1990–91 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1990–91 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the Boilermakers earned the #7 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament, but were defeated in the first round by Temple, finishing the season with a 17–12 record (9–9 Big Ten).

1990–91 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–12 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
1991–92 →
1990–91 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Ohio State 15 3   .833 27 4   .871
No. 3 Indiana 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
Illinois 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
Michigan State 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Iowa 9 9   .500 21 11   .656
Purdue 9 9   .500 17 12   .586
Wisconsin 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Michigan 7 11   .389 14 15   .483
Minnesota 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
Northwestern 0 18   .000 5 23   .179
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1990–91 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Matt Painter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Ft. Wayne, Indiana
G/F 32 Jimmy Oliver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Morrilton, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 24, 1990*
Stetson L 56–58  0–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 26, 1990*
UMass W 64–53  1–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 30, 1990*
East Carolina W 78–49  2–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 1, 1990*
Indiana State W 77–56  3–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 6, 1990*
at California W 66–65  4–1
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 8, 1990*
at Saint Louis W 97–77  5–1
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 15, 1990*
Furman W 64–51  6–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 20, 1990*
Butler W 97–81  7–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 22, 1990*
No. 8 North Carolina L 74–86  7–2
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 29, 1990*
at No. 17 Georgia W 64–63  8–2
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 3, 1991
at Northwestern W 73–70  9–2
(1–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Jan 14, 1991
No. 3 Indiana
Rivalry
L 62–65  10–4
(2–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 10, 1991
at No. 4 Indiana
Rivalry
L 63–81  11–10
(3–8)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Mar 9, 1991
Northwestern W 77–48  17–11
(9–9)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1991*
(7 E) vs. (10 E) Temple
First Round
L 63–80  17–12
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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For the second consecutive year, a Purdue player was taken with the 39th overall pick.

Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 39 Jimmy Oliver Cleveland Cavaliers

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "1991 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.