1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

American college basketball season

1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
A-10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic 10
Record	21–11 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach	Bruce Parkhill (8th season)
Assistant coach	Jerry Dunn
Home arena	Rec Hall
Seasons← 1989–901991–92 →

1990–91 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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

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).

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

1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		DeRon Hayes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—

Head coach

Bruce Parkhill

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 city, state
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	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.

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References

"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.

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