1989–90 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

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1989–90
Jim Anderson (1st season)
Home arenaGill Coliseum
Seasons
1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Oregon State 15 3   .833 22 7   .759
No. 14 Arizona 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
California 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
UCLA 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Oregon 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
Stanford 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
USC 6 12   .333 12 16   .429
Arizona State 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Washington 5 13   .278 11 17   .393
Washington State 1 17   .056 7 22   .241
Conference tournament winner
As of April 15, 1990[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon in the 1989–90 season.[2]

Led by first year head coach

Jim Anderson and Pac-10 Player of the Year Gary Payton, the Beavers would earn the crown for the Pac 10 regular season. The Beavers were invited to the NCAA tournament
, where they lost in the first round to Ball State. It would be the Beavers' last trip to the "Big Dance" until 2016.

After this season, Payton would enter the NBA draft, and begin what would later become a hall of fame NBA Career. [3]

Roster

1989–90 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G
20 Gary Payton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Skyline HS Oakland, California
F
24 Earl Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
C 44 Scott Haskin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Beaumont HS Beaumont, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1989*
Marquette W 71–57  1–0
Gill Coliseum (9,826)
Corvallis, OR
Nov 30, 1989
Arizona State W 87–64  2–0
(1–0)
Gill Coliseum (8,677)
Corvallis, OR
Dec 2, 1989
No. 2 Arizona W 84–61[4]  3–0
(2–0)
Gill Coliseum (10,275)
Corvallis, OR
Dec 8, 1989*
No. 20 at No. 16 
Memphis State
L 72–78  3–1
Mid-South Coliseum (8,007)
Memphis, TN
Dec 10, 1989*
No. 20 at 
Tennessee
W 96–90 OT[5] 4–1
Thompson-Boling Arena (7,839)
Knoxville, TN
Dec 16, 1989*
No. 23 at Gonzaga W 82–61  5–1
The Kennel (3,309)
Spokane, WA
Dec 19, 1989*
No. 21 Loyola Marymount L 113–117[6]  5–2
Gill Coliseum (9,183)
Corvallis, OR
Dec 22, 1989*
No. 21 Boise State W 76–42  6–2
Gill Coliseum (8,289)
Corvallis, OR
Dec 27, 1989*
No. 23 vs. Boston University
Far West Classic
W 86–66  7–2
 (10,490)
Portland, OR
Dec 28, 1989*
No. 23 vs. 
Louisiana Tech

Far West Classic
W 82–81  8–2
 (11,015)
Portland, OR
Dec 29, 1989*
No. 23 vs. Oregon
Far West Classic
W 71–68  9–2
 (12,105)
Portland, OR
Jan 5, 1990
No. 23 at Stanford W 77–76 OT 10–2
(3–0)
Maples Pavilion (6,623)
Stanford, CA
Jan 7, 1990
No. 23 at California W 64–58  11–2
(4–0)
Harmon Gym (6,578)
Berkeley, CA
Jan 13, 1990
No. 22 at Oregon W 69–67  12–2
(5–0)
McArthur Court (10,063)
Eugene, OR
Jan 18, 1990
No. 18 Washington State W 79–64  13–2
(6–0)
Gill Coliseum (9,814)
Corvallis, OR
Jan 20, 1990
No. 18 Washington W 70–63  14–2
(7–0)
Gill Coliseum (10,400)
Corvallis, OR
Jan 25, 1990
No. 17 at USC W 92–82  15–2
(8–0)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 27, 1990
No. 17 at No. 23 UCLA L 80–94  15–3
(8–1)
Pauley Pavilion (12,525)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 1, 1990
No. 21 California W 98–81  16–3
(9–1)
Gill Coliseum (9,580)
Corvallis, OR
Feb 3, 1990
No. 18 Stanford W 84–70  17–3
(10–1)
Gill Coliseum (10,400)
Corvallis, OR
Feb 11, 1990
No. 18 Oregon W 57–55  18–3
(11–1)
Gill Coliseum (10,400)
Corvallis, OR
Feb 15, 1990
No. 16 at Washington L 57–66  18–4
(11–2)
Seattle, WA
Feb 18, 1990
No. 16 at Washington State W 83–63  19–4
(12–2)
Friel Court (3,408)
Pullman, WA
Feb 22, 1990
No. 17 USC W 98–94 OT[7] 20–4
(13–2)
Gill Coliseum (9,878)
Corvallis, OR
Feb 24, 1990
No. 17 UCLA W 83–74  21–4
(14–2)
Gill Coliseum (10,400)
Corvallis, OR
Mar 1, 1990
No. 16 at Arizona State W 73–59  22–4
(15–2)
Wells Fargo Arena (7,188)
Tempe, AZ
Mar 3, 1990
No. 16 at No. 23 Arizona L 60–87  22–5
(15–3)
McKale Center (13,658)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-10 Tournament
Mar 9, 1990*
No. 22 at Arizona State
Pac-10 tournament Quarterfinal
L 75–83  22–6
Wells Fargo Arena (4,380)
Tempe, AZ
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1990*
(5 W) No. 22 vs. (12 W) Ball State
First Round
L 53–54  22–7
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,020)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll
. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources[8][9]

Rankings

Awards and honors

Team Players in the 1990 NBA draft

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 2 Gary Payton Seattle SuperSonics

[10]

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "1988-89 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Members of 1990 Oregon State basketball reflect on end of Beavers' NCAA Tournament drought".
  4. The Los Angeles Times
    . December 3, 1989. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  5. The Los Angeles Times
    . December 11, 1989. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  6. The Los Angeles Times
    . December 20, 1989. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  7. The Los Angeles Times
    . February 23, 1990. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "1988-89 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  10. ^ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2019.