The 1990–91 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University in the college basketball season of 1990–91. The team, led by head coached by Jim Molinari, were members of the Mid-Continent Conference and played their homes game at the Chick Evans Field House. They finished the season 25–6, 14–2 in Mid-Con play, to win the Mid-Con regular season title. After falling to Wisconsin-Green Bay in the 1991 Mid-Con men's basketball tournament, they received an at-large invitation to the 1991 NCAA tournament.
1990–91 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball | |
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Mid-Con Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Mid-Continent Conference |
Record | 25–6 (14–2 Mid-Con) |
Head coach | |
Home arena | Chick Evans Field House |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1991 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Roster
1990–91 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Players | Coaches | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 27, 1990* | at Maine | W 65–51 | 1–0 | Alfond Arena Orono, Maine | |||||||
Dec 1, 1990* | at Minnesota | L 37–65 | 1–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
Dec 4, 1990* | Evansville | W 77–51 | 2–1 | Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 15, 1991* | DePaul | W 70–61 | 12–1 | Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 19, 1991 | Green Bay | L 57–63 | 12–2 | Chick Evans Field House (6,060) DeKalb, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 16, 1991 | at Green Bay | L 53–61 | Brown County Arena (6,279) Green Bay, Wisconsin | ||||||||
Feb 18, 1991* | at No. 17 Nebraska | L 73–82 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | ||||||||
Mid-Con Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 1991* | (1) | vs. UIC Quarterfinal | W 77–52 | 23–4 | Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin | ||||||
Mar 4, 1991* | (1) | vs. Northern Iowa Semifinal | W 76–63 OT | 24–4 | Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin | ||||||
Mar 5, 1991* | (1) | at (2) Green Bay Championship Game | L 39–56 | 24–5 | Brown County Arena (6,197) Green Bay, Wisconsin | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1991* | (13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 20 St. John's First Round | L 68–75 | 25–6 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. |
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