1989–90 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

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1989–90
Syracuse Orangemen basketball
Big East Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record26–7 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach
(14th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arena
Carrier Dome
Seasons
1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Connecticut† 12 – 4   .750 31 – 6   .838
No. 6 Syracuse 12 – 4   .750 26 – 7   .788
No. 8 Georgetown 11 – 5   .688 24 – 7   .774
St. John's 10 – 6   .625 24 – 10   .706
Villanova 8 – 8   .500 18 – 15   .545
Providence 8 – 8   .500 17 – 12   .586
Seton Hall 5 – 11   .313 12 – 16   .429
Pittsburgh 5 – 11   .313 12 – 17   .414
Boston College 1 – 15   .063 8 – 20   .286
†
AP Poll

The 1989–90 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented

Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 26–7 (12–4) record, was Big East regular season champions, and advanced to the Southeast Regional semifinal of the NCAA tournament
.

The team was led by Big East Player of the Year Derrick Coleman and sophomore Billy Owens.

Roster

1989–90 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
SF 4 Dave Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Morgan City, Louisiana
PF
 		13 Conrad McRae 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr
Brooklyn, New York
G
 		21 Matt Roe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Manlius, New York
PF
 		25 LeRon Ellis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr
Los Angeles, California
SF 30 Billy Owens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Carlisle, Pennsylvania
G
 		32 Stephen Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr
Los Angeles, California
G
 		33 Mike Hopkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Fr San Mateo, California
C 34 Rich Manning 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Tacoma, Washington
C 41 Erik Rogers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Temple City, California
F
 		44 Derrick Coleman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr
Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2020-Jan-25

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Nov 27, 1989*
 No. 1 Rutgers W 95–79  1–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Nov 29, 1989*
 No. 1 Cornell W 108–56  2–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 1, 1989*
 No. 1
VCU
Carrier Classic 		W 100–73  3–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 2, 1989*
 No. 1 No. 16 Temple
Carrier Classic 		W 73–56  4–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 6, 1989*
 No. 1 vs. No. 6 Duke
ACC–Big East Challenge 		W 78–76[2]  5–0
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Dec 9, 1989*
 No. 1 at Canisius W 92–72  6–0
 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
Dec 16, 1989*
 No. 1 Towson State W 105–75  7–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 19, 1989*
 No. 1 C. W. Post W 129–72  8–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 28, 1989*
 No. 1 Lafayette W 85–64  9–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Jan 3, 1990*
 No. 1 at Pittsburgh W 80–78  10–0
(1–0)
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 6, 1990*
 No. 1 Villanova L 74–93  10–1
(1–1) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Jan 10, 1990*
 No. 6 No. 15 St. John's W 81–72  11–1
(2–1) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Jan 13, 1990*
 No. 6 at Boston College W 81–66  12–1
(3–1)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 15, 1990*
 No. 6 at 
Rivalry
 		L 59–70  12–2
(3–2)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
Jan 20, 1990*
 No. 5 Providence L 86–87  12–3
(3–3) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Jan 23, 1990*
 No. 11 Pittsburgh W 83–74  13–3
(4–3) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Jan 27, 1990*
 No. 11 at No. 3 Georgetown W 95–76  14–3
(5–3) 		Capital Centre 
Landover, MD
Jan 29, 1990*
 No. 11 at No. 15 St. John's W 70–65  15–3
(6–3)
New York, NY
Feb 3, 1990*
 No. 7 vs. Florida State W 90–69[3]  16–3
Orlando Arena 
Orlando, FL
Feb 5, 1990*
 No. 7 Seton Hall W 74–65  17–3
(7–3) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 10, 1990*
 No. 6 No. 8 Connecticut
Rivalry 		W 90–86[4]  18–3
(8–3) 		Carrier Dome (32,820)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 12, 1990*
 No. 6 at Villanova L 56–60  18–4
(8–4)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 17, 1990*
 No. 4 Notre Dame L 65–66[5]  18–5
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 20, 1990*
 No. 11 Boston College W 105–69  19–5
(9–4) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 25, 1990*
 No. 11 at Providence W 93–89  20–5
(10–4)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
Feb 28, 1990*
 No. 10 at Seton Hall W 71–69  21–5
(11–4)
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Mar 4, 1990*
 No. 10 No. 7 Georgetown W 89–87[6]  22–5
(12–4) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Big East tournament
Mar 9, 1990*
 No. 4 vs. Pittsburgh
Big East tournament quarterfinal 		W 58–55  23–5
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Mar 10, 1990*
 No. 4 vs. Villanova
Big East tournament semifinal 		W 73–61  24–5
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Mar 11, 1990*
 No. 4 vs. No. 8 Connecticut
Big East tournament championship / Rivalry 		L 75–78[7]  24–6
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1990*
 CBS 		(2 SE) No. 6 vs. (15 SE) Coppin State
First round 		W 70–48  25–6
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
Mar 18, 1990*
 CBS 		(2 SE) No. 6 vs. (7 SE) Virginia
Second Round 		W 63–61  26–6
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
Mar 23, 1990*
 CBS 		(2 SE) No. 6 vs. (6 SE) No. 20 Minnesota
Southeast Regional semifinal 		L 75–82[8]  26–7
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in EST.

Rankings

Main article: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
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AP
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Awards and honors

1990 NBA draft

See also: 1990 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 1 Derrick Coleman
New Jersey Nets

[9]

References

  1. ^ "1989-90 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  2. New York Times
    . December 7, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  3. New York Times
    . February 4, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  4. New York Times
    . February 11, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  5. New York Times
    . February 18, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  6. New York Times
    . March 5, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  7. New York Times
    . March 12, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  8. New York Times
    . March 24, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
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