1990–91 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1990–91 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1990–91 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Co-Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	29–5 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bobby Knight (20th season);
Home arena	Assembly Hall
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 20th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1990–91 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Ohio State	15	–	3	.833	27	–	4	.871
No. 3 Indiana	15	–	3	.833	29	–	5	.853
Illinois	11	–	7	.611	21	–	10	.677
Michigan State	11	–	7	.611	19	–	11	.633
Iowa	9	–	9	.500	21	–	11	.656
Purdue	9	–	9	.500	17	–	12	.586
Wisconsin	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
Michigan	7	–	11	.389	14	–	15	.483
Minnesota	5	–	13	.278	12	–	16	.429
Northwestern	0	–	18	.000	5	–	23	.179

Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 29–5 and a conference record of 15–3, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, the Hoosiers were invited to participate in the 1991 NCAA tournament as a 2-seed, where IU advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
4	Lyndon Jones	G	6–2	Sr.	Marion, Indiana
20	Greg Graham	G	6–4	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
21	Chris Reynolds	G	6–1	So.	Peoria, Illinois
22	Damon Bailey	G	6–3	Fr.	Bedford, Indiana
23	Jamal Meeks	G	6–1	Jr.	Freeport, Illinois
24	Matt Nover	F/C	6–8	So.	Chesterton, Indiana
25	Pat Knight	G	6–6	Fr.	Bloomington, Indiana
30	Todd Leary	G	6–3	RS So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
32	Eric Anderson	F/C	6–9	Jr.	Chicago, Illinois
33	Pat Graham	G	6–5	So.	Floyds Knobs, Indiana
40	Calbert Cheaney	G/F	6–7	So.	Evansville, Indiana
54	Chris Lawson	F/C	6–9	So.	Bloomington, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/20/1990*	No. 8	vs. Northeastern Maui Invitational Tournament Quarterfinals	W 100–78	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahain, HI
11/24/1990*	No. 8	vs. Santa Clara Maui Invitational Tournament Semifinals	W 73–69	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
11/25/1990*	No. 8	vs. No. 13 Syracuse Maui Invitational Tournament Championship	L 74–77	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
11/28/1990*	No. 10	at Notre Dame	W 70–67	3–1	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
12/1/1990*	No. 10	vs. No. 25 Louisville	W 72–52	4–1	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis
12/4/1990*	No. 7	at Vanderbilt	W 84–73	5–1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
12/7/1990*	No. 7	Niagara Indiana Classic	W 101–64	6–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/8/1990*	No. 7	San Diego Indiana Classic	W 91–64	7–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/15/1990*	No. 7	Western Michigan	W 97–68	8–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/18/1990*	No. 6	No. 18 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	W 87–84	9–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/21/1990*	No. 6	at Iowa State	W 87–76	10–1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
12/27/1990*	No. 5	vs. Marshall Hoosier Classic	W 91–67	11–1	Market Square Arena Indianapolis
12/28/1990*	No. 5	vs. Ohio Hoosier Classic	W 102–64	12–1	Market Square Arena Indianapolis
1/2/1991	No. 5	Illinois Rivalry	W 109–74	13–1 (1–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/5/1991	No. 5	Northwestern	W 99–58	14–1 (2–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/14/1991	No. 3	at Purdue Rivalry	W 65–62	15–1 (3–0)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
1/19/1991	No. 3	at No. 24 Iowa	W 99–79	16–1 (4–0)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
1/21/1991	No. 3	No. 4 Ohio State	L 85–93	16–2 (4–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/24/1991	No. 3	at Michigan	W 70–60	17–2 (5–1)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/26/1991	No. 3	No. 22 Michigan State	W 97–63	18–2 (6–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/30/1991	No. 4	Wisconsin	W 73–57	19–2 (7–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/3/1991	No. 4	at Minnesota	W 77–66	20–2 (8–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis
2/7/1991	No. 4	at Northwestern	W 105–74	21–2 (9–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
2/10/1991	No. 4	Purdue Rivalry	W 81–63	22–2 (10–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/17/1991	No. 4	at No. 2 Ohio State	L 95–97	22–3 (10–2)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
2/21/1991	No. 4	Iowa	L 79–80	22–4 (10–3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/24/1991	No. 4	Michigan	W 112–79	23–4 (11–3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/28/1991	No. 5	at Michigan State	W 62–56	24–4 (12–3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan
3/2/1991	No. 5	at Wisconsin	W 74–61	25–4 (13–3)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
3/7/1991	No. 3	Minnesota	W 75–59	26–4 (14–3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
3/10/1991	No. 3	at Illinois Rivalry	W 70–58	27–4 (15–3)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
NCAA tournament
3/14/1991*	(2 SE) No. 3	vs. (15 SE) Coastal Carolina First Round	W 79–69	28–4 (15–3)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
3/16/1991*	(2 SE) No. 3	vs. (7 SE) Florida State Second Round	W 82–60	29–4 (15–3)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
3/21/1991*	(2 SE) No. 3	vs. (3 SE) No. 12 Kansas Sweet Sixteen	L 65–83	29–5 (15–3)	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

References

^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 14, 2015.

[1] "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 14, 2015.

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