1989–90 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

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
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier 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
† 1990 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 1990[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 14th year. The team played home games at the 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) 		Civic Arena 
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 Connecticut
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) 		Madison Square Garden 
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) 		The Spectrum 
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
 Louisiana Superdome 
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
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP31111116511764111046
Coaches211111165107639946

Awards and honors

1990 NBA draft

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

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References

  1. ^ "1989-90 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Syracuse Overcomes Error to Defeat Duke". New York Times. December 7, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Easy Victory for Syracuse". New York Times. February 4, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Syracuse Pleases Packed House". New York Times. February 11, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Irish Jolt Orangemen on Shot at Buzzer". New York Times. February 18, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Hoya Coach Ejected as Orange Wins". New York Times. March 5, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "UConn Beats Syracuse for Big East Title". New York Times. March 12, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  8. ^ "Southeast Regional; Hot 2nd Half Propels Minnesota". New York Times. March 24, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.