1990–91 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

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1990–91 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball

NCAA tournament National Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 4
Record	30–5 (6–3 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Summitt (17th season)
Assistant coaches	Mickie DeMoss Holly Warlick
Home arena	Thompson-Boling Arena
Seasons← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Georgia	9	–	0	1.000	28	–	4	.875
No. 6 Auburn	7	–	2	.778	26	–	6	.813
No. 4 Tennessee	6	–	3	.667	30	–	5	.857
No. 8 LSU	5	–	4	.556	24	–	7	.774
Kentucky	4	–	5	.444	20	–	9	.690
Ole Miss	4	–	5	.444	20	–	9	.690
Vanderbilt	4	–	5	.444	19	–	12	.613
Florida	3	–	6	.333	17	–	11	.607
Alabama	3	–	6	.333	17	–	12	.586
Mississippi State	0	–	9	.000	7	–	20	.259

† 1991 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1990–91 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1990–91 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers finished 30–5 and won their third national championship in a 5-year span. The Lady Vols started off the season ranked number six.

Roster

1990–91 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Jody Adams	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So		Cleveland, Tennessee
G	11	Dena Head	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Salem	Canton, Michigan
F	21	Lisa Harrison	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Southern	Louisville, Kentucky
F/C	15	Marlene Jeter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So		Carlisle, South Carolina
C	32	Daedra Charles	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Saint Martin de Porres	Detroit, Michigan
G	33	Nikki Caldwell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Oak Ridge	Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Head coach

Pat Summitt

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1990*	No. 6	No. 2 Stanford	W 95–80	1–0	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 25, 1990*	No. 6	No. 7 NC State	L 77–90	1–1	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 29, 1990*	No. 7	vs. Ohio State Hilton Head Super Shootout	W 85–69	7–2	Hilton Head, South Carolina
Dec 30, 1990*	No. 7	vs. No. 8 Stanford Hilton Head Super Shootout	W 84–77	8–2	Hilton Head, South Carolina
SEC tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1991*	(1 ME) No. 4	(8 ME) SW Missouri State Second round	W 55–47	26–5	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 21, 1991*	(1 ME) No. 4	(4 ME) No. 10 Western Kentucky Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 68–61	27–5	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 23, 1991*	(1 ME) No. 4	(3 ME) No. 6 Auburn Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 69–65	28–5	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
March 30, 1991*	(1 ME) No. 4	vs. (2 W) No. 11 Stanford National Semifinal – Final Four	W 68–60	29–5	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
March 31, 1991*	(1 ME) No. 4	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Virginia National Championship	W 70–67	30–5	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

Rankings

Main article: 1990–91 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

"1990-91 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
"Virginia Loses Women's Final in Overtime". The Washington Post. April 1, 1991. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
"1990-91 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2024.

v t e Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball 1990–91 NCAA champions
3 Jody Adams 11 Dena Head 21 Lisa Harrison 32 Daedra Charles 33 Nikki Caldwell Head coach: Pat Summitt Assistant coaches: Mickie DeMoss Angela Lawson Holly Warlick

Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball 1990–91 NCAA champions

Head coach: Pat Summitt

v t e Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
Venues	Stokely Athletic Center (1974–1987) Thompson–Boling Arena (1987–present)
Rivalries	Kentucky Stanford UConn Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Smokey "Rocky Top"
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e NCAA Division I women's basketball champions
1982 Louisiana Tech 1983 USC 1984 USC 1985 Old Dominion 1986 Texas 1987 Tennessee 1988 Louisiana Tech 1989 Tennessee 1990 Stanford 1991 Tennessee 1992 Stanford 1993 Texas Tech 1994 North Carolina 1995 Connecticut 1996 Tennessee 1997 Tennessee 1998 Tennessee 1999 Purdue 2000 Connecticut 2001 Notre Dame 2002 Connecticut 2003 Connecticut 2004 Connecticut 2005 Baylor 2006 Maryland 2007 Tennessee 2008 Tennessee 2009 Connecticut 2010 Connecticut 2011 Texas A&M 2012 Baylor 2013 Connecticut 2014 Connecticut 2015 Connecticut 2016 Connecticut 2017 South Carolina 2018 Notre Dame 2019 Baylor 2020 No tournament 2021 Stanford 2022 South Carolina 2023 LSU 2024 South Carolina

NCAA Division I women's basketball champions

1982: Louisiana Tech
1983: USC
1984: USC
1985: Old Dominion
1986: Texas
1987: Tennessee
1988: Louisiana Tech
1989: Tennessee
1990: Stanford
1991: Tennessee
1992: Stanford
1993: Texas Tech
1994: North Carolina
1995: Connecticut
1996: Tennessee
1997: Tennessee
1998: Tennessee
1999: Purdue
2000: Connecticut
2001: Notre Dame
2002: Connecticut
2003: Connecticut
2004: Connecticut
2005: Baylor
2006: Maryland
2007: Tennessee
2008: Tennessee
2009: Connecticut
2010: Connecticut
2011: Texas A&M
2012: Baylor
2013: Connecticut
2014: Connecticut
2015: Connecticut
2016: Connecticut
2017: South Carolina
2018: Notre Dame
2019: Baylor
2020: No tournament
2021: Stanford
2022: South Carolina
2023: LSU
2024: South Carolina

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