1990–91 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1990–91 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes logo 1987-1991.png 125 Big Ten Big Ten 5 5 27–4 15–3 Randy Ayers 2nd St. John Arena Big Ten regular season champions NCAA men's Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1990–91 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA men's college basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Randy Ayers and played their home games at St. John Arena. After starting the season on a 17-game win streak and winning 25 of their first 26 games, the Buckeyes finished with an overall record of 27–4, and earned their first Big Ten championship in 20 years with a 15–3 conference record. Roster 1990 Ohio State Buckeyes y Mark Baker 3 G 6 1 180 So y basketball Dayton, Ohio Jamie Skelton 15 G 6 2 180 Fr n Dayton, Ohio Alex Davis 20 G 6 1 170 So n Cincinnati, Ohio Chris Jent 21 SF 6 7 215 Jr y Sparta, New Jersey Jim Jackson 22 SG 6 6 220 So y basketball Toledo, Ohio Nick Hodak 23 C 6 8 185 n Toledo, Ohio Scott Reeves 24 G 6 0 170 n Columbus, Ohio Jamaal Brown 30 G 6 4 190 Jr n Arlington, Texas Tom Brandewie 31 F 6 9 220 So n Fort Loramie, Ohio Perry Carter 32 C 6 8 230 Sr y basketball Washington, D.C. Treg Lee 34 F 6 8 220 Sr y Cleveland, Ohio Steve Hall 42 C 6 8 225 Jr n Payne, Ohio Jimmy Ratliff 44 F 6 9 211 Fr n Middleton, Ohio Joe Reid 50 F 6 8 215 Fr n Pepper Pike, Ohio Bill Robinson 54 C 7 0 245 Jr n Canton, Ohio Lawrence Funderburke – PF 6 9 225 So y y Columbus, Ohio Randy Ayers (Miami University) Schedule and results yes yes yes no no Nov 25, 1990 yes 10 1990 men Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman St. John Arena Columbus, OH 111–72 1–0 Nov 28, 1990 yes 11 1990 men Delaware State Hornets Delaware State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 116–67 2–0 Dec 1, 1990 yes 11 1990 men Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 112–67 3–0 Dec 8, 1990 yes 9 1990 men Chicago State Cougars Chicago State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 112–54 4–0 Dec 12, 1990 yes 8 Wright State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 90–60 5–0 Dec 15, 1990 yes yes 8 1990 men American Eagles American Bender Arena Washington, D.C. 109–73 6–0 Dec 17, 1990 yes 7 1990 men Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 103–66 7–0 Dec 22, 1990 yes yes 7 Georgetown 12 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada Duel in the Desert 71–60Mourning-Less Hoyas No Match for Ohio State https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-23-sp-9653-story.html Los Angeles Times December 23, 1990 February 1, 2020 18,500 8–0 Dec 27, 1990 yes yes 6 Mississippi State West Palm Beach, Florida Palm Beach Classic 82–80 9–0 Dec 28, 1990 yes yes 6 1990 men Miami Redskins Miami (OH) West Palm Beach, Florida Palm Beach Classic 85–67 10–0 Jan 3, 1991 6 Iowa 22 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 63–59 11–0 1–0 Jan 5, 1991 yes 6 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 67–57 12–0 2–0 Jan 10, 1991 yes 4 1990 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 102–62 13–0 3–0 Jan 12, 1991 4 Wisconsin St. John Arena Columbus, OH 92–60 14–0 4–0 Jan 19, 1991 4 Illinois St. John Arena Columbus, OH 89–55 15–0 5–0 Jan 21, 1991 yes 4 Indiana 3 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 93–85 16–0 6–0 Jan 24, 1991 yes 4 1990 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 80–70 17–0 7–0 Jan 31, 1991 yes 4 Michigan State Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI 61–75 Tribune Chicago 1991-02-01 MICHIGAN ST. STOPS OHIO STATE EXPRESS https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/02/01/michigan-st-stops-ohio-state-express/ 2024-02-28 Chicago Tribune en-US 17–1 7–1 Feb 3, 1991 3 Purdue St. John Arena Columbus, OH 66–59 18–1 8–1 Feb 9, 1991 3 Northwestern St. John Arena Columbus, OH 96–64 19–1 9–1 Feb 11, 1991 2 Michigan St. John Arena Columbus, OH 81–65 20–1 10–1 Feb 14, 1991 yes 2 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 73–71 21–1 11–1 Feb 17, 1991 2 Indiana 4 St. John Arena Columbus, OH 97–95 22–1 12–1 Feb 20, 1991 yes 2 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 73–64 23–1 13–1 Feb 23, 1991 2 Minnesota St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 63–62 24–1 14–1 Mar 3, 1991 2 Michigan State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 65–64 25–1 15–1 Mar 6, 1991 yes 2 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 67–72 25–2 15–2 Mar 10, 19911990-91 Ohio State Basketball Statistics https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1990-91.pdf ohiostatebuckeyes.com yes 2 Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 69–80 25–3 15–3 |- !colspan=8| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 1991 yes yes 5 1 MW Towson State 16 MW University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio First round 97–86Towson State gives Ohio State all it can handle Buckeyes win, 97-86, to eliminate Tigers https://www.baltimoresun.com/1991/03/16/towson-state-gives-ohio-state-all-it-can-handle-buckeyes-win-97-86-to-eliminate-tigers/ The Baltimore Sun March 16, 1991 February 1, 2020 26–3 Mar 17, 1991 yes yes 5 1 MW Georgia Tech 8 MW University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio Second round 65–61OHIO STATE SLIPS GEORGIA TECH, 65-61 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1991/03/18/ohio-state-slips-georgia-tech-65-61/71f5caed-79c6-4d04-92c6-eb44133f7be7/ The Washington Post March 18, 1991 February 1, 2020 27–3 Mar 22, 1991 yes yes 5 1 MW St. John's 20 4 MW Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan Midwest Regional semifinal 74–91OHIO STATE UPSET http://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1991/03/23/ohio-state-upset/83f9f171-f516-4f9a-ba81-8a842a035b5c/ The Washington Post March 23, 1991 February 1, 2020 27–4 MW Midwest 1990-91 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio-state/1991-schedule.html Sports Reference February 1, 2020 Rankings 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 16 10 11 9 8 7 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 5 Coaches 0 16 11 12 9 7 7 6 6 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 5 References External links 1990-91 OHIO STATE BASKETBALL STATISTICS at Ohiostatebuckeyes.com 1990-91 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats at Sports-Reference.com Ohio State Men's Basketball 2019-20 Guide, pp. 166–188. 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