1990–91 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 20th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1990–91 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Co-Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	29–5 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bobby Knight (20th season)
Home arena	Assembly Hall
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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 Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 29–5 and a conference record of 15–3, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, the Hoosiers were invited to participate in the 1991 NCAA tournament as a 2-seed, where IU advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
4	Lyndon Jones	G	6–2	Sr.	Marion, Indiana
20	Greg Graham	G	6–4	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
21	Chris Reynolds	G	6–1	So.	Peoria, Illinois
22	Damon Bailey	G	6–3	Fr.	Bedford, Indiana
23	Jamal Meeks	G	6–1	Jr.	Freeport, Illinois
24	Matt Nover	F/C	6–8	So.	Chesterton, Indiana
25	Pat Knight	G	6–6	Fr.	Bloomington, Indiana
30	Todd Leary	G	6–3	RS So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
32	Eric Anderson	F/C	6–9	Jr.	Chicago, Illinois
33	Pat Graham	G	6–5	So.	Floyds Knobs, Indiana
40	Calbert Cheaney	G/F	6–7	So.	Evansville, Indiana
54	Chris Lawson	F/C	6–9	So.	Bloomington, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/20/1990*	No. 8	vs. Northeastern Maui Invitational Tournament Quarterfinals	W 100–78	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahain, HI
11/24/1990*	No. 8	vs. Santa Clara Maui Invitational Tournament Semifinals	W 73–69	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, HI
11/25/1990*	No. 8	vs. No. 13 Syracuse Maui Invitational Tournament Championship	L 74–77	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, HI
11/28/1990*	No. 10	at Notre Dame	W 70–67	3–1	Joyce Center  Notre Dame, Indiana
12/1/1990*	No. 10	vs. No. 25 Louisville	W 72–52	4–1	Hoosier Dome  Indianapolis
12/4/1990*	No. 7	at Vanderbilt	W 84–73	5–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
12/7/1990*	No. 7	Niagara Indiana Classic	W 101–64	6–1	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
12/8/1990*	No. 7	San Diego Indiana Classic	W 91–64	7–1	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
12/15/1990*	No. 7	Western Michigan	W 97–68	8–1	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
12/18/1990*	No. 6	No. 18 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	W 87–84	9–1	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
12/21/1990*	No. 6	at Iowa State	W 87–76	10–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
12/27/1990*	No. 5	vs. Marshall Hoosier Classic	W 91–67	11–1	Market Square Arena  Indianapolis
12/28/1990*	No. 5	vs. Ohio Hoosier Classic	W 102–64	12–1	Market Square Arena  Indianapolis
1/2/1991	No. 5	Illinois Rivalry	W 109–74	13–1 (1–0)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
1/5/1991	No. 5	Northwestern	W 99–58	14–1 (2–0)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
1/14/1991	No. 3	at Purdue Rivalry	W 65–62	15–1 (3–0)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
1/19/1991	No. 3	at No. 24 Iowa	W 99–79	16–1 (4–0)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
1/21/1991	No. 3	No. 4 Ohio State	L 85–93	16–2 (4–1)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
1/24/1991	No. 3	at Michigan	W 70–60	17–2 (5–1)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/26/1991	No. 3	No. 22 Michigan State	W 97–63	18–2 (6–1)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
1/30/1991	No. 4	Wisconsin	W 73–57	19–2 (7–1)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
2/3/1991	No. 4	at Minnesota	W 77–66	20–2 (8–1)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis
2/7/1991	No. 4	at Northwestern	W 105–74	21–2 (9–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, Illinois
2/10/1991	No. 4	Purdue Rivalry	W 81–63	22–2 (10–1)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
2/17/1991	No. 4	at No. 2 Ohio State	L 95–97	22–3 (10–2)	St. John Arena  Columbus, Ohio
2/21/1991	No. 4	Iowa	L 79–80	22–4 (10–3)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
2/24/1991	No. 4	Michigan	W 112–79	23–4 (11–3)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
2/28/1991	No. 5	at Michigan State	W 62–56	24–4 (12–3)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, Michigan
3/2/1991	No. 5	at Wisconsin	W 74–61	25–4 (13–3)	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, Wisconsin
3/7/1991	No. 3	Minnesota	W 75–59	26–4 (14–3)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
3/10/1991	No. 3	at Illinois Rivalry	W 70–58	27–4 (15–3)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, Illinois
NCAA tournament
3/14/1991*	(2 SE) No. 3	vs. (15 SE) Coastal Carolina First Round	W 79–69	28–4 (15–3)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
3/16/1991*	(2 SE) No. 3	vs. (7 SE) Florida State Second Round	W 82–60	29–4 (15–3)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
3/21/1991*	(2 SE) No. 3	vs. (3 SE) No. 12 Kansas Sweet Sixteen	L 65–83	29–5 (15–3)	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings