1990–91 Towson State Tigers men's basketball team

1990–91 Towson State Tigers men's basketball
1990–91 Towson State Tigers men's basketball
ECC Regular season champions; ECC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	East Coast Conference
Record	19–11 (10–2 ECC)
Head coach	Terry Truax (8th season);
Home arena	Towson Center
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Towson State †	10	–	2	.833	19	–	11	.633
Delaware	8	–	4	.667	16	–	13	.552
Hofstra	7	–	5	.583	14	–	14	.500
Drexel	7	–	5	.583	12	–	16	.429
Rider	4	–	8	.333	14	–	16	.467
UMBC	4	–	8	.333	7	–	22	.241
Central Connecticut State	2	–	10	.167	4	–	24	.143

† 1991 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1990–91 Towson State Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson State University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Terry Truax and played their home games at the Towson Center. They finished the season 19–11, 10–2 in ECC play to win the regular season conference title. The Tigers won the ECC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Midwest region. Towson State was defeated in the first round by No. 1 seed Ohio State, 91–74.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	10	Devin Boyd	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
G		Chuck Lightening	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
C	42	John James	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

Terry Truax

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1990*		at Dayton	L 79–99	0–1	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Nov 26, 1990*		at Maryland	L 69–93	0–2	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD
Nov 30, 1990		UMBC	W 83–75	1–2 (1–0)	Towson Center Towson, MD
Dec 1, 1990*		Loyola (MD)	W 62–60	2–2	Towson Center Towson, MD
Dec 5, 1990*		Navy	L 88–102	2–3	Towson Center Towson, MD
Dec 18, 1990*		at Howard	W 77–62	3–3	Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
Dec 20, 1990*		vs. No. 3 Syracuse	L 73–78	3–4	Hersheypark Arena Hershey, PA
Dec 28, 1990*		vs. Alabama Low Country Basketball Classic	L 52–71	3–5	Charleston, SC
Dec 29, 1990*		vs. Navy	W 90–75	4–5
Jan 4, 1991*		Bucknell	W 85–84	5–5	Towson Center Towson, MD
Jan 7, 1991*		at Lehigh	L 83–85	5–6	Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
Jan 12, 1991		at Central Connecticut	W 82–72	6–6 (2–0)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT
Jan 16, 1991		Rider	W 75–71	7–6 (3–0)	Towson Center Towson, MD
Jan 23, 1991		at Drexel	W 72–70	9–6	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
Jan 26, 1991		at UMBC	W 83–68	10–6	Retriever Activities Center Catonsville, MD
Jan 28, 1991*		at Bucknell	W 89–83	11–6	Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA
Feb 2, 1991		at Rider	W 85–62	13–6	Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
Feb 4, 1991*		Loyola (MD)	L 84–85	13–7	Towson Center Towson, MD
Feb 9, 1991		Central Connecticut	W 84–76	15–7	Towson Center Towson, MD
Feb 13, 1991		Drexel	L 75–78	15–8	Towson Center Towson, MD
Feb 23, 1991*		Youngstown State	W 80–75	17–9	Towson Center Towson, MD
Feb 25, 1991*		at No. 20 Virginia	L 49–72	17–10	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
ECC Tournament
Mar 3, 1991*		UMBC ECC Tournament Semifinal	W 78–76	18–10	Towson Center Towson, MD
Mar 4, 1991*		Rider ECC tournament championship	W 69–63	19–10	Towson Center Towson, MD
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(16 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 5 Ohio State First Round	L 86–97^[2]	19–11	UD Arena Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

Devin Boyd – ECC Player of the Year; First-team All-ECC

References

^ "1990–91 Towson Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
^ "Towson State gives Ohio State all it can handle Buckeyes win, 97-86, to eliminate Tigers". The Baltimore Sun. March 16, 1991. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Towson Men's Basketball Media Guide". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[1] "1990–91 Towson Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[2] "Towson State gives Ohio State all it can handle Buckeyes win, 97-86, to eliminate Tigers". The Baltimore Sun. March 16, 1991. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[3] "2019-20 Towson Men's Basketball Media Guide". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

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