1990–91 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

1990–91 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
1990–91 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	17–15 (7–9 Big East)
Head coach	Rollie Massimino (18th season);
Assistant coach	Jay Wright (4th season)
Home arena	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (Capacity: 6,500)
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	26	–	6	.813
No. 20 St. John's	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Connecticut	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
No. 13 Seton Hall †	9	–	7	.563	25	–	9	.735
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Georgetown	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
Providence	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	17	–	15	.531
Boston College	1	–	15	.063	11	–	19	.367

† 1991 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 1991^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 1990–91 season. The head coach was Rollie Massimino. The team played its home games at The Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Big East Conference.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	24	Greg Woodard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
G		Chris Walker	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Jr
G	21	Chris Masotti	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr
G		Tim Muller	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr
F	32	Marc Dowdell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr
F	14	Lance Miller	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Bridgewater, New Jersey
C		Paul Vrind	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Rollie Massimino (Vermont)

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 city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1990*		vs. No. 14 LSU Tip Off Classic	W 93–91	1–0	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts
Nov 26, 1990*		Drexel	W 92–71	2–0	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 1990*	No. 24	Temple	L 57–70	2–1	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 4, 1990*		at Penn	W 82–62	3–1	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 6, 1990*		vs. Wake Forest	W 91–82	4–1
Dec 8, 1990*		at Saint Joseph's	W 83–82	5–1	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 12, 1990		Seton Hall	L 77–81	5–2 (0–1)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 1990*		La Salle	L 94–102	5–3	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1990*		vs. Auburn	W 88–71	6–3
Dec 28, 1990*		vs. Georgia Tech	L 87–99	6–4
Jan 5, 1991		at No. 3 Syracuse	W 76–66		Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Jan 19, 1991*		No. 6 Arizona	L 64–72		The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 26, 1991		No. 10 St. John's	L 55–58		The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 5, 1991		at No. 8 St. John's	W 61–51		Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Feb 23, 1991		at No. 24 Seton Hall	L 73–90		Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 26, 1991		No. 6 Syracuse	L 63–77		The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Big East tournament
Mar 7, 1991*		vs. Boston College Big East tournament first round	W 74–73	15–13	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 8, 1991*		vs. No. 4 Syracuse Big East tournament Quarterfinal	W 70–68	16–13	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 9, 1991*		vs. No. 21 Seton Hall Big East tournament Semifinal	L 72–74	16–14	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(9 E)	vs. (8 E) No. 18 Princeton First Round	W 50–48	17–14	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Mar 17, 1991*	(9 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina Second Round	L 69–84	17–15	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Easter Time.

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Rankings

References

^ sports-reference.com 1990-91 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ "1990–91 Villanova Wildcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ "1990–91 Villanova University – Final 1991 Division I Men's Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ "2019–20 Villanova Men's Basketball Media Guide". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

[1] sports-reference.com 1990-91 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] "1990–91 Villanova Wildcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

[3] "1990–91 Villanova University – Final 1991 Division I Men's Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

[4] "2019–20 Villanova Men's Basketball Media Guide". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

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v t e Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Jake Nevin Field House (1932–1986) William E. Finneran Pavilion (1986–2017, 2018–present) First Union Spectrum (alternate; 1967–2009) Wells Fargo Center (alternate; 1996–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	Will D. Cat City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) "V for Villanova"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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