1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

The 1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1990–91 season. The team was led by head coach Bruce Parkhill and played its home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania. The Nittany Lions won the A-10 Tournament to gain an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. After upsetting UCLA in the first round, Penn State was beaten in overtime by Eastern Michigan in the second round. Penn State finished the season with an overall record of 21–11 (10–8 A-10).

1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
A-10 Tournament champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10
1990–91 record21–11 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachJerry Dunn
Home arenaRec Hall
1990–91 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Rutgers14–4 .778  19–10  .655
Temple13–5 .722  24–10  .706
Penn State †10–8 .556  21–11  .656
George Washington10–8 .556  19–12  .613
UMass10–8 .556  20–13  .606
West Virginia10–8 .556  17–14  .548
Duquesne10–8 .556  13–15  .464
Saint Joseph's7–11 .389  13–17  .433
Rhode Island6–12 .333  11–17  .393
St. Bonaventure0–18 .000  5–23  .179
† 1991 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F DeRon Hayes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1990*
Drexel W 86–83  1–0
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 3, 1991*
vs. Duquesne
A-10 Tournament Quarterfinal
W 83–64  18–10
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 4, 1991*
at Temple
A-10 Tournament Semifinal
W 52–50  19–10
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 1991*
George Washington
A-10 Tournament Championship
W 81–75  20–10
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*
(13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 16 UCLA
First Round
W 74–69  21–10
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Mar 17, 1991*
(13 E) vs. (12 E) Eastern Michigan
Second Round
L 68–71 OT 21–11
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

– Source:[1][2]

References

  1. "1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. "2019-20 Penn State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
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