The 1990–91 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented

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in the 1990-91 college basketball season. The team's head coach was

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, who was in his second season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 13–16, 5–13 in SEC play, good for seventh in the conference. They defeated

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to advance to the second round of the SEC tournament where they lost to Alabama. The team's newest key addition was freshman guard

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, younger brother of former Auburn and NBA star

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. Person attended high school in

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like his brother. Person averaged 15.4 points per game, second on the team to Ronnie Battle.

Roster

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