1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 1990 Big East Tournament winner; As of April 2, 1990; Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90 American South Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1990 American South tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP #1	UNLV
NCAA Tournament	1990
Tournament dates	March 15, 1990 – April 2, 1990
National Championship	McNichols Sports Arena; Denver, Colorado
NCAA Champions	UNLV
Other champions	Vanderbilt (NIT)
Player of the Year; (Naismith, Wooden)	Lionel Simmons, La Salle
«1988–89	1990–91»

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

The Associated Press (AP) Poll expanded from a Top 20 to a Top 25 format.^[1]
Lionel Simmons became the first NCAA Division I player to score more than 3,000 points and gather more than 1,100 rebounds. The senior forward from La Salle averaged 26.5 points and 11.1 rebounds to earn National Player of the Year.

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
10	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

Player	School	PPG	Player	School	RPG	Player	School	APG	Player	School	BPG
Points per game			Rebounds per game			Assists per game			Blocked shots per game
Bo Kimble	Loyola Marymount	35.3	Anthony Bonner	Saint Louis	13.8	Todd Lehmann	Drexel	9.3	Kenny Green	Rhode Island	4.8
Kevin Bradshaw	U.S. International	31.3	Eric McArthur	UCSB	13.0	Aaron Mitchell	Louisiana-Lafayette	9.1	Dikembe Mutombo	Georgetown	4.1
Dave Jamerson	Ohio	31.2	LaPhonso Ellis	Notre Dame	12.6	Keith Jennings	East Tennessee State	8.7	Kevin Roberson	Vermont	3.8
Alphonso Ford	Mississippi Valley State	29.9	Tyrone Hill	Xavier	12.6	Otis Livingston	Idaho	8.5	Lorenzo Williams	Stetson	3.8
Steve Rogers	Alabama State	29.7	Lee Campbell	Missouri State	12.5	Kenny Anderson	Georgia Tech	8.1	Omar Roland	Marshall	3.6

Conference standings

Template:1989–90 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1989–90 ACC men's basketball standings

Template:1989–90 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1989–90 Big Sky men's basketball standings

1989–90 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Coastal Carolina †	11	–	1	.917	23	–	6	.793
Campbell	7	–	5	.583	15	–	13	.536
UNC Asheville	7	–	5	.583	18	–	12	.600
Winthrop	6	–	6	.500	19	–	10	.655
Baptist College	4	–	8	.333	9	–	19	.321
Augusta State	4	–	8	.333	8	–	20	.286
Radford	3	–	9	.250	7	–	22	.241

† 1990 Big South Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Michigan State	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
#10 Purdue	13	–	5	.722	22	–	8	.733
#13 Michigan	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
#18 Illinois	11	–	7	.611	21	–	8	.724
#20 Minnesota	11	–	7	.611	23	–	9	.719
Ohio State	10	–	8	.556	17	–	13	.567
Indiana	8	–	10	.444	18	–	11	.621
Wisconsin	4	–	14	.222	14	–	17	.452
Iowa	4	–	14	.222	12	–	16	.429
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321

Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 UNLV†	16	–	2	.889	35	–	5	.875
#24 New Mexico State	16	–	2	.889	26	–	5	.839
UC Santa Barbara	13	–	5	.722	21	–	9	.700
Long Beach State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
Utah State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Pacific	7	–	11	.389	15	–	14	.517
Cal State Fullerton	6	–	12	.333	13	–	16	.448
San Jose State	5	–	13	.278	8	–	20	.286
Fresno State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	19	.345
UC Irvine	3	–	15	.167	5	–	23	.179

† Big West Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Template:1989–90 CAA men's basketball standings

1989–90 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lehigh	8	–	6	.571	18	–	12	.600
Towson State †	8	–	6	.571	18	–	13	.581
Hofstra	8	–	6	.571	13	–	15	.464
Delaware	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
Lafayette	7	–	7	.500	15	–	13	.536
Drexel	7	–	7	.500	13	–	15	.464
Bucknell	6	–	8	.429	15	–	14	.517
Rider	5	–	9	.357	10	–	18	.357

† 1990 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Template:1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

Template:1989–90 Ivy League men's basketball standings

Template:1989–90 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

1989–90 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Holy Cross	14	–	2	.875	24	–	6	.800
Siena	11	–	5	.688	16	–	13	.552
Fordham	10	–	6	.625	20	–	13	.606
Canisius	5	–	11	.313	11	–	18	.379
Army	5	–	11	.313	10	–	19	.345
Niagara	5	–	11	.313	6	–	22	.214
South
#12 La Salle †	16	–	0	1.000	30	–	2	.938
Iona	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
Saint Peter's	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Manhattan	7	–	9	.438	11	–	17	.393
Fairfield	6	–	10	.375	10	–	19	.345
Loyola (MD)	2	–	14	.125	4	–	24	.143

