1990–91 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

1990–91 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 1991 Big East Tournament winner ; As of April 1, 1991; Rankings from AP Poll

1990–91 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
1990–91 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Big East Conference
1990–91 record	17–15 (7–9 Big East)
Head coach	Rollie Massimino (18th season);
Home arena	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (Capacity: 6,500)
	Seasons ← 1989–90 →

The 1990–91 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 1990–91 season. The head coach was Rollie Massimino. The team played its home games at The Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Big East Conference.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	24	Greg Woodard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
G		Chris Walker	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Jr
G	21	Chris Masotti	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr
G		Tim Muller	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr
F	32	Marc Dowdell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr
F	14	Lance Miller	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Bridgewater, New Jersey
C		Paul Vrind	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	—	Jr

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1990*		vs. No. 14 LSU Tip Off Classic	W 93–91	1–0	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts
Nov 26, 1990*		Drexel	W 92–71	2–0	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 1990*	No. 24	Temple	L 57–70	2–1	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 4, 1990*		at Penn	W 82–62	3–1	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 6, 1990*		vs. Wake Forest	W 91–82	4–1
Dec 8, 1990*		at Saint Joseph's	W 83–82	5–1	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 12, 1990*		Seton Hall	L 77–81	5–2 (0–1)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 1990*		La Salle	L 94–102	5–3	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1990*		vs. Auburn	W 88–71	6–3
Dec 28, 1990*		vs. Georgia Tech	L 87–99	6–4
Big East Tournament
Mar 7, 1991*		vs. Boston College Big East Tournament First Round	W 74–73	15–13	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 8, 1991*		vs. No. 4 Syracuse Big East Tournament Quarterfinal	W 70–68	16–13	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 9, 1991*		vs. No. 21 Seton Hall Big East Tournament Semifinal	L 72–74	16–14	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(9 E)	vs. (8 E) No. 18 Princeton First Round	W 50–48	17–14	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Mar 17, 1991*	(9 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina Second Round	L 69–84	17–15	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Easter Time.

v t Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Jake Nevin Field House (1932–1986) William E. Finneran Pavilion (1986–2017, 2018–present) First Union Spectrum (alternate; 1967–2009) Wells Fargo Center (alternate; 1996–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	Will D. Cat City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) "V for Villanova"
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1970–71 1981–82 1982–83 1984–85 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1993–94 1995–96 1996–97 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 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 national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1990–91 Big East men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	26	–	6	.813
No. 20 St. John's	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Connecticut	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
No. 13 Seton Hall †	9	–	7	.563	25	–	9	.735
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Georgetown	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
Providence	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	17	–	15	.531
Boston College	1	–	15	.063	11	–	19	.367

† 1991 Big East Tournament winner As of April 1, 1991^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll