1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions none 150 Atlantic 10 A-10 21–11 10–8 Bruce Parkhill 8th Jerry Dunn Rec Hall A-10 tournament champions NCAA tournament second round 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. They had been voted into the Big Ten Conference on June 4, 1990. Penn State officially in Big Ten Toledo Blade June 5, 1990 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aFNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CwMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6555%2C1326852 November 5, 2025 Roster 1990 Penn State Nittany Lions y DeRon Hayes F 6 6 Bruce Parkhill Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Penn State Nittany Lions| Regular season Nov 24, 1990 yes Drexel Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania 86–83 1–0 Nov 27, 1990 yes Miami (FL) Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania 93–67 6,574 2–0 Dec 5, 1990 yes Illinois Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania 78–68 7,347 4–1 Dec 18, 1990 yes Temple McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 63–67 5–2 Jan 3, 1991 UMass Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania 65–64 7–3 Jan 10, 1991 West Virginia Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania 90–88 9–4 Jan 25, 1991 yes yes Miami (FL) Miami Arena Miami, Florida 69–57 2,714 12–5 Jan 28, 1991 Rutgers Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania 78–79 12–6 Jan 31, 1991 West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 66–63 13–6 Feb 13, 1991 Temple Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania 59–69 15–8 Feb 16, 1991 yes UMass Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts 64–73 15–9 Feb 27, 1991 yes Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey 70–92 17–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Penn State Nittany Lions| Atlantic 10 Tournament Mar 3, 1991 yes yes 3 1990 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne 6 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quarterfinals 83–64 18–10 Mar 4, 1991 yes yes 3 Temple 2 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Semifinals 52–50 19–10 Mar 7, 1991 yes 3 1990 men George Washington Colonials George Washington 4 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania Championship 81–75 20–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Penn State Nittany Lions| NCAA Tournament Mar 15, 1991 yes yes 13 E UCLA 16 4 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York First Round 74–69 21–10 Mar 17, 1991 yes yes 13 E Eastern Michigan 12 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Second Round 68–71 OT 21–11 AP poll Eastern Time E East – Source:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/penn-state/1991-schedule.html 1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com June 9, 20202019-20 Penn State Men's Basketball Media Guide https://bigten.org/documents/2019/10/1/pennstate_mbb_MG_1920_web.pdf?id=6541 https://web.archive.org/web/20191212075645/https://bigten.org/documents/2019/10/1//pennstate_mbb_MG_1920_web.pdf?id=6541 dead December 12, 2019 Big Ten Conference June 11, 2020 References Category:Penn State Nittany Lions basketball seasons Penn State Penn State Category:1990 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1991 in sports in Pennsylvania