The 1990–91 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented

Saint Francis University Saint Francis University (SFU) is a private Catholic university in Loretto, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1847 and conducted under the tradition of the Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular. The university is situated ...

during the

1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1990 and ended with the Final Four at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 1, 1991. The Duke Blue Devils won their first NCAA national championship with a 72 ...

. The Red Flash, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Baron, played their home games at the

DeGol Arena DeGol Arena is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania. It is home to the Saint Francis University Red Flash men's and women's basketball teams and the men's and women's volleyball teams. It opened in 1972 and The 1991 Northea ...

and were members of the

Northeast Conference The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams in the NEC compete in Division I for all sports; football competes in the Division I Foo ...

. They finished the season 24–8, 13–3 in NEC play to finish in a tie for first place. They won the Northeast Conference tournament, their first, to advance to a play-in game against Fordham, which they also won, to secure a bid to the NCAA tournament. The Red Flash fell in the opening round to

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. Until 2025, this is their only NCAA tournament appearance.

Roster

Schedule

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Awards and honors

Mike Iuzzolino Michael Alan Iuzzolino (born January 22, 1968) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant men's coach at Robert Morris University. He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (35th pick overall) of the ...

– NEC Player of the Year

Team players in the 1991 NBA draft

References

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