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
Rutgers144 .778  1910  .655
Temple135 .722  2410  .706
Penn State108 .556  2111  .656
George Washington108 .556  1912  .613
UMass108 .556  2013  .606
West Virginia108 .556  1714  .548
Duquesne108 .556  1315  .464
Saint Joseph's711 .389  1317  .433
Rhode Island612 .333  1117  .393
St. Bonaventure018 .000  523  .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)
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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