1989–90 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1989–90 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Preseason NIT Champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record30–5 (11–3 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1989–90 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Missouri 12 – 2   .857 26 – 6   .813
No. 1 Oklahoma † 11 – 3   .786 27 – 5   .844
No. 5 Kansas 11 – 3   .786 30 – 5   .857
Kansas State 7 – 7   .500 17 – 15   .531
Oklahoma State 6 – 8   .429 17 – 14   .548
Iowa State 4 – 10   .286 10 – 18   .357
Nebraska 3 – 11   .214 10 – 18   .357
Colorado 2 – 12   .143 12 – 18   .400
† 1990 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

The 1989–90 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 92nd basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 2nd year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. The team set an NCAA record for largest unranked to ranked jump. Following the preseason NIT, where the Jayhawks defeated the 2nd, 1st, and 25th ranked teams in the nation, the Jayhawks jumped to the 4th ranked team in the nation. They remained in the top two for the remainder of the regular season. The season also marked the beginning of an NCAA-record 32 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances that as of the 2023 tournament (there was no tournament in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) is still active. The Jayhawks 150–95 victory over Kentucky on December 9, remains the most points scored in a game in Kansas basketball history and the worst defeat in Kentucky's history.[1]

Roster

Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town
Todd Alexander 35 Guard 6–2 190 Freshman McPherson, Kansas
Terry Brown 3 Guard 6–1 185 Junior Clyde, New York
Rick Calloway 20 Forward 6–6 190 Senior Cincinnati, Ohio
Jeff Gueldner 33 Guard/Forward 6–5 190 Senior Charleston, Illinois
Alonzo Jamison 24 Forward 6–5 235 Sophomore Santa Ana, California
Adonis Jordan 30 Guard 5–11 160 Freshman Reseda, California
Mike Maddox 32 Forward 6–7 210 Junior Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Pekka Markkanen 44 Center 6–10 215 Junior Jyvaskyla, Finland
Macolm Nash 43 Forward 6–7 195 Sophomore St. Louis, Missouri
Kevin Pritchard 14 Guard 6–3 180 Senior Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mark Randall 42 Forward 6–9 230 Junior Englewood, Colorado
Kirk Wagner 31 Forward 6–7 210 Junior Pasadena, California
Freeman West 34 Forward 6–5 210 Senior East Chicago, Indiana
Eric Ridenour 40 Forward 6–5 205 Junior Cimarron, Kansas

Big Eight Conference standings

# Team Conference Pct. Overall Pct.
1 Missouri
12–2
 .857
26–6
 .813
2 Oklahoma
11–3
 .786
27–5
 .844
3 Kansas
11–3
 .786
30–5
 .857
4 Kansas State
7–7
 .500
17–15
 .531
5 Oklahoma State
6–8
 .429
17–14
 .548
6 Iowa State
4–10
 .286
10–18
 .357
7 Nebraska
3–11
 .214
10–18
 .357
8 Colorado
2–12
 .143
12–18
 .400

[2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
11/15/1989*
 UAB
Preseason NIT First Round 		W 109–83  1–0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
11/16/1989*
 at No. 2 LSU
Preseason NIT Second Round 		W 89–83  2–0
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
11/22/1989*
 vs. No. 1 UNLV
Preseason NIT Semifinals 		W 91–77  3–0
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
11/24/1989*
 at No. 25 St. John's
Preseason NIT Championship Game 		W 66–57  4–0
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
11/30/1989*
 No. 4 Idaho W 87–58  5–0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/2/1989*
 No. 4 UMBC W 86–67  6–0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/4/1989*
 No. 4 Tennessee-Martin W 103–48  7–0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/6/1989*
 No. 2 at SMU W 86–53  8–0
 Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
12/9/1989*
 No. 2 Kentucky W 150–95  9–0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/16/1989*
 No. 2 Pepperdine W 98–73  10–0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/22/1989
 No. 2 Arizona State W 90–67  11–0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/29/1989*
 No. 2 vs. UTSA W 103–83  12–0
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
12/30/1989
 No. 2 vs. Stanford W 83–61  13–0
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
1/4/1990*
 No. 2 at Wichita State W 93–66  14–0
 Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
1/6/1990*
 No. 2 Winthrop W 94–54  15–0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/8/1990
 No. 2 at Nebraska W 98–93  16–0
 Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
1/10/1990*
 No. 1 at Miami W 100–73  17–0
 Miami Arena 
Miami, FL
1/13/1990
 No. 1 Oklahoma State W 91–77  18–0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/18/1990*
 No. 1 Elizabeth City State W 132–65  19–0
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/20/1990
 No. 1 at No. 4 Missouri
Border War 		L 87–95  19–1
 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
1/27/1990
 No. 2 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 85–57  20–1
 Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
1/31/1990
 No. 2 Colorado W 90–69  21–1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/3/1990
 No. 2 No. 9 Oklahoma W 85–74  22–1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/7/1990
 No. 2 at Oklahoma State W 83–76  23–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
2/10/1990
 No. 2 at Iowa State W 88–83  24–1
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
2/13/1990
 No. 1 No. 2 Missouri
Border War 		L 71–77  24–2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/17/1990
 No. 1 Nebraska W 94–67  25–2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/21/1990
 No. 2 at Colorado W 103–71  26–2
 Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
2/24/1990
 No. 2 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown 		W 70–58  27–2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/27/1990
 No. 1 at No. 5 Oklahoma L 78–100  27–3
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
3/3/1990
 No. 1 Iowa State W 96–63  28–3
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
Big Eight Tournament
3/9/1990
 No. 2 vs. Iowa State
Quarterfinals 		W 118–75  29–3
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
3/10/1990
 No. 2 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma
Semifinals 		L 77–95  29–4
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
3/16/1990*
 (2 E) No. 5 vs. (15 E) Robert Morris
First Round 		W 79–71  30–4
 Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
3/18/1990*
 (2 E) No. 5 vs. (7 E) UCLA
Second Round 		L 70–71  30–5
 Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

[3]

Rankings

Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16
AP 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 5
Coaches

*There was no coaches poll in week 1.

See also

References

  1. ^ "25 years ago today, KU basketball beat Kentucky, 150-95". KUSports.com.
  2. ^ "Big 12 Record Book (PDF)" (PDF) (Press release). Big 12 Conference. August 1, 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1989–90 Season Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (English) on March 6, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2013.