1990–91 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1990–91 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball | |
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Atlantic-10 Regular-season champions | |
Conference | Atlantic-10 Conference |
Record | 19–10 (14–4 A-10) |
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Home arena | Louis Brown Athletic Center |
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 → |
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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 |
The 1990–91 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball represented Rutgers University in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Wenzel, then in his third season with the Scarlet Knights. The team played its home games in Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway Township, New Jersey, and was a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference. The Scarlet Knights finished atop the conference's regular season standings, and would receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Rutgers fell to Arizona State, 79–76, in the opening round. The first loss of the season came at the hands of Princeton.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Nov 27, 1990* | No. 23 Missouri | W 68–60 | 1–0 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | |||||||
Dec 11, 1990 | at UMass | W 67–65 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts | ||||||||
Dec 15, 1990* | Princeton | L 45–58 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||||||
Dec 22, 1990* | at Seton Hall | L 76–90 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||||
Dec 29, 1990* | vs. BYU ECAC Holiday Festival | W 85–70 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||||
Jan 8, 1991 | at Temple | L 62–83 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
Jan 12, 1991 | at West Virginia | L 69–87 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||||||
Jan 19, 1991 | West Virginia | W 75–71 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||||||
Jan 22, 1991* | at Notre Dame | W 62–52 | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana | ||||||||
Jan 28, 1991 | at Penn State | W 79–78 | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
Feb 1, 1991 | Temple | L 62–83 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||||||
Feb 3, 1991* | at No. 1 UNLV | L 73–115 | Thomas & Mack Center (18,954) Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||||||
Feb 24, 1991 | UMass | W 103–96 OT | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||||||
Feb 27, 1991 | Penn State | W 92–70 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||||||
Atlantic-10 tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 1991* | at Saint Joseph's Quarterfinal | L 87–90 OT | 19–9 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1991* | (9 SE) | vs. (8 SE) Arizona State First Round | L 76–79[2] | 19–10 | The Omni Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Awards and honors
- Keith Hughes – Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
References
- ^ "Minnesota (6-0) drops Oregon St. to 2-3: [1,2 Edition]". The San Diego Union. December 16, 1990. p. H-9. ProQuest 422652164. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ "Arizona St. Rallies To Beat Rutgers". New York Times. March 16, 1991. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "2019-20 Rutgers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2021.