# 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.
A Sweet 16 Reunion was held February 12, 2011 to honor the 1990–91 team.

## Roster

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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 | 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. ||||||

## Awards and honors

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

## NBA draft

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