† 1990 MAAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ball State†	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
Kent State	12	–	4	.750	21	–	8	.724
Miami	9	–	7	.563	14	–	15	.483
Bowling Green	9	–	7	.563	18	–	11	.621
Eastern Michigan	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
Toledo	7	–	9	.438	12	–	16	.429
Central Michigan	6	–	10	.375	13	–	17	.433
Ohio	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Western Michigan	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333

† Mid-American Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Template:1989–90 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1989–90 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

1989–90 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
[[{{{school}}}\|Xavier]]	12	–	2	.857	28	–	5	.848
[[{{{school}}}\|Dayton]] †	10	–	4	.714	22	–	10	.688
[[{{{school}}}\|Saint Louis]]	9	–	5	.643	21	–	12	.636
[[{{{school}}}\|Maruqette]]	9	–	5	.643	15	–	14	.517
[[{{{school}}}\|Evansville]]	8	–	6	.571	17	–	15	.531
[[{{{school}}}\|Detroit Mercy]]	4	–	8	.333	7	–	21	.250
[[{{{school}}}\|Loyola (IL)]]	3	–	11	.214	7	–	22	.241
[[{{{school}}}\|Detroit]]	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357
[[{{{school}}}\|Butler]]	2	–	12	.143	6	–	22	.214

† 1990 MCC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Template:1989–90 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1989–90 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1989–90 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

1989-90 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
[[{{{school}}}\|Murray State]] †	10	–	2	.833	21	–	9	.700
[[{{{school}}}\|Tennessee Tech]]	9	–	3	.750	19	–	9	.679
[[{{{school}}}\|Morehead State]]	7	–	5	.583	16	–	13	.552
[[{{{school}}}\|Eastern Kentucky]]	7	–	5	.583	13	–	17	.433
[[{{{school}}}\|Middle Tennessee]]	5	–	7	.417	12	–	15	.444
[[{{{school}}}\|Tennessee State]]	2	–	10	.167	7	–	20	.259
[[{{{school}}}\|Austin Peay]]	2	–	10	.167	10	–	19	.345

† 1990 OVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[5]

Template:1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings

1989-90 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
[[{{{school}}}\|Georgia]]	13	–	5	.722	20	–	9	.690
[[{{{school}}}\|Alabama]] †	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
[[{{{school}}}\|LSU]]	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
[[{{{school}}}\|Tennessee]]	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Kentucky	10	–	8	.556	14	–	14	.500
[[{{{school}}}\|Ole Miss]]	8	–	10	.444	13	–	17	.433
Auburn	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
[[{{{school}}}\|Mississippi State]]	7	–	11	.389	16	–	14	.533
[[{{{school}}}\|Vanderbilt]]	7	–	11	.389	21	–	14	.600
Florida	3	–	15	.167	7	–	21	.250

† 1990 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[6]

1989–90 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
[[{{{school}}}\|East Tennessee State]]†	12	–	2	.857	27	–	7	.794
[[{{{school}}}\|Marshall]]	9	–	5	.643	15	–	13	.536
[[{{{school}}}\|Appalachian State]]	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
VMI	7	–	7	.500	14	–	15	.483
[[{{{school}}}\|Chattanooga]]	7	–	7	.500	14	–	14	.500
The Citadel	5	–	9	.357	12	–	16	.429
[[{{{school}}}\|Furman]]	5	–	9	.357	15	–	16	.484
[[{{{school}}}\|Western Carolina]]	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357

† SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1990; Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
[[{{{school}}}\|NE Louisiana]] †	13	–	1	.929	22	–	8	.733
[[{{{school}}}\|McNeese State]]	11	–	3	.786	14	–	13	.519
[[{{{school}}}\|Texas State]]	9	–	5	.643	13	–	15	.464
[[{{{school}}}\|Sam Houston State]]	8	–	6	.571	10	–	18	.357
[[{{{school}}}\|UT Arlington]]	6	–	8	.429	13	–	16	.448
[[{{{school}}}\|Northwestern State]]	5	–	9	.357	10	–	19	.345
[[{{{school}}}\|North Texas State]]	3	–	11	.214	5	–	25	.167
[[{{{school}}}\|Stephen F. Austin]]	1	–	13	.071	2	–	25	.074

† 1990 Southland Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Template:1989–90 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1989–90 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1989–90 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1989–90 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1989–90 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1989–90 WAC men's basketball standings

Postseason tournaments

NCAA Tournament

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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

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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

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**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

Coaching changes

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Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach
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

↑ sports-reference.com Matchup Finder
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↑ sports-reference.com 1989-90 American South Conference Season Summary
↑ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Big East Conference Season Summary
↑ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
↑ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[1] sports-reference.com Matchup Finder

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[3] sports-reference.com 1989-90 American South Conference Season Summary

[4] sports-reference.com 1989-90 Big East Conference Season Summary

[5] sports-reference.com 1989-90 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary

[6] sports-reference.com 1989-90 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

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1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Contents

Season headlines

Major rule changes

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

Regular season

Statistical leaders

Conference standings

Postseason tournaments

NCAA Tournament

Final Four - McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado

National Invitation Tournament

NIT Semifinals and Final

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Major player of the year awards

Major freshman of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

References

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