1990–91 Towson State Tigers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Towson State Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson State University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Terry Truax and played their home games at the Towson Center. They finished the season 19–11, 10–2 in ECC play to win the regular season conference title. The Tigers won the ECC Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 16 seed in the Midwest region. Towson State was defeated in the first round by No. 1 seed Ohio State, 91–74.

1990–91 Towson Tigers men's basketball
ECC Regular season champions
ECC Tournament champions
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
1990–91 record19–11 (10–2 ECC)
Head coach
Home arenaTowson Center
1990-91 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Towson State †102 .833  1911  .633
Delaware84 .667  1613  .552
Hofstra75 .583  1414  .500
Drexel75 .583  1216  .429
Rider48 .333  1416  .467
Maryland-Baltimore County48 .333  722  .241
Central Connecticut State210 .167  424  .143
1991 ECC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1990–91 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 10 Devin Boyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
G Chuck Lightening 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
C 42 John James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Nov 24, 1990*
    at Dayton L 79–99  0–1
    UD Arena 
    Dayton, Ohio
    Nov 26, 1990*
    at Maryland L 69–93  0–2
    Cole Fieldhouse 
    College Park, Maryland
    Feb 25, 1991*
    at No. 20 Virginia L 49–72  17–10
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    ECC Tournament
    Mar 3, 1991*
    Maryland-Baltimore County
    ECC Tournament Semifinal
    W 78–76  18–10
    Towson Center 
    Towson, Maryland
    Mar 4, 1991*
    Rider
    ECC Tournament Championship
    W 69–63  19–10
    Towson Center 
    Towson, Maryland
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 15, 1991*
    (16 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 5 Ohio State
    First Round
    L 86–97[3]  19–11
    UD Arena 
    Dayton, Ohio
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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    References

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