 56–55
|
12–10 (6–6)
|
Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
|
2/21/1991
|
|
at Michigan
|
L 62–65
|
12–11 (6–7)
|
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
|
2/24/1991
|
|
Northwestern
|
W 79–76
|
13–11 (7–7)
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
2/28/1991
|
|
at Purdue
|
L 62–69
|
13–12 (7–8)
|
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
|
3/2/1991
|
|
No. 5 Indiana
|
L 61–74
|
13–13 (7–9)
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
3/6/1991
|
|
Illinois
|
W 85–77
|
14–13 (8–9)
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
3/9/1991
|
|
at Minnesota
|
L 70–80
|
14–14 (8–10)
|
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
|
National Invitation Tournament
|
3/13/1991*
|
|
Bowling Green First Round
|
W 87–79 OT
|
15–14
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
3/18/1991*
|
|
Stanford Second Round
|
L 72–80
|
15–15
|
UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
|
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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[2]
Player statistics
Individual player statistics (Final)
|
Minutes
|
Scoring
|
Total FGs
|
3-point FGs
|
Free Throws
|
Rebounds
|
|
Player
|
GP
|
GS
|
Tot
|
Avg
|
Pts
|
Avg
|
FG
|
FGA
|
Pct
|
3FG
|
3FA
|
Pct
|
FT
|
FTA
|
Pct
|
Off
|
Def
|
Tot
|
Avg
|
A
|
TO
|
Blk
|
Stl
|
PF
|
Simms, Willie
|
29
|
28
|
921
|
31.8
|
421
|
14.5
|
153
|
267
|
.573
|
1
|
3
|
.333
|
114
|
179
|
.637
|
-
|
-
|
149
|
5.1
|
98
|
101
|
4
|
27
|
91
|
Tompkins, Patrick
|
30
|
30
|
1091
|
36.4
|
423
|
14.1
|
164
|
258
|
.636
|
0
|
2
|
.000
|
95
|
147
|
.646
|
-
|
-
|
264
|
8.8
|
78
|
81
|
25
|
23
|
66
|
Locum, Tim
|
30
|
26
|
871
|
29.0
|
330
|
11.0
|
107
|
212
|
.505
|
65
|
134
|
.485
|
51
|
59
|
.864
|
-
|
-
|
75
|
2.5
|
53
|
54
|
3
|
25
|
52
|
Hisle, Larry
|
28
|
16
|
660
|
23.6
|
244
|
8.7
|
71
|
170
|
.418
|
34
|
97
|
.351
|
68
|
94
|
.723
|
-
|
-
|
62
|
2.2
|
52
|
57
|
1
|
13
|
44
|
Ellenson, John
|
30
|
23
|
712
|
23.7
|
202
|
6.7
|
71
|
159
|
.447
|
33
|
87
|
.379
|
27
|
34
|
.794
|
-
|
-
|
83
|
2.8
|
46
|
45
|
10
|
18
|
55
|
McGee, Carlton
|
26
|
8
|
380
|
14.6
|
130
|
5.0
|
51
|
105
|
.486
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
28
|
46
|
.609
|
-
|
-
|
45
|
1.7
|
18
|
32
|
16
|
10
|
44
|
Good, Brian
|
13
|
0
|
312
|
24.0
|
45
|
3.5
|
11
|
29
|
.379
|
10
|
21
|
.476
|
13
|
14
|
.929
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
0.6
|
12
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
Ely, Louis
|
20
|
0
|
177
|
8.9
|
65
|
3.3
|
27
|
48
|
.563
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
11
|
22
|
.500
|
-
|
-
|
35
|
1.8
|
2
|
14
|
20
|
2
|
17
|
Peters, Jay
|
28
|
6
|
419
|
15.0
|
83
|
3.0
|
29
|
59
|
.492
|
18
|
43
|
.419
|
7
|
11
|
.636
|
-
|
-
|
24
|
0.9
|
50
|
31
|
3
|
21
|
47
|
Weaver, Kass
|
16
|
0
|
95
|
5.9
|
46
|
2.9
|
15
|
34
|
.441
|
10
|
18
|
.556
|
6
|
9
|
.667
|
-
|
-
|
14
|
0.9
|
4
|
13
|
2
|
3
|
7
|
Douglass, Billy
|
21
|
13
|
305
|
14.5
|
23
|
1.1
|
12
|
45
|
.267
|
3
|
12
|
.250
|
16
|
21
|
.762
|
-
|
-
|
23
|
1.1
|
30
|
23
|
3
|
8
|
32
|
Harrell, Damon
|
23
|
2
|
159
|
6.9
|
23
|
1.0
|
11
|
33
|
.333
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1
|
7
|
.143
|
-
|
-
|
32
|
1.4
|
6
|
10
|
6
|
4
|
28
|
Johnsen, Jason
|
12
|
0
|
41
|
3.4
|
6
|
0.5
|
2
|
14
|
.143
|
0
|
5
|
.000
|
2
|
2
|
1.000
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
0.5
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
Johnson, Grant
|
8
|
0
|
33
|
4.1
|
3
|
0.4
|
1
|
2
|
.500
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1
|
3
|
.333
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
1.0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
7
|
Total
|
30
|
-
|
6175
|
41.2
|
2123
|
70.8
|
743
|
1476
|
.503
|
186
|
450
|
.413
|
451
|
661
|
.682
|
-
|
-
|
900
|
30.0
|
469
|
482
|
96
|
160
|
514
|
Opponents
|
30
|
-
|
6175
|
41.2
|
2094
|
69.8
|
801
|
1701
|
.471
|
134
|
370
|
.362
|
358
|
517
|
.693
|
-
|
-
|
893
|
29.8
|
410
|
386
|
62
|
221
|
569
|
Awards and honors
All-Big Ten
- Patrick Tompkins - 1st Team (media), 2nd Team (coaches)
- Willie Simms - Honorable Mention
References
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics |
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