1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

1990–91 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 1991 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
A-10 Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic 10
1990–91 record	21–11 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach	Bruce Parkhill (8th season);
Assistant coach	Jerry Dunn
Home arena	Rec Hall
	Seasons ← →

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).

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)	—

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
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 3, 1991*		vs. Duquesne A-10 Tournament Quarterfinal	W 83–64	18–10	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 4, 1991*		at Temple A-10 Tournament Semifinal	W 52–50	19–10	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 1991*		George Washington A-10 Tournament 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.

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v t Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
Venues	Armory (1896–1929) Rec Hall (1929–1996) Bryce Jordan Center (1996–present)
Culture & lore	Legion of Blue Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1953–54 1968–69 1970–71 1975–76 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1995–96 2000–01 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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