1991 FINAL TEAM STATISTICS

1990-91

*OVERALL*	*HOME*	*AWAY*	*NEUTRAL*	*CONFERENCE*	*PLACE*	*CONF. TOURNEY*	*POST-SEASON*
27-8	15-0	6-6	6-2	10-4	1st Tie	1-1	5-1 NCAA

ROSTER:

NO.	POS.	NAME	CLASS	HGT.	WGT.	Hometown (Previous School)
		RETURNEES:
3	G	Terry Brown * Cpt.	Sr.	6'2	190	Clyde, NY (Northeastern OK A&M)
24	F	Alonzo Jamison *	Jr.	6'6	225	Santa Ana, CA (Rancho Santiago JC)
32	F	Mike Maddox *** Cpt.	Sr.	6'7	200	Oklahoma City, OK (Putnam North HS)
43	F	Malcolm Nash *	Jr.	6'7	210	St. Louis, MO (Vashon HS)
30	G	Adonis Jordan *	So.	5'11	170	Reseda, CA (Cleveland HS)
42	C/F	Mark Randall *** Cpt.	Sr.	6'9	235	Englewood, CO (Cherry Creek HS)
31	F	Kirk Wagner * Cpt.	Sr.	6'7	215	Pasadena, CA (Pasadena CC)
		NEW FACES:
21	G	Doug Elstun	Jr.	6'3	185	Shawnee Mission, KS (Shawnee Mission West HS)/North Carolina
54	C	David Johanning	Jr.	6'10	220	Wichita, KS (Bishop Carroll HS)/Hutchison CC
12	F/G	Patrick Richey	Fr.	6'8	190	Lee's Summit, MO (Lee's Summit HS
34	F	Richard Scott	Fr.	6'7	215	Little Rock, AR (Central HS)
22	G	Sean Tunstall	Jr.	6'2	185	St. Louis, MO (Vashon HS)
20	G	Steve Woodberry	Fr.	6'4	180	Wichita, KS (Wichita South HS)
		REDSHIRT:
23	G	Rex Walters	Jr.	6'4		San Jose, CA (Independence HS)/Northwestern U.

* - Varsity Letter Cpt.- Captain

HEAD COACH

Roy Williams, 3rd Year

Asst. Coaches:

Jerry Green, Asst., 3rd Year

Kevin Stallings, Asst., 3rd Year

Steve Robinson, Asst., 3rd Year

Mark Turgeon

LOSSES FROM LAST YEAR ('90 stats):

PLAYER LOSSES	Class	Hgt.	POS.	G/GS	PTS	PPG	RBS	RPG	PPts	STATUS
Jeff Gueldner	Sr.	6'5	G/F	35/35	374	10.7	162	4.6	15.29	Graduated
Kevin Pritchard	Sr.	6'3	G	35/35	506	14.5	89	2.5	16.14	Graduated
Freeman West	Sr.	6'5	F	34/1	205	6.0	125	3.7	7.85	Graduated
Todd Alexander	Fr.	6'2	G/F	23/0	26	1.1	24	1.0	1.74	Transferred
Rick Calloway	Sr.	6'6	F	35/35	458	13.1	149	4.3	14.54	Graduated
Pekka Markkanen	Jr.	6'10	C	34/33	234	6.9	132	3.9	9.15	Went back to Finland
TOTALS					1803	51.5	681	19.5	64.71

PRESEASON OUTLOOK:

The cupboard is not bare as Kansas embarks on the 1990-91 season. "Losing the players that we did, it would be hard to match the performance of last year's team," said Williams, who was named National Coach of the Year in just his second season as a college head coach. With just one starter back, the Jayhawks were again noticeably absent from most preseason polls.

Leading the list of returnees is 6-9 Mark Randall, a second team All-Big Eight performer and the only Jayhawk with any true starting experience. Joining Randall in the frontcourt will be 6-7 Mike Maddox, one of the best sixth men in the nation last year. Senior Kirk Wagner and junior Malcolm Nash also return to the Kansas frontcourt. Sophomore point guard Adonis Jordan is the heir apparent to the starting point guard position. Jordan was a reliable backup to Pritchard last season. Senior guard Terry Brown established records last year as the most prolific three-point field goal shooter ever at Kansas. Junior Sean Tunstall could be a strong contributor to the back court after sitting out the last two seasons.

The Jayhawk recruiting class is considered on of the top 25 in the nation. Forward Richard Scott and guard/forward Patrick Richey signed with the Jayhawks last November. In April, Kansas added guard Steve Woodberry and transfer David Johanning. Guard Doug Elstun sat out last year after transferring from North Carolina. KU also recruited highly touted Chris Lindley out of Raytown HS (MO). Unfortunately, however, Lindley had his foot amputated after a tragic train accident.

