1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
A-10 tournament champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Record21–11 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachJerry Dunn
Home arenaRec Hall
1990–91 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rutgers 14 4   .778 19 10   .655
Temple 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
Penn State 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
George Washington 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
UMass 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
West Virginia 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Duquesne 10 8   .556 13 15   .464
Saint Joseph's 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
Rhode Island 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
St. Bonaventure 0 18   .000 5 23   .179
1991 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1990–91 season. The team was led by head coach Bruce Parkhill and played its home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania. The Nittany Lions won the A-10 tournament to gain an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. After upsetting UCLA in the first round, Penn State was beaten in overtime by Eastern Michigan in the second round. Penn State finished the season with an overall record of 21–11 (10–8 A-10).

This was Penn State's final season in the Atlantic 10. The Nittany Lions played an independent schedule in 1991–92, then joined the Big Ten on July 1, 1992. They had been voted into the Big Ten Conference on June 4, 1990.