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1990–91 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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1990–91 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten regular season champions
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record27–4 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaSt. John Arena
Seasons
1990–91 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Ohio State 15 3   .833 27 4   .871
No. 3 Indiana 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
Illinois 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
Michigan State 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Iowa 9 9   .500 21 11   .656
Purdue 9 9   .500 17 12   .586
Wisconsin 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Michigan 7 11   .389 14 15   .483
Minnesota 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
Northwestern 0 18   .000 5 23   .179
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA men's college basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Randy Ayers and played their home games at St. John Arena. After starting the season on a 17-game win streak and winning 25 of their first 26 games, the Buckeyes finished with an overall record of 27–4, and earned their first Big Ten championship in 20 years with a 15–3 conference record.

Roster

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1990–91 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Mark Baker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Dayton, Ohio
G 15 Jamie Skelton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Dayton, Ohio
G 20 Alex Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio
SF 21 Chris Jent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Sparta, New Jersey
SG 22 Jim Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Toledo, Ohio
C 23 Nick Hodak 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Toledo, Ohio
G 24 Scott Reeves 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Columbus, Ohio
G 30 Jamaal Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Arlington, Texas
F 31 Tom Brandewie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Fort Loramie, Ohio
C 32 Perry Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
F 34 Treg Lee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cleveland, Ohio
C 42 Steve Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Payne, Ohio
F 44 Jimmy Ratliff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr Middleton, Ohio
F 50 Joe Reid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Pepper Pike, Ohio
C 54 Bill Robinson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Canton, Ohio
PF Lawrence Funderburke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Columbus, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Nov 25, 1990*
No. 10 Bethune-Cookman W 111–72  1–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Nov 28, 1990*
No. 11 Delaware State W 116–67  2–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Dec 1, 1990*
No. 11 Youngstown State W 112–67  3–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Dec 8, 1990*
No. 9 Chicago State W 112–54  4–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Dec 12, 1990*
No. 8 Wright State W 90–60  5–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Dec 15, 1990*
No. 8 at American W 109–73  6–0
Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.
Dec 17, 1990*
No. 7 Tennessee State W 103–66  7–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Dec 22, 1990*
No. 7 vs. No. 12 Georgetown
Duel in the Desert
W 71–60[1]  8–0
Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)
Paradise, Nevada
Dec 27, 1990*
No. 6 vs. Mississippi State
Palm Beach Classic
W 82–80  9–0
 
West Palm Beach, Florida
Dec 28, 1990*
No. 6 vs. Miami (OH)
Palm Beach Classic
W 85–67  10–0
 
West Palm Beach, Florida
Jan 3, 1991
No. 6 No. 22 Iowa W 63–59  11–0
(1–0)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Jan 5, 1991
No. 6 at Michigan W 67–57  12–0
(2–0)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 10, 1991
No. 4 at Northwestern W 102–62  13–0
(3–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Jan 12, 1991
No. 4 Wisconsin W 92–60  14–0
(4–0)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Jan 19, 1991
No. 4 Illinois W 89–55  15–0
(5–0)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Jan 21, 1991
No. 4 at No. 3 Indiana W 93–85  16–0
(6–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Jan 24, 1991
No. 4 at Minnesota W 80–70  17–0
(7–0)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 31, 1991
No. 4 at Michigan State L 61–75 [2]  17–1
(7–1)
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 3, 1991
No. 3 Purdue W 66–59  18–1
(8–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Feb 9, 1991
No. 3 Northwestern W 96–64  19–1
(9–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Feb 11, 1991
No. 2 Michigan W 81–65  20–1
(10–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Feb 14, 1991
No. 2 at Wisconsin W 73–71  21–1
(11–1)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 17, 1991
No. 2 No. 4 Indiana W 97–95  22–1
(12–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Feb 20, 1991
No. 2 at Illinois W 73–64  23–1
(13–1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Feb 23, 1991
No. 2 Minnesota W 63–62  24–1
(14–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 3, 1991
No. 2 Michigan State W 65–64  25–1
(15–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 6, 1991
No. 2 at Purdue L 67–72  25–2
(15–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 10, 1991[3]
No. 2 at Iowa L 69–80  25–3
(15–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1991*
(1 MW) No. 5 vs. (16 MW) Towson State
First round
W 97–86[4]  26–3
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 17, 1991*
(1 MW) No. 5 vs. (8 MW) Georgia Tech
Second round
W 65–61[5]  27–3
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 22, 1991*
(1 MW) No. 5 vs. (4 MW) No. 20 St. John's
Midwest Regional semifinal
L 74–91[6]  27–4
Pontiac Silverdome 
Pontiac, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1011987664443322225
Coaches1112977664343322225

References

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  1. ^ "Mourning-Less Hoyas No Match for Ohio State". Los Angeles Times. December 23, 1990. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Tribune, Chicago (February 1, 1991). "MICHIGAN ST. STOPS OHIO STATE EXPRESS". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "1990-91 Ohio State Basketball Statistics" (PDF). ohiostatebuckeyes.com.
  4. ^ "Towson State gives Ohio State all it can handle Buckeyes win, 97-86, to eliminate Tigers". The Baltimore Sun. March 16, 1991. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "OHIO STATE SLIPS GEORGIA TECH, 65-61". The Washington Post. March 18, 1991. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "OHIO STATE UPSET". The Washington Post. March 23, 1991. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "1990-91 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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