Lack of experience is a concern of Williams heading into the 1990-91 season. "Some of the newcomers are also going to have to step forward. That will be a key for us."

Source: KU Basketball MediaGuide, 1990-91.

SEASON SUMMARY:

Surprising '91 Team Nearly Won It All
The 1990-91 Kansas team brought third-year coach Roy Williams his first conference title. But Jayhawk faithful had little reason to believe that they would take Williams to a Final Four.

Kansas began Big Eight play 0-2. Later, there was a loss at Colorado and a stinging loss at Nebraska that would have given KU the league title outright. After a loss to Nebraska in the Big Eight Tournament, Kansas didn't exactly enter the NCAA Tournament with a head of steam.

The team gathered at Williams' house to watch the NCAA Tournament pairings. "I told my coaches that we've got to act really excited because I don't think our players will," Williams said. "And sure enough it was no big deal. But I was yelling. I was trying to get them to understand what a happy time this could be."
Kansas built momentum in the tournament, edging Tim Floyd's New Orleans team, 55-49 in the first round, followed by an 11-point win over Pittsburgh. At the regionals, KU jumped on Indiana early and won, 83-65. Suddenly the Jayhawks were the darlings of the tournament. Next up was No. 1-ranked Arkansas and its "40 minutes of hell" defense. At halftime, the Jayhawks were down 12 points and things didn't look good.

"There were times during the game when you're sitting over there thinking, 'Well, maybe this is as far as this team should go ‹ final eight," said then assistant coach Mark Turgeon.
But the second half was all Kansas. With Mark Randall and Regional MVP Alonzo Jamison leading the way, the Jayhawks emerged with a 93-81 win and a Final Four berth.

Kansas beat North Carolina, Williams' alma mater, in the national semifinals, 79-73. But Duke, behind Christian Laettner, Grant Hill and Bobby Hurley, beat Kansas in the finals, ending a memorable run.
"I didn't think there was any way we were going to lose the finals," Turgeon said. "The way we were going, I thought, man, we are playing so well."

Source: A Century of Basketball

HIGHLIGHTS:

The Jayhawks started as a mystery team in 1990-91. It proved to be an up-and-down season for the Jayhawks, starting with an opening loss at Arizona State. KU slipped as the regular season wound down, dropping three of it's last six encounters. KU entered NCAA play looking like a team destined for an early exit. "The NCAA Tournament was a great run. After we beat New Orleans and Pittsburgh, the next three teams ended up being the teams ranked two, three and four (Indiana, Arkansas and North Carolina)."

After the Arkansas game, which KU won by 12 after being down by 12 at the half, the triumphant Jayhawks returned to Lawrence for a wild celebration. The victory earned Kansas a trip to Indianapolis and the Final Four, and put Williams on a collision course with his mentor, Dean Smith and North Carolina. More than 1,200 games over 45 years had not dulled my enthusiasm for a game like this one. KU hung on for a 79-73 victory. The final minutes, however, were bittersweet when Smith was slapped with a technical and ejected. His exit took him past Williams, and he paused to shake his pupil's hand as well as the respectful players on the KU bench before disappearing from the arena.

The second game featured Duke and top-ranked UNLV, and overwhelming favorite. Duke surprised everyone and upset the Rebels. The Blue Devils continued their sparkling play n the Monday night championship game. The Jayhawks had a bad shooting night, hitting just 41.5% and Duke won the title. 72-65.

Source: Max and the Jayhawks, by Max Falkenstein.

FINAL FOUR STORY, Pete Goering

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME STORY, Allen Quakenbush

SEASON RECAP, Topeka Capitol-Journal

1991 You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxq27PHrW9I&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLqqWQXQmjM&feature=related

1991 FINAL TEAM STATISTICS (Team highs in bold)

CATEGORY	KU	OPP	DIFF	Brown, Terry	Randall, Mark	Jordan, Adonis	Jamison, Alonzo	Maddox, Mike	Scott, Richard
Games Played/Started	35	35		35/33	35/34	34/33	35/34	34/33	35/0
Minutes	7025	7025		882	1025	1013	868	789	423
Per Game	200.7	200.7		25.2	29.3	29.8	24.8	23.2	12.1
Points	2946	2435	511	561	524	424	364	250	205
Per Game	84.2	69.6	14.6	16.0	15.0	12.5	10.4	7.4	5.9
Rebounds	1322	1218	104	125	216	102	225	109	92
Per Game	37.8	34.8	3.0	3.6	6.2	3.0	6.4	3.2	2.6
Blocks	78	112	-34	1	6	1	15	11	7
Assists	648	439	209	21	80	154	127	97	15
Steals	325	262	63	43	33	50	80	31	14
Turnovers	606	721	-115	48	88	88	111	61	38
(Assists+Steals)/TO	1.61	0.97	0.64	1.33	1.28	2.32	1.86	2.10	0.76
FG -Attempts	2097	2015	82	442	319	272	237	209	151
Made	1086	870	216	191	205	138	141	110	85
Percent	51.8	43.2	8.6	43.2	64.3	50.7	59.5	52.6	56.3
3FG-Attempts	504	437	67	277	4	115	4	1	2
Made	199	150	49	111	1	47	2	0	0
Percent	39.5	34.3	5.2	40.1	25.0	40.9	50.0	0.0	0.0
FT-Attempts	924	826	98	95	178	132	161	65	86
Made	575	545	30	68	113	101	80	30	35
Percent	62.2	66.0	-3.8	71.6	63.5	76.5	49.7	46.2	40.7
Production Points/Game	95.80	66.26	29.54	12.14	16.91	14.06	14.94	8.91	5.09
Production Points/Minute	.477	.330	.147	.481	.578	.472	.603	.384	.421

Statistics, Cont'd

CATEGORY	Tunstall, Sean	Richey, Patrick	Woodberry, Steve	Wagner, Kirk	Johanning, David	Nash, Malcolm	Elstun, Doug	Team
Games Played/ Started	35/6	32/0	35/1	28/1	30/0	20/0	13/0
Minutes	607	432	480	224	169	77	37
Per Game	17.3	13.5	13.7	8.0	5.6	3.9	2.8
Points	200	134	104	81	55	35	9
Per Game	5.7	4.2	3.0	2.9	1.8	1.8	0.7
Rebounds	91	62	67	45	43	24	5	116
Per Game	2.6	1.9	1.9	1.6	1.4	1.2	0.4	3.3
Blocks	4	6	10	1	15	1	0
Assists	41	35	53	9	8	4	4
Steals	23	15	23	7	1	2	3
Turnovers	53	20	45	21	11	16	4	2
(Assists+Steals)/TO	1.21	2.50	1.69	0.76	0.82	0.38	1.75
FG - Attempts	164	108	69	52	37	25	12
Made	68	49	35	29	21	11	3
Percent	41.5	45.4	50.7	55.8	56.8	44.0	25.0
3FG - Attempts	42	41	11	0	0	1	6
Made	14	17	5	0	0	0	2
Percent	33.3	41.5	45.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	33.3
FT - Attempts	68	27	37	28	25	20	2
Made	50	19	29	23	13	13	1
Percent	73.5	70.4	78.4	82.1	52.0	65.0	50.0
Production Points/Game	5.49	5.16	4.86	3.36	2.77	1.45	0.54
Production Points/Minute	.316	.382	.354	.420	.491	.377	.189

Source: 1992 KU Basketball Media Guide

GAME-BY-GAME

Arizona State	L	68-70	Nov. 23	at Tempe, Ariz.
Northern Arizona	W	84-57	Nov. 24	at Flagstaff, Ariz.
Marquette	W	108-71	Dec. 1	at Lawrence
Southern Methodist	W	80-60	Dec. 4	at Lawrence
Kentucky	L	71-88	Dec. 8	at Lexington, Ky.
Rider	W	103-51	Dec. 15	at Lawrence
Texas-San Antonio	W	101-69	Dec. 22	at Lawrence
Hawaii Loa	W	111-58	Dec. 28	at Oahu, Hawaii
Pepperdine	W	88-62	Jan. 2	at Malibu, Calif.
N.C. State	W	105-94	Jan. 5	at Lawrence
Oklahoma	L	82-88	Jan. 8	at Norman, Okla.
Maryland-Baltimore Co.	W	97-46	Jan. 10	at Lawrence
Oklahoma State	L	73-78	Jan. 12	at Stillwater, Okla.
Miami	W	73-60	Jan. 16	at Lawrence
Missouri	W	91-64	Jan. 19	at Lawrence
Wichita State	W	84-50	Jan. 23	at Lawrence
Colorado	W	95-62	Jan. 26	at Lawrence
Kansas State	W	78-69	Jan. 29	at Manhattan, Kan.
Iowa State	W	85-78	Feb. 2	at Ames, Iowa
Nebraska	W	85-77	Feb. 6	at Lawrence
Oklahoma State	W	79-69	Feb. 9	at Lawrence
Missouri	W	74-70	Feb. 12	at Columbia, Mo.
Kansas State	W	68-67	Feb. 16	at Lawrence
Colorado	L	71-79	Feb. 20	at Boulder, Colo.
Oklahoma	W	109-87	Feb. 23	at Lawrence
Iowa State	W	88-57	Feb. 26	at Lawrence
Nebraska	L	75-85	Mar. 3	at Lincoln, Neb.
Colorado	W	82-76	Mar. 8	at Kansas City, Mo.
Nebraska	L	83-87	Mar. 9	at Kansas City, Mo.
NCAA Tournament
New Orleans	W	54-49	Mar. 14	at Louisville, Ky. (NCAA Sub-Regional)
Pittsburgh	W	77-66	Mar. 16	at Louisville, Ky. (NCAA Sub-Regional)
Indiana	W	83-65	Mar. 21	Charlotte, N.C. (NCAA Regional)
Arkansas	W	93-81	Mar. 23	Charlotte, N.C. (NCAA Regional)
North Carolina	W	79-73	Mar. 30	Indianapolis, Ind. (NCAA Semifinals)
Duke	L	65-72	Apr. 1	Indianapolis. Ind. (NCAA Finals)

