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 State Tigers men's basketball
ECC Regular season champions ECC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	East Coast Conference
Record	19–11 (10–2 ECC)
Head coach	Terry Truax (8th season)
Home arena	Towson Center

1990–91 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Towson State †	10	–	2		.833			19	–	11		.633
Delaware	8	–	4		.667			16	–	13		.552
Hofstra	7	–	5		.583			14	–	14		.500
Drexel	7	–	5		.583			12	–	16		.429
Rider	4	–	8		.333			14	–	16		.467
UMBC	4	–	8		.333			7	–	22		.241
Central Connecticut State	2	–	10		.167			4	–	24		.143
† 1991 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1990–91 Towson State Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 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 Terry Truax Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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, OH
Nov 26, 1990*		at Maryland	L 69–93	0–2	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, MD
Nov 30, 1990		UMBC	W 83–75	1–2 (1–0)	Towson Center  Towson, MD
Dec 1, 1990*		Loyola (MD)	W 62–60	2–2	Towson Center  Towson, MD
Dec 5, 1990*		Navy	L 88–102	2–3	Towson Center  Towson, MD
Dec 18, 1990*		at Howard	W 77–62	3–3	Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
Dec 20, 1990*		vs. No. 3 Syracuse	L 73–78	3–4	Hersheypark Arena  Hershey, PA
Dec 28, 1990*		vs. Alabama Low Country Basketball Classic	L 52–71	3–5	Charleston, SC
Dec 29, 1990*		vs. Navy	W 90–75	4–5
Jan 4, 1991*		Bucknell	W 85–84	5–5	Towson Center  Towson, MD
Jan 7, 1991*		at Lehigh	L 83–85	5–6	Stabler Arena  Bethlehem, PA
Jan 12, 1991		at Central Connecticut	W 82–72	6–6 (2–0)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
Jan 16, 1991		Rider	W 75–71	7–6 (3–0)	Towson Center  Towson, MD
Jan 23, 1991		at Drexel	W 72–70	9–6	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
Jan 26, 1991		at UMBC	W 83–68	10–6	Retriever Activities Center  Catonsville, MD
Jan 28, 1991*		at Bucknell	W 89–83	11–6	Davis Gym  Lewisburg, PA
Feb 2, 1991		at Rider	W 85–62	13–6	Alumni Gymnasium  Lawrenceville, NJ
Feb 4, 1991*		Loyola (MD)	L 84–85	13–7	Towson Center  Towson, MD
Feb 9, 1991		Central Connecticut	W 84–76	15–7	Towson Center  Towson, MD
Feb 13, 1991		Drexel	L 75–78	15–8	Towson Center  Towson, MD
Feb 23, 1991*		Youngstown State	W 80–75	17–9	Towson Center  Towson, MD
Feb 25, 1991*		at No. 20 Virginia	L 49–72	17–10	University Hall  Charlottesville, VA
ECC Tournament
Mar 3, 1991*		UMBC ECC Tournament Semifinal	W 78–76	18–10	Towson Center  Towson, MD
Mar 4, 1991*		Rider ECC tournament championship	W 69–63	19–10	Towson Center  Towson, MD
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(16 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 5 Ohio State First Round	L 86–97	19–11	UD Arena  Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

• Devin Boyd – ECC Player of the Year; First-team All-ECC