1990–91 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University in the college basketball season of 1990–91. The team, led by head coached by Jim Molinari, were members of the Mid-Continent Conference and played their homes game at the Chick Evans Field House. They finished the season 25–6, 14–2 in Mid-Con play, to win the Mid-Con regular season title. After falling to Wisconsin-Green Bay in the 1991 Mid-Con men's basketball tournament, they received an at-large invitation to the 1991 NCAA tournament.

1990–91 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Mid-Con Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMid-Continent Conference
Record25–6 (14–2 Mid-Con)
Head coach
Home arenaChick Evans Field House
Seasons
← 1989–90
1991–92 →
1990–91 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Illinois 14 2   .875 25 6   .806
Green Bay 13 3   .813 24 7   .774
Eastern Illinois 10 6   .625 17 12   .586
Cleveland State 8 8   .500 12 16   .429
Northern Iowa 8 8   .500 13 19   .406
Western Illinois 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Akron 6 10   .375 15 13   .536
UIC 5 11   .313 15 15   .500
Valparaiso 2 14   .125 5 22   .185
1991 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1990–91 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Donald Whiteside 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
F 44 Donnell Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Chicago, Illinois
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
Regular season
Nov 27, 1990*
at Maine W 65–51  1–0
Alfond Arena 
Orono, Maine
Dec 1, 1990*
at Minnesota L 37–65  1–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 4, 1990*
Evansville W 77–51  2–1
Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, Illinois
Jan 15, 1991*
DePaul W 70–61  12–1
Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, Illinois
Jan 19, 1991
Green Bay L 57–63  12–2
Chick Evans Field House (6,060)
DeKalb, Illinois
Feb 16, 1991
at Green Bay L 53–61 
Brown County Arena (6,279)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Feb 18, 1991*
at No. 17 Nebraska L 73–82 
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mid-Con Tournament
Mar 3, 1991*
(1) vs. UIC
Quarterfinal
W 77–52  23–4
Brown County Arena 
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Mar 4, 1991*
(1) vs. Northern Iowa
Semifinal
W 76–63 OT 24–4
Brown County Arena 
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Mar 5, 1991*
(1) at (2) Green Bay
Championship Game
L 39–56  24–5
Brown County Arena (6,197)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*
(13 MW) vs. (4 MW) No. 20 St. John's
First Round
L 68–75  25–6
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Northern Illinois Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "1990-91 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2023.