1989–90 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

1989–90 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record23–9 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
← 1988–89
1990–91 →
1989–90 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Michigan State 15 – 3   .833 28 – 6   .824
No. 10 Purdue 13 – 5   .722 22 – 8   .733
No. 13 Michigan 12 – 6   .667 23 – 8   .742
No. 18 Illinois 11 – 7   .611 21 – 8   .724
No. 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

The 1989–90 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Clem Haskins, the Golden Gophers advanced to the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament and finished with a 23–9 record (11–7 Big Ten).

Roster

1989–90 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Kevin Lynch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Bloomington, Minnesota
G 20 Melvin Newbern 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Toledo, Ohio
F 33 Richard Coffey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Aurora, North Carolina
F 34 Willie Burton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan
G 40 Walter Bond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F/C 45 Jim Shikenjanski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Sr
C Bob Martin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule/results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Jan 6, 1990
 No. 24 No. 4 Illinois W 91–74  10–1
(1–0) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 28, 1990
 No. 21 No. 12 Indiana W 108–89  14–4
(5–3) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1990
 CBS 		(6 SE) No. 20 vs. (11 SE) UTEP
First round 		W 64-61 OT 21-8
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
Mar 18, 1990
 CBS 		(6 SE) No. 20 vs. (14 SE) Northern Iowa
Second Round 		W 81-78  22-8
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
Mar 23, 1990
 CBS 		(6 SE) No. 20 vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Syracuse
Southeast Regional semifinal 		W 82-75[2]  23-8
 Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 25, 1990
 CBS 		(6 SE) No. 20 vs. (4 SE) No. 9 Georgia Tech
Southeast Regional final 		L 91-93[3]  23-9
 Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

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Rankings

Main article: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

NBA draft

Main article: 1990 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 9 Willie Burton Miami Heat

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References

  1. ^ "1989–90 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Southeast Regional; Hot 2nd Half Propels Minnesota". New York Times. March 24, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ga.Tech Defies Odds and Gophers". New York Times. March 26, 1990. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019–20 Minnesota Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.