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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 basketball
A-10 tournament champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Record21–11 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachJerry Dunn
Home arenaRec Hall
Seasons
← 1989–90
1991–92 →
1990–91 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rutgers 14 – 4   .778 19 – 10   .655
Temple 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706
Penn State † 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656
George Washington 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613
UMass 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
West Virginia 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Duquesne 10 – 8   .556 13 – 15   .464
Saint Joseph's 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
Rhode Island 6 – 12   .333 11 – 17   .393
St. Bonaventure 0 – 18   .000 5 – 23   .179
† 1991 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

This was Penn State's final season in the Atlantic 10. The Nittany Lions played an independent schedule in 1991-92, then joined the Big Ten on July 1, 1992.

Roster edit

1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
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 edit

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
Nov 27, 1990*
 Miami (FL) W 93–67  2–0
 Rec Hall (6,574)
University Park, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1990*
 Illinois W 78–68  4–1
 Rec Hall (7,347)
University Park, Pennsylvania
Dec 18, 1990
 at Temple L 63–67  5–2
 McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 3, 1991
 UMass W 65–64  7–3
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 10, 1991
 West Virginia W 90–88  9–4
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 25, 1991*
 at Miami (FL) W 69–57  12–5
 Miami Arena (2,714)
Miami, Florida
Jan 28, 1991
 Rutgers L 78–79  12–6
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 1991
 West Virginia W 66–63  13–6
 WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 13, 1991
 Temple L 59–69  15–8
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Feb 16, 1991
 at UMass L 64–73  15–9
 Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 27, 1991
 at Rutgers L 70–92  17–10
 Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 3, 1991*
 (3) vs. (6) Duquesne
Quarterfinals 		W 83–64  18–10
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 4, 1991*
 (3) at (2) Temple
Semifinals 		W 52–50  19–10
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 1991*
 (3) (4) George Washington
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 edit

  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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