LINK TO 1991 NATIONAL STATISTICS

Link to Big 8 Conference for 1991

Jayhawks overcame 'hell' in '91

By Chuck Woodling, KUSports.com, Wednesday, March 24, 2004

Adonis Jordan, grinning from earlobe to earlobe, uttered one of the pithiest postgame statements in Kansas University men's basketball history on that astonishing day. "Down by 12, win by 12," Jordan stated matter-of-factly.

Jordan was a Kansas University guard March 23, 1991 -- a day that will live in Arkansas University basketball infamy. That was the day Kansas cut 20 minutes off UA coach Nolan Richardson's self-described "40 minutes of hell."

To put that 93-81 KU victory over the Razorbacks into historical perspective, it was:

1) the most impressive comeback by a KU team in its NCAA Tournament history.

2) the game that skyrocketed young KU coach Roy Williams into the national consciousness, sending him to his first NCAA Final Four, where he coached for the first time against long-time mentor Dean Smith.

3) the high-water mark of KU's Alonzo Jamison, a defensive specialist who scored a career-high 26 points.

Let me set the stage for that memorable meeting because it was the last time Kansas faced the buzzsaw, fullcourt pressure defense they'll see Friday night in St. Louis when Richardson protégé Mike Anderson unleashes his "fastest 40 minutes of basketball" on the Jayhawks. That 1990-91 KU edition -- Williams' third on Mount Oread -- had earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament despite losing to Nebraska (Nebraska???) in the semifinals of the Big Eight tournament, and was hardly a juggernaut.

Off to Louisville, the Jayhawks had little difficulty disposing of New Orleans in the first round and Pittsburgh in the second. The prospects for future advancement, however, looked grim with Arkansas and Indiana, the region's top two seeds respectively, on the horizon at the Charlotte Coliseum in Williams' native North Carolina. Surprisingly, the Jayhawks had no problem at all with Indiana, drilling one of Bob Knight's best teams, 83-65, in the Round of 16, but Arkansas would be another story. The Hogs were 34-3 and were ranked No. 2 in the wire-service polls.

How could the Jayhawks possibly stand up under 40 minutes of that withering Arkansas defensive pressure? Well, for 20 minutes they couldn't. Arkansas was dynamite. The Hogs forced 10 turnovers and standout guard Todd Day drained three of four three-point attempts and scored 21 points. I can still remember the Arkansas players running off the floor with a 47-35 halftime lead and thinking this was a team destined for a national championship.

What I didn't know at the time was that Arkansas would come out supremely overconfident in the second half. Kansas scored the first eight points after the break and recaptured the momentum. Soon the Jayhawks were off to the races, leaving the Razorbacks in a world of hurt. Kansas outscored Arkansas, 58-34, in arguably the best half ever played by a KU basketball team in NCAA Tournament annals. Arkansas was shell-shocked. All Richardson could do was praise the Jayhawks. What else could he do?

Off the top of my head, the only comparable game I can recall occurred last season in Allen Fieldhouse and Kansas was the victim. Remember when the Jayhawks rocketed to a 52-39 halftime lead over Arizona, then were blown away? As KU fans sat stunned, the Wildcats dropped a 52-22 bomb on the Jayhawks in the last 20 minutes and won, 91-74. If that wasn't the worst second half in KU basketball history -- particularly at home, then it certainly ranked in the top three. Conversely, that second half against Arkansas on that late March day in the Charlotte Coliseum had to be one of the best of all time.

With Kansas scheduled to face a team very similar to that Arkansas powerhouse this weekend at the Edward Jones Dome, it's interesting to note what Williams said prior to that fateful meeting with the Hogs 13 years ago. "To beat Arkansas," Williams said, "you've got to beat an attitude." In other words, you have to believe you can slice 40 minutes of hell into 20 minutes at the most.