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1990–91 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team

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1990–91 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball
NEC Regular Season champion
NEC tournament champion
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record24–8 (13–3 NEC)
Head coach
Home arenaDeGol Arena
Seasons
← 1989–90
1991–92 →
1990–91 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Francis (PA) 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
Fairleigh Dickinson 13 3   .813 22 9   .710
Robert Morris* 12 4   .750 17 11   .607
Monmouth 10 6   .625 19 8   .704
St. Francis (NY) 8 8   .500 15 14   .517
Mount St. Mary's* 6 10   .375 8 19   .296
Long Island 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
Marist 4 12   .250 6 22   .214
Wagner 2 14   .125 4 26   .133
1991 NEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

The 1990–91 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Baron, played their home games at the DeGol Arena and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 13–3 in NEC play to finish in a tie for first place. They won the Northeast Conference tournament, their first, to advance to a play-in game against Fordham, which they also won, to secure a bid to the NCAA tournament. The Red Flash fell in the opening round to Lute Olson's Arizona Wildcats. As of 2022, this is their only NCAA tournament appearance.

Roster

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1990–91 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
PG Mike Iuzzolino 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1990*
Niagara W 90–72  1–0
DeGol Arena 
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 1990*
No. 13 Pittsburgh L 85–91  1–1
DeGol Arena 
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Dec 3, 1990*
Liberty W 73–72  2–1
DeGol Arena 
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Jan 10, 1991
7:30 pm
Marist W 75–69 
DeGol Arena 
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1991
8:00 pm
Marist W 83–67 
 
 
NEC Tournament
Feb 28, 1991*
St. Francis (NY)
Semifinal
W 96–70  22–7
DeGol Arena (2,663)
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 1991*
Fairleigh Dickinson
Championship Game
W 97–82  23–7
DeGol Arena (3,517)
Loretto, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 6, 1991*
Fordham
Play-in Game
W 70–64  24–7
DeGol Arena (3,500)
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Mar 14, 1991*
(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 8 Arizona
First Round
L 80–93  24–8
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

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Team players in the 1991 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 35 Mike Iuzzolino Dallas Mavericks

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References

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  1. ^ "1990-91 Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Saint Francis Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "1991 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2021.