1990–91 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA men's college basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Randy Ayers and played their home games at St. John Arena. After starting the season on a 17-game win streak and winning 25 of their first 26 games, the Buckeyes finished with an overall record of 27–4, and earned their first Big Ten championship in 20 years with a 15–3 conference record.

1990–91 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
1990–91 record27–4 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaSt. John Arena
1990–91 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Ohio State153 .833  274  .871
No. 3 Indiana153 .833  295  .853
Illinois117 .611  2110  .677
Michigan State117 .611  1911  .633
Iowa99 .500  2111  .656
Purdue99 .500  1712  .586
Wisconsin810 .444  1515  .500
Michigan711 .389  1415  .483
Minnesota513 .278  1216  .429
Northwestern018 .000  523  .179
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1990–91 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Mark Baker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Dayton, Ohio
G 15 Jamie Skelton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Dayton, Ohio
G 20 Alex Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio
SF 21 Chris Jent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Sparta, New Jersey
SG 22 Jim Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Toledo, Ohio
C 23 Nick Hodak 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) Toledo, Ohio
G 24 Scott Reeves 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Columbus, Ohio
G 30 Jamaal Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Arlington, Texas
F 31 Tom Brandewie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Fort Loramie, Ohio
C 32 Perry Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
F 34 Treg Lee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cleveland, Ohio
C 42 Steve Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Payne, Ohio
F 44 Jimmy Ratliff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)211 lb (96 kg) Fr Middleton, Ohio
F 50 Joe Reid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Pepper Pike, Ohio
C 54 Bill Robinson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) Jr Canton, Ohio
PF Lawrence Funderburke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS So Columbus, Ohio
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
    Nov 25, 1990*
    No. 10 Bethune-Cookman W 111–72  1–0
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    Nov 28, 1990*
    No. 11 Delaware State W 116–67  2–0
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    Dec 1, 1990*
    No. 11 Youngstown State W 112–67  3–0
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    Dec 8, 1990*
    No. 9 Chicago State W 112–54  4–0
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    Dec 12, 1990*
    No. 8 Wright State W 90–60  5–0
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    Dec 15, 1990*
    No. 8 at American W 109–73  6–0
    Bender Arena 
    Washington, D.C.
    Dec 17, 1990*
    No. 7 Tennessee State W 103–66  7–0
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    Dec 22, 1990*
    No. 7 vs. No. 12 Georgetown
    Duel in the Desert
    W 71–60[1]  8–0
    Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)
    Paradise, Nevada
    Dec 27, 1990*
    No. 6 vs. Mississippi State
    Palm Beach Classic
    W 82–80  9–0
     
    West Palm Beach, Florida
    Dec 28, 1990*
    No. 6 vs. Miami (OH)
    Palm Beach Classic
    W 85–67  10–0
     
    West Palm Beach, Florida
    Jan 3, 1991
    No. 6 No. 22 Iowa W 63–59  11–0
    (1–0)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    Jan 5, 1991
    No. 6 at Michigan W 67–57  12–0
    (2–0)
    Crisler Arena 
    Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Jan 10, 1991
    No. 4 at Northwestern W 102–62  13–0
    (3–0)
    Welsh-Ryan Arena 
    Evanston, Illinois
    Jan 12, 1991
    No. 4 Wisconsin W 92–60  14–0
    (4–0)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    Jan 19, 1991
    No. 4 Illinois W 89–55  15–0
    (5–0)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    Jan 21, 1991
    No. 4 at No. 3 Indiana W 93–85  16–0
    (6–0)
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, Indiana
    Jan 24, 1991
    No. 4 at Minnesota W 80–70  17–0
    (7–0)
    Williams Arena 
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Jan 31, 1991
    No. 4 at Michigan State L 61–75  17–1
    (7–1)
    Breslin Student Events Center 
    East Lansing, MI
    Feb 3, 1991
    No. 3 Purdue W 66–59  18–1
    (8–1)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    Feb 9, 1991
    No. 3 Northwestern W 96–64  19–1
    (9–1)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    Feb 11, 1991
    No. 2 Michigan W 81–65  20–1
    (10–1)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    Feb 14, 1991
    No. 2 at Wisconsin W 73–71  21–1
    (11–1)
    Wisconsin Field House 
    Madison, Wisconsin
    Feb 17, 1991
    No. 2 No. 4 Indiana W 97–95  22–1
    (12–1)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    Feb 20, 1991
    No. 2 at Illinois W 73–64  23–1
    (13–1)
    Assembly Hall 
    Champaign, Illinois
    Feb 23, 1991
    No. 2 Minnesota W 63–62  24–1
    (14–1)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Mar 3, 1991
    No. 2 Michigan State W 65–64  25–1
    (15–1)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Mar 6, 1991
    No. 2 at Purdue L 67–72  25–2
    (15–2)
    Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Mar 9, 1991
    No. 2 at Iowa L 69–80  25–3
    (15–3)
    Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
    Iowa City, Iowa
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 15, 1991*
    (1 MW) No. 5 vs. (16 MW) Towson
    First round
    W 97–86[2]  26–3
    University of Dayton Arena 
    Dayton, Ohio
    Mar 17, 1991*
    (1 MW) No. 5 vs. (8 MW) Georgia Tech
    Second round
    W 65–61[3]  27–3
    University of Dayton Arena 
    Dayton, Ohio
    Mar 22, 1991*
    (1 MW) No. 5 vs. (4 MW) No. 20 St. John's
    Midwest Regional semifinal
    L 74–91[4]  27–4
    Pontiac Silverdome 
    Pontiac, Michigan
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
    AP 10 11 9 8 7 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 5 
    Coaches 11 12 9 7 7 6 6 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 5

    References

    1. "Mourning-Less Hoyas No Match for Ohio State". Los Angeles Times. December 23, 1990. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
    2. "Towson State gives Ohio State all it can handle Buckeyes win, 97-86, to eliminate Tigers". The Baltimore Sun. March 16, 1991. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
    3. "OHIO STATE SLIPS GEORGIA TECH, 65-61". The Washington Post. March 18, 1991. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
    4. "OHIO STATE UPSET". The Washington Post. March 23, 1991. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
    5. "1990-91 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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