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

1990–91 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball
NEC Regular Season champion
NEC tournament champion
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record24–8 (13–3 NEC)
Head coach
Home arenaDeGol Arena
1990–91 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Francis (PA) 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
Fairleigh Dickinson 13 3   .813 22 9   .710
Robert Morris* 12 4   .750 17 11   .607
Monmouth 10 6   .625 19 8   .704
St. Francis (NY) 8 8   .500 15 14   .517
Mount St. Mary's* 6 10   .375 8 19   .296
Long Island 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
Marist 4 12   .250 6 22   .214
Wagner 2 14   .125 4 26   .133
1991 NEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

The 1990–91 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Baron, played their home games at the DeGol Arena and were members of the Northeast Conference. 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 Lute Olson's Arizona Wildcats. As of 2022, this is their only NCAA tournament appearance.

Roster

1990–91 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
PG Mike Iuzzolino 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 23, 1990*
    Niagara W 90–72  1–0
    DeGol Arena 
    Loretto, Pennsylvania
    Dec 1, 1990*
    No. 13 Pittsburgh L 85–91  1–1
    DeGol Arena 
    Loretto, Pennsylvania
    Dec 3, 1990*
    Liberty W 73–72  2–1
    DeGol Arena 
    Loretto, Pennsylvania
    Jan 10, 1991
    7:30 pm
    Marist W 75–69 
    DeGol Arena 
    Loretto, Pennsylvania
    Feb 7, 1991
    8:00 pm
    Marist W 83–67 
     
     
    NEC Tournament
    Feb 28, 1991*
    St. Francis (NY)
    Semifinal
    W 96–70  22–7
    DeGol Arena (2,663)
    Loretto, Pennsylvania
    Mar 2, 1991*
    Fairleigh Dickinson
    Championship Game
    W 97–82  23–7
    DeGol Arena (3,517)
    Loretto, Pennsylvania
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 6, 1991*
    Fordham
    Play-in Game
    W 70–64  24–7
    DeGol Arena (3,500)
    Loretto, Pennsylvania
    Mar 14, 1991*
    (15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 8 Arizona
    First Round
    L 80–93  24–8
    Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=West.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Awards and honors

    Team players in the 1991 NBA draft

    Round Pick Player NBA Club
    2 35 Mike Iuzzolino Dallas Mavericks