1990–91 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team

1990–91 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1991 Mid-Con Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1990–91 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
1990–91 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Mid-Con Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
1990–91 record	25–6 (14–2 Mid-Con)
Head coach	Jim Molinari;
Home arena	Chick Evans Field House

The 1990–91 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University in the college basketball season of 1990–91. The team, led by head coached by Jim Molinari, were members of the Mid-Continent Conference and played their homes game at the Chick Evans Field House. They finished the season 25–6, 14–2 in Mid-Con play, to win the Mid-Con regular season title. After falling to Wisconsin-Green Bay in the 1991 Mid-Con Men's Basketball Tournament, they received an at-large invitation to the 1991 NCAA Tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Donald Whiteside	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
F	44	Donnell Thomas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Jim Molinari

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 27, 1990*		at Maine	W 65–51	1–0	Alfond Arena Orono, Maine
Dec 1, 1990*		at Minnesota	L 37–65	1–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 15, 1991*		DePaul	W 70–61	12–1	Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois
Mid-Con Tournament
Mar 3, 1991*		vs. Illinois-Chicago Quarterfinal	W 77–52	23–4	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
Mar 4, 1991*		vs. Northern Iowa Semifinal	W 76–63 ^OT	24–4	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
Mar 5, 1991*		at Green Bay Championship Game	L 39–56	24–5	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 20 St. John's First Round	L 68–75	25–6	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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References

"2020-21 Northern Illinois Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

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[1] "2020-21 Northern Illinois Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Chick Evans Field House (1956–2002) Convocation Center (2002–present)
Culture & lore	"Huskie Fight Song" Huskie Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

1990–91 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern Illinois	14	–	2	.875	25	–	6	.806
Wisconsin–Green Bay †	13	–	3	.813	24	–	7	.774
Eastern Illinois	10	–	6	.625	17	–	12	.586
Cleveland State	8	–	8	.500	12	–	16	.429
Northern Iowa	8	–	8	.500	13	–	19	.406
Western Illinois	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Akron	6	–	10	.375	15	–	13	.536
Illinois-Chicago	5	–	11	.313	15	–	15	.500
Valparaiso	2	–	14	.125	5	–	22	.185

† 1991 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll