The 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1989 and ended with the Final Four at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado on April 2, 1990. The UNLV Runnin' Rebels won their first NCAA national championship with a 103–73 victory over the Duke Blue Devils.

Season headlines

Major rule changes

Beginning in 1989–90, the following rules changes were implemented:

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 20 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[2]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 UNLV
2 LSU
3 Syracuse
4 Michigan
5 Georgetown
6 Arizona
7 North Carolina
8 Illinois
9 Arkansas
10 Duke
11 Missouri
12 Louisville
13 UCLA
14 Indiana
15 Temple
16 Oklahoma
17 Notre Dame
18 Pittsburgh
19 NC State
20 Minnesota
21 Oklahoma State
22 Georgia Tech
23 Florida
24 Memphis
25 St. John's
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 UNLV
2 Syracuse
3 LSU
4 Georgetown
5 Michigan
6 Arizona
7 North Carolina
8 Illinois
9 Duke
10 Arkansas
Arizona
12 Indiana
13 UCLA
14 Louisville
15 Georgia Tech
16 Oklahoma
17 Temple
18 Pittsburgh
19 Notre Dame
20 Oklahoma State

Regular season

Statistical leaders

PlayerSchoolPPGPlayerSchoolRPGPlayerSchoolAPGPlayerSchoolBPG
Bo KimbleLoyola Marymount35.3Anthony BonnerSaint Louis13.8Todd LehmannDrexel9.3Kenny GreenRhode Island4.8
Kevin BradshawU.S. International31.2Eric McArthurUCSB13.0Aaron MitchellLouisiana-Lafayette9.1Dikembe MutomboGeorgetown4.1
Dave JamersonOhio31.2LaPhonso EllisNotre Dame12.6Keith JenningsEast Tennessee State8.7Kevin RobersonVermont3.8
Alphonso FordMississippi Valley State29.9Tyrone HillXavier12.6Otis LivingstonIdaho8.5Lorenzo WilliamsStetson3.8
Steve RogersAlabama State29.7Lee CampbellMissouri State12.5Kenny AndersonGeorgia Tech8.1Omar RolandMarshall3.6

Conference standings

1989–90 American South Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Louisiana Tech8–2 .80020–8  .714
New Orleans †8–2 .80021–11  .656
Texas–Pan American7–3 .70021–9  .700
Southwestern Louisiana4–6 .40020–9  .690
Arkansas State2–8 .20015–13  .536
Lamar1–9 .1007–21  .250
† 1990 American South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[3]
1989–90 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Temple †15–3 .83320–11  .645
Penn State13–5 .72225–9  .735
West Virginia11–7 .61116–12  .571
Rhode Island11–7 .61115–13  .536
Rutgers11–7 .61118–17  .514
UMass10–8 .55617–14  .548
George Washington6–12 .33314–17  .452
Saint Joseph's5–13 .2787–21  .250
Duquesne5–13 .2787–22  .241
St. Bonaventure3–15 .1678–20  .286
† 1990 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1989–90 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Clemson10–4 .71426–9  .743
No. 15 Duke9–5 .64329–9  .763
#9 Georgia Tech†8–6 .57128–7  .800
North Carolina8–6 .57121–13  .618
Virginia6–8 .42920–12  .625
NC State6–8 .42918–12  .600
Maryland6–8 .42919–14  .576
Wake Forest3–11 .21412–16  .429
† 1990 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Connecticut†12–4 .75031–6  .838
No. 6 Syracuse12–4 .75026–7  .788
No. 8 Georgetown11–5 .68824–7  .774
St. John's10–6 .62524–10  .706
Villanova8–8 .50018–15  .545
Providence8–8 .50017–12  .586
Seton Hall5–11 .31312–16  .429
Pittsburgh5–11 .31312–17  .414
Boston College1–15 .0638–20  .286
† 1990 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 1990[4]
Rankings from AP Poll
1989–90 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Missouri12–2 .85726–6  .813
No. 1 Oklahoma †11–3 .78627–5  .844
No. 5 Kansas11–3 .78630–5  .857
Kansas State7–7 .50017–15  .531
Oklahoma State6–8 .42917–14  .548
Iowa State4–10 .28610–18  .357
Nebraska3–11 .21410–18  .357
Colorado2–12 .14312–18  .400
† 1990 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012
Rankings from AP poll
1989–90 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Idaho †13–3 .81325–6  .806
Eastern Washington11–5 .68818–11  .621
Montana10–6 .62518–11  .621
Nevada9–7 .56315–13  .536
Weber State8–8 .50014–15  .483
Montana State8–8 .50017–12  .586
Boise State7–9 .43812–15  .444
Northern Arizona3–13 .1888–20  .286
Idaho State3–13 .1886–21  .222
† Conference tournament winner
1989–90 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Coastal Carolina †11–1 .91723–6  .793
Campbell7–5 .58315–13  .536
UNC Asheville7–5 .58318–12  .600
Winthrop6–6 .50019–10  .655
Baptist4–8 .3339–19  .321
Augusta State4–8 .3338–20  .286
Radford3–9 .2507–22  .241
† 1990 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1989–90 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Michigan State15–3 .83328–6  .824
No. 10 Purdue13–5 .72222–8  .733
No. 13 Michigan12–6 .66723–8  .742
No. 18 Illinois11–7 .61121–8  .724
No. 20 Minnesota11–7 .61123–9  .719
Ohio State10–8 .55617–13  .567
Indiana8–10 .44418–11  .621
Wisconsin4–14 .22214–17  .452
Iowa4–14 .22212–16  .429
Northwestern2–16 .1119–19  .321
Rankings from AP Poll
1989–90 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UNLV†16–2 .88935–5  .875
No. 24 New Mexico State16–2 .88926–5  .839
UC Santa Barbara13–5 .72221–9  .700
Long Beach State12–6 .66723–9  .719
Utah State8–10 .44414–16  .467
Pacific7–11 .38915–14  .517
Cal State Fullerton6–12 .33313–16  .448
San Jose State5–13 .2788–20  .286
Fresno State4–14 .22210–19  .345
UC Irvine3–15 .1675–23  .179
† 1990 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1989–90 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
James Madison11–3 .78620–11  .645
Richmond †10–4 .71422–10  .688
American10–4 .71420–9  .690
George Mason10–4 .71420–12  .625
East Carolina6–8 .42913–18  .419
Navy4–10 .2865–23  .179
UNC Wilmington3–11 .2148–20  .286
William & Mary2–12 .1436–22  .214
† 1990 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[5]
1989–90 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lehigh8–6 .57118–12  .600
Towson State †8–6 .57118–13  .581
Hofstra8–6 .57113–15  .464
Delaware7–7 .50016–13  .552
Lafayette7–7 .50015–13  .536
Drexel7–7 .50013–15  .464
Bucknell6–8 .42915–14  .517
Rider5–9 .35710–18  .357
† 1990 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wright State– –21–7  .750
Northern Illinois– –17–11  .607
Akron– –16–12  .571
DePaul– –20–15  .571
Notre Dame– –16–13  .552
Miami (FL)– –13–15  .464
Missouri-Kansas City– –13–15  .464
Southern Utah– –13–15  .464
Maryland-Baltimore County– –12–16  .429
U.S. International– –12–16  .429
Liberty– –11–17  .393
Youngstown State– –8–20  .286
Brooklyn– –7–21  .250
Central Florida– –7–21  .250
Florida International– –7–21  .250
Central Connecticut State– –6–22  .214
Chicago State– –6–22  .214
Nicholls State– –4–23  .148
Davidson– –4–24  .143
Rankings from AP Poll[6]
1989-90 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Princeton11–3 .78620–7  .741
Yale10–4 .71419–7  .731
Dartmouth7–7 .50012–14  .462
Harvard7–7 .50012–14  .462
Penn7–7 .50012–14  .462
Brown7–7 .50010–16  .385
Cornell5–9 .35712–17  .414
Columbia2–12 .1434–22  .154
Rankings from AP Poll[7]
1989–90 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Louisville †12–2 .85727–8  .771
Southern Miss9–5 .64320–12  .625
Cincinnati9–5 .64320–14  .588
Memphis State8–6 .57118–12  .600
Florida State6–8 .42916–15  .516
South Carolina6–8 .42914–14  .500
Virginia Tech5–9 .35713–18  .419
Tulane1–13 .0714–24  .143
† 1990 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1989–90 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Holy Cross14–2 .87524–6  .800
Siena11–5 .68816–13  .552
Fordham10–6 .62520–13  .606
Canisius5–11 .31311–18  .379
Army5–11 .31310–19  .345
Niagara5–11 .3136–22  .214
South
No. 12 La Salle †16–0 1.00030–2  .938
Iona8–8 .50013–15  .464
Saint Peter's7–9 .43814–14  .500
Manhattan7–9 .43811–17  .393
Fairfield6–10 .37510–19  .345
Loyola (MD)2–14 .1254–24  .143
† 1990 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1989–90 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Ball State†13–3 .81326–7  .788
Kent State12–4 .75021–8  .724
Miami9–7 .56314–15  .483
Bowling Green9–7 .56318–11  .621
Eastern Michigan8–8 .50019–13  .594
Toledo7–9 .43812–16  .429
Central Michigan6–10 .37513–17  .433
Ohio5–11 .31312–16  .429
Western Michigan3–13 .1889–18  .333
† 1990 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1989–90 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southwest Missouri State11–1 .91722–7  .759
Green Bay9–3 .75024–8  .750
Western Illinois6–6 .50016–13  .552
Northern Iowa †6–6 .50023–9  .719
UIC6–6 .50016–12  .571
Eastern Illinois3–9 .25010–18  .357
Valparaiso1–11 .0834–24  .143
Cleveland State0–0 –15–13  .536
† 1990 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1989–90 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Coppin State †15–1 .93826–7  .788
Florida A&M13–3 .81318–11  .621
Delaware State9–7 .56314–14  .500
South Carolina State8–8 .50013–16  .448
Bethune–Cookman8–8 .50010–18  .357
North Carolina A&T6–10 .37512–17  .414
Howard5–11 .3138–19  .296
Maryland Eastern Shore4–12 .25010–17  .370
Morgan State4–12 .2508–20  .286
† 1990 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1989–90 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Xavier12–2 .85728–5  .848
Dayton †10–4 .71422–10  .688
Saint Louis9–5 .64321–12  .636
Marquette9–5 .64315–14  .517
Evansville8–6 .57117–15  .531
Loyola (IL)3–11 .2147–22  .241
Detroit3–11 .21410–18  .357
Butler2–12 .1436–22  .214
† 1990 MCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP
1989–90 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern Illinois10–4 .71426–8  .765
Illinois State †9–5 .64318–13  .581
Creighton9–5 .64321–12  .636
Tulsa9–5 .64317–13  .567
Bradley6–8 .42911–20  .355
Wichita State6–8 .42910–19  .345
Drake5–9 .35713–18  .419
Indiana State2–12 .1438–20  .286
† 1990 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1989–90 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northeastern9–3 .75016–12  .571
Boston University †9–3 .75018–12  .600
Hartford8–4 .66717–11  .607
Maine6–6 .50011–17  .393
Vermont4–8 .33313–17  .433
Colgate3–9 .2508–21  .276
New Hampshire3–9 .2505–23  .179
† 1990 NAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1989–90 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Robert Morris†12–4 .75022–8  .733
Monmouth11–5 .68817–12  .586
Marist10–6 .62517–11  .607
Mount St. Mary's*10–6 .62516–12  .571
Saint Francis (PA)10–6 .62517–11  .607
Fairleigh Dickinson8–8 .50016–13  .552
Wagner6–10 .37511–17  .393
St. Francis (NY)4–12 .2509–18  .333
Long Island1–15 .0633–23  .115
† 1990 NEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament
1989–90 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Murray State †10–2 .83321–9  .700
Tennessee Tech9–3 .75019–9  .679
Morehead State7–5 .58316–13  .552
Eastern Kentucky7–5 .58313–17  .433
Middle Tennessee5–7 .41712–15  .444
Tennessee State2–10 .1677–20  .259
Austin Peay2–10 .16710–19  .345
† 1990 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[8]
1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 22 Oregon State15–3 .83322–7  .759
No. 14 Arizona †15–3 .83325–7  .781
California12–6 .66722–10  .688
UCLA11–7 .61122–11  .667
Oregon10–8 .55615–14  .517
Stanford9–9 .50018–12  .600
USC6–12 .33312–16  .429
Arizona State6–12 .33315–16  .484
Washington5–13 .27811–17  .393
Washington State1–17 .0567–22  .241
† Conference tournament winner
As of April 15, 1990[9]
Rankings from AP Poll
1989–90 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Georgia13–5 .72220–9  .690
No. 23 Alabama †12–6 .66726–9  .743
No. 19 LSU12–6 .66723–9  .719
Tennessee10–8 .55616–14  .533
Kentucky10–8 .55614–14  .500
Ole Miss8–10 .44413–17  .433
Auburn8–10 .44413–18  .419
Mississippi State7–11 .38916–14  .533
Vanderbilt7–11 .38921–14  .600
Florida3–15 .1677–21  .250
† 1990 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[10]
1989–90 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Tennessee State †12–2 .85727–7  .794
Marshall9–5 .64315–13  .536
Appalachian State8–6 .57119–11  .633
VMI7–7 .50014–15  .483
Chattanooga7–7 .50014–14  .500
The Citadel5–9 .35712–16  .429
Furman5–9 .35715–16  .484
Western Carolina3–11 .21410–18  .357
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1990
Rankings from AP poll
1989–90 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northeast Louisiana †13–1 .92922–8  .733
McNeese State11–3 .78614–13  .519
Southwest Texas State9–5 .64313–15  .464
Sam Houston State8–6 .57110–18  .357
Texas–Arlington6–8 .42913–16  .448
Northwestern State5–9 .35710–19  .345
North Texas State3–11 .2145–25  .167
Stephen F. Austin1–13 .0712–25  .074
† 1990 Southland Conference tournament winner
1989–90 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Arkansas †14–2 .87530–5  .857
Houston13–3 .81325–8  .758
Texas12–4 .75024–9  .727
TCU9–7 .56316–13  .552
Baylor7–9 .43816–14  .533
Texas A&M7–9 .43814–17  .452
Rice5–11 .31311–17  .393
SMU5–11 .31310–18  .357
Texas Tech0–16 .0005–22  .185
† 1990 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1989–90 SWAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern12–2 .85725–6  .806
Texas Southern †10–4 .71419–12  .613
Alabama State7–7 .50015–13  .536
Mississippi Valley State7–7 .50011–18  .379
Alcorn State6–8 .4297–22  .241
Prairie View A&M5–9 .3579–18  .333
Grambling5–9 .3579–19  .321
Jackson State4–10 .2869–19  .321
† 1990 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1989–90 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UAB12–2 .85722–9  .710
South Florida †9–5 .64320–11  .645
Old Dominion7–7 .50014–14  .500
Western Kentucky7–7 .50013–17  .433
UNC Charlotte6–8 .42916–14  .533
Jacksonville5–9 .35713–16  .448
South Alabama5–9 .35711–17  .393
VCU5–9 .35711–17  .393
† 1990 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1989–90 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Centenary14–2 .87522–8  .733
UTSA13–3 .81322–7  .759
Arkansas–Little Rock †12–4 .75020–10  .667
Georgia Southern11–5 .68817–11  .607
Stetson8–8 .50015–17  .469
Hardin–Simmons5–11 .3139–18  .333
Samford4–12 .2506–22  .214
Georgia State3–13 .1885–23  .179
Mercer2–14 .1257–20  .259
† 1990 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1989–90 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 Loyola Marymount13–1 .92926–6  .813
Pepperdine10–4 .71417–11  .607
San Diego9–5 .64316–12  .571
Portland7–7 .50011–17  .393
Santa Clara6–8 .4299–19  .321
San Francisco4–10 .2868–20  .286
Saint Mary's4–10 .2867–20  .259
Gonzaga3–11 .2148–20  .286
Rankings from AP poll
1989–90 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Colorado State11–5 .68821–9  .700
BYU11–5 .68821–9  .700
Hawaii10–6 .62525–10  .714
UTEP †10–6 .62521–11  .656
New Mexico9–7 .56320–14  .588
Wyoming7–9 .43815–14  .517
Utah7–9 .43816–14  .533
San Diego State4–12 .25013–18  .419
Air Force3–13 .18812–20  .375
† 1990 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Postseason tournaments

