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 basketball | |
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A-10 tournament champions | |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 |
| Record | 21–11 (10–8 A-10) |
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| Assistant coach | Jerry Dunn |
| Home arena | Rec Hall |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1991 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This was Penn State's final season in the Atlantic 10. The Nittany Lions played an independent schedule in 1991-92, then joined the Big Ten on July 1, 1992.
Roster
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Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 24, 1990* |
Drexel | W 86–83 | 1–0 |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Nov 27, 1990* |
Miami (FL) | W 93–67 | 2–0 |
Rec Hall (6,574) University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Dec 5, 1990* |
Illinois | W 78–68 | 4–1 |
Rec Hall (7,347) University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Dec 18, 1990 |
at Temple | L 63–67 | 5–2 |
McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Jan 3, 1991 |
UMass | W 65–64 | 7–3 |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Jan 10, 1991 |
West Virginia | W 90–88 | 9–4 |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Jan 25, 1991* |
at Miami (FL) | W 69–57 | 12–5 |
Miami Arena (2,714) Miami, Florida | |||||||
| Jan 28, 1991 |
Rutgers | L 78–79 | 12–6 |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Jan 31, 1991 |
West Virginia | W 66–63 | 13–6 |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
| Feb 13, 1991 |
Temple | L 59–69 | 15–8 |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Feb 16, 1991 |
at UMass | L 64–73 | 15–9 |
Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts | |||||||
| Feb 27, 1991 |
at Rutgers | L 70–92 | 17–10 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | |||||||
| Atlantic 10 Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 3, 1991* |
(3) | vs. (6) Duquesne Quarterfinals |
W 83–64 | 18–10 |
Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Mar 4, 1991* |
(3) | at (2) Temple Semifinals |
W 52–50 | 19–10 |
Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Mar 7, 1991* |
(3) | (4) George Washington 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. | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ "2019-20 Penn State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 12, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2020.