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1990–91 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball team

1990–91 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball

Mid-American Conference
26–7 (13–3 MAC)
Ben Braun (6th season)
Brian Miller
Gary Waters (2nd season)
Bowen Field House

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.

Source:

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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
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
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.

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

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

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