1990–91 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2021 Basketball 1990–91 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 300px Atlantic-10 Conference A-10 19–10 14–4 Bob Wenzel 3rd Louis Brown Athletic Center Atlantic-10 Regular-season champions NCAA tournament The 1990–91 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team 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.https://www.proquest.com/docview/422652164 subscription 422652164 Minnesota (6-0) drops Oregon St. to 2-3: [1,2 Edition] The San Diego Union February 3, 2024 December 16, 1990 H-9 Roster 1990 Rutgers Scarlet Knights m y Tom Savage G 6 5 SR Eric Dimetrosky 69 SG 6 6 210 JR Dan Baumlin 23 PG 5 8 265 SR Pee Santi 5 SF 5 11 200 SR Keith Hughes 31 PF 6 8 230 SR y basketball Carteret, NJ Aedan Hill 24 SG 6 3 265 SR JB Bennett 3 SG 6 1 215 SR Kevin Carino 7 G 5 1 135 SR Lav Laviano 5 QB 6 6 235 SR Sean O’Neill 4 PG 6 10 213 SR Geo Baker 0 G 5 8 265 SR Bob Wenzel (Rutgers) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Rutgers Scarlet Knights| Regular season Nov 27, 1990 yes Missouri 23 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey 68–60 1–0 Dec 11, 1990 yes UMass Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts 67–65 Dec 15, 1990 yes Princeton Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey 45–58 Dec 22, 1990 yes yes Seton Hall Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey 76–90 Dec 29, 1990 yes yes BYU Madison Square Garden New York, New York ECAC Holiday Festival 85–70 Jan 8, 1991 yes Temple McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 62–83 Jan 12, 1991 yes West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 69–87 Jan 19, 1991 West Virginia Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey 75–71 Jan 22, 1991 yes yes Notre Dame Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana 62–52 Jan 28, 1991 yes Penn State Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania 79–78 Feb 1, 1991 Temple Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey 62–83 Feb 3, 1991 yes yes UNLV 1 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 73–115 18,954 Feb 24, 1991 UMass Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey 103–96 OT Feb 27, 1991 Penn State Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey 92–70 |- !colspan=9 style=Rutgers Scarlet Knights| Atlantic-10 tournament Mar 3, 1991 yes yes 1990 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quarterfinal 87–90 OT 19–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Rutgers Scarlet Knights| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 1991 yes yes 9 SE Arizona State 8 SE The Omni Atlanta, Georgia First Round 76–79Arizona St. Rallies To Beat Rutgers https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/16/sports/college-basketball-ncaa-tournament-southeast-regional-arizona-st-rallies-beat.html New York Times March 16, 1991 February 28, 2021 19–10 AP poll Eastern Time 2019-20 Rutgers Men's Basketball Media Guide https://scarletknights.com/documents/2019/10/1/Rutgers_2019_20_MBB_Guide.pdf Rutgers University Athletics February 21, 2021 Awards and honors Keith Hughes – Atlantic 10 Player of the Year References Rutgers Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball seasons Rutgers Category:1990 in sports in New Jersey Category:1991 in sports in New Jersey