NCAA Tournament

Final Four - McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado

National semifinals National championship game
      
E3 Duke 97
M4 Arkansas 83
E3 Duke 73
W1 UNLV 103
S4 Georgia Tech 81
W1 UNLV 90

National Invitation Tournament

NIT Semifinals and Final

Semifinals Finals
      
Penn State 62
Vanderbilt 75
Vanderbilt 74
Saint Louis 72
Saint Louis 80
New Mexico 73
Third place game
   
Penn State 83
New Mexico 81

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Derrick Coleman F Senior Syracuse
Chris Jackson G Sophomore Louisiana State
Larry Johnson F Junior UNLV
Gary Payton G Senior Oregon State
Lionel Simmons F Senior La Salle


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Hank Gathers F/C Senior Loyola Marymount
Kendall Gill G Senior Illinois
Bo Kimble G/F Senior Loyola Marymount
Alonzo Mourning C Sophomore Georgetown
Rumeal Robinson G Senior Michigan
Dennis Scott F Junior Georgia Tech
Doug Smith F Junior Missouri

Major player of the year awards

Major freshman of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach		 Interim
Coach		 New
Coach		 Reason
Drake Tom Abatemarco Eddie Fields Rudy Washington
Florida Norm Sloan Don DeVoe Lon Kruger
Kansas State Lon Kruger Dana Altman
Marshall Dana Altman Dwight Freeman
Miami (Florida) Bill Foster Leonard Hamilton
Oklahoma State Leonard Hamilton Eddie Sutton
Virginia Terry Holland Jeff Jones

References

  1. ↑ sports-reference.com Matchup Finder
  2. ↑
    • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 976. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. ↑ sports-reference.com 1989-90 American South Conference Season Summary
  4. ↑ "1989-90 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  5. ↑ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary
  6. ↑ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Independent Season Summary
  7. ↑ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Ivy Group Season Summary
  8. ↑ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
  9. ↑ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  10. ↑ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
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