1990–91 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

1990–91 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
1990–91 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
Atlantic-10 Regular-season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic-10 Conference
Record	19–10 (14–4 A-10)
Head coach	Bob Wenzel (3rd season);
Home arena	Louis Brown Athletic Center

1990–91 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
	14	–	4	.778	19	–	10	.655
Temple	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Penn State †	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
UMass	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
West Virginia	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Duquesne	10	–	8	.556	13	–	15	.464
Saint Joseph's	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
Rhode Island	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
St. Bonaventure	0	–	18	.000	5	–	23	.179

† 1991 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Tom Savage	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
SG	69	Eric Dimetrosky	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr
PG	23	Dan Baumlin	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr
SF	5	Pee Santi	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr
PF	31	Keith Hughes	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Carteret, NJ
SG	24	Aedan Hill	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr
SG	3	JB Bennett	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr
G	7	Kevin Carino	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)	135 lb (61 kg)	Sr
	5	Lav Laviano	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr
PG	4	Sean O’Neill	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Sr
G	0	Geo Baker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr

Head coach

Bob Wenzel (Rutgers)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1990*		No. 23 Missouri	W 68–60	1–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 11, 1990		at UMass	W 67–65		Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
Dec 15, 1990*		Princeton	L 45–58		Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 22, 1990*		at Seton Hall	L 76–90		Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 29, 1990*		vs. BYU ECAC Holiday Festival	W 85–70		Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Jan 8, 1991		at Temple	L 62–83		McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 12, 1991		at West Virginia	L 69–87		WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 19, 1991		West Virginia	W 75–71		Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 22, 1991*		at Notre Dame	W 62–52		Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
Jan 28, 1991		at Penn State	W 79–78		Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
Feb 1, 1991		Temple	L 62–83		Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 3, 1991*		at No. 1 UNLV	L 73–115		Thomas & Mack Center (18,954) Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 24, 1991		UMass	W 103–96 ^OT		Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 27, 1991		Penn State	W 92–70		Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Atlantic-10 tournament
Mar 3, 1991*		at Saint Joseph's Quarterfinal	L 87–90 ^OT	19–9	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(9 SE)	vs. (8 SE) Arizona State First Round	L 76–79^[2]	19–10	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

Keith Hughes – Atlantic 10 Player of the Year

References

^ "Minnesota (6-0) drops Oregon St. to 2-3: [1,2 Edition]". The San Diego Union. December 16, 1990. p. H-9. ProQuest 422652164. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ "Arizona St. Rallies To Beat Rutgers". New York Times. March 16, 1991. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "2019-20 Rutgers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[1] "Minnesota (6-0) drops Oregon St. to 2-3: [1,2 Edition]". The San Diego Union. December 16, 1990. p. H-9. ProQuest 422652164. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

[ncaa-2] "Arizona St. Rallies To Beat Rutgers". New York Times. March 16, 1991. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

[3] "2019-20 Rutgers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

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