1990–91 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurons, led by head coach Ben Braun, played their home games at Bowen Field House and were members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 13–3 in MAC play. They were MAC Regular season and MAC tournament champions, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the East region. The Hurons made a run to the Sweet Sixteen, defeating Mississippi State and Penn State before falling to No. 1 seed North Carolina in the East regional semifinals.

1990–91 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball
MAC Regular season champions MAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	26–7 (13–3 MAC)
Head coach	Ben Braun (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Miller Gary Waters (2nd season)
Home arena	Bowen Field House
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Michigan †	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
Miami (OH)	10	–	6		.625			16	–	12		.571
Ball State	10	–	6		.625			21	–	10		.677
Bowling Green	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
Ohio	9	–	7		.563			16	–	12		.571
Central Michigan	8	–	8		.500			14	–	14		.500
Toledo	7	–	9		.438			17	–	16		.515
Kent State	4	–	12		.250			10	–	18		.357
Western Michigan	2	–	14		.125			5	–	22		.185
† 1991 Mid-American Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

A Sweet 16 Reunion was held February 12, 2011 to honor the 1990–91 team.^[1]

Roster

1990–91 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 15 Lorenzo Neely — — Sr G 23 Charles Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Everett HS Lansing, Michigan G/F 31 Carl Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Everett HS Lansing, Michigan F 32 Kory Hallas — — Jr C 54 Marcus Kennedy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Troy HS Ferris State Troy, Michigan	Head coach Ben Braun Assistant coach(es) Brian Miller Gary Waters Craig Rasmuson (graduate assistant) Charles E. Ramsey (volunteer assistant) 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*		Saint Mary's College	W 102–77	1–0	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
Nov 29, 1990*		Northern Michigan	W 87–64	2–0	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
Dec 4, 1990*		at Michigan	L 76–78	2–1	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 7, 1990*		vs. American Mile High Classic	W 92–83 ^OT	3–1	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Dec 8, 1990*		at Colorado Mile High Classic	L 81–88	3–2	CU Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Dec 12, 1990*		Cleveland State	W 87–75	4–2	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
Dec 15, 1990*		at Detroit	L 81–85	4–3	Calihan Hall  Detroit, Michigan
Dec 22, 1990*		Boston University	W 100–54	5–3	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
Dec 29, 1990*		at Evansville	W 75–65	6–3	Roberts Stadium  Evansville, Indiana
Jan 2, 1991		at Ball State	W 68–59	7–3 (1–0)	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
Jan 5, 1991		Miami (OH)	W 86–71	8–3 (2–0)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
Jan 9, 1991		at Western Michigan	W 65–55	9–3 (3–0)	University Arena  Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jan 12, 1991		Ohio	W 78–68	10–3 (4–0)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
Jan 16, 1991		at Central Michigan	W 63–61	11–3 (5–0)	Rose Arena  Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Jan 19, 1991		Bowling Green	W 73–68	12–3 (6–0)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
Jan 22, 1991*		at Wisconsin–Milwaukee	W 79–75	13–3	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 26, 1991		at Toledo	W 82–60	14–3 (7–0)	John F. Savage Hall  Toledo, Ohio
Jan 30, 1991		Kent State	L 74–81	14–4 (7–1)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
Feb 2, 1991		at Miami (OH)	L 63–70	14–5 (7–2)	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Feb 6, 1991		Western Michigan	W 76–59	15–5 (8–2)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
Feb 9, 1991		at Ohio	L 58–60	15–6 (8–3)	Convocation Center  Athens, Ohio
Feb 13, 1991		Central Michigan	W 94–58	16–6 (9–3)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
Feb 16, 1991		at Bowling Green	W 76–65	17–6 (10–3)	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, Ohio
Feb 20, 1991*		Chicago State	W 120–77	18–6	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
Feb 23, 1991		Toledo	W 81–74	19–6 (11–3)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
Feb 27, 1991		at Kent State	W 65–46	20–6 (12–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Kent, Ohio
Mar 2, 1991		Ball State	W 69–59	21–6 (13–3)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
MAC tournament
Mar 8, 1991*	(1)	vs. (8) Kent State Quarterfinals	W 66–47	22–6	Cobo Arena  Detroit, Michigan
Mar 9, 1991*	(1)	vs. (4) Bowling Green Semifinals	W 72–66 ^OT	23–6	Cobo Arena  Detroit, Michigan
Mar 10, 1991*	(1)	vs. (7) Toledo Championship	W 67–66	24–6	Cobo Arena  Detroit, Michigan
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(12 E)	vs. (5 E) No. 21 Mississippi State First round	W 76–56	25–6	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Mar 17, 1991*	(12 E)	vs. (13 E) Penn State Second Round	W 71–68 ^OT	26–6	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Mar 22, 1991*	(12 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 67–93^[3]	26–7	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

• Marcus Kennedy – MAC Player of the Year
• Ben Braun – MAC Coach of the Year

NBA draft

Main article: 1990 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	54	Marcus Kennedy	Portland Trail Blazers

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References

1. "Sweet 16 Reunion Set for Saturday, Feb. 12". Eastern Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
2. "1990-91 Eastern Michigan Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
3. "Tar Heels Step Up Pace, Finish Hurons". Los Angeles Times. March 23, 1991. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
4. "2019–20 Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
5. "1991 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.