1989–90 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

1989–90 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record16–13
Head coach
Assistant coachFran McCaffery (2nd season)
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State –   – 21 – 7   .750
Northern Illinois –   – 17 – 11   .607
Akron –   – 16 – 12   .571
DePaul –   – 20 – 15   .571
Notre Dame –   – 16 – 13   .552
Miami (FL) –   – 13 – 15   .464
Missouri-Kansas City –   – 13 – 15   .464
Southern Utah –   – 13 – 15   .464
UMBC –   – 12 – 16   .429
U.S. International –   – 12 – 16   .429
Liberty –   – 11 – 17   .393
Youngstown State –   – 8 – 20   .286
Brooklyn –   – 7 – 21   .250
Central Florida –   – 7 – 21   .250
Florida International –   – 7 – 21   .250
Central Connecticut State –   – 6 – 22   .214
Chicago State –   – 6 – 22   .214
Nicholls State –   – 4 – 23   .148
Davidson –   – 4 – 24   .143
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1989–90 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1989-90 college basketball season. The Irish were led by head coach Digger Phelps, in his 19th season.

Roster

1989–90 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 3 Monty Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Fredericksburg, Virginia
PG 12 Elmer Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Bellaire, Texas
PF 20 LaPhonso Ellis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So East St. Louis, Illinois
C 43 Keith Tower 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 28, 1989*
 San Francisco W 84–64  1–0
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 2, 1989*
 vs. No. 13 Louisville L 73–84  1–1
  
 
Dec 5, 1989*
 at No. 14 Indiana L 72–81  1–2
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 9, 1989*
 at Marquette L 68–80  1–3
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 17, 1989*
 No. 13 UCLA W 86–84  2–3
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 21, 1989*
 Valparaiso W 97–70  3–3
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 22, 1989*
 Lafayette W 86–71  4–3
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 30, 1989*
 Butler W 97–65  5–3
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 3, 1990*
 at Creighton L 75–77  5–4
 Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 6, 1990*
 at Southern California W 86–81  6–4
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 9, 1990*
 at Boston College W 80–67  7–4
 Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 12, 1990*
 at No. 21 La Salle L 78–86  7–5
 Convention Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 1990*
 vs. Rutgers W 74–69  8–5
  
 
Jan 20, 1990*
 vs. No. 13 LSU L 64–87[2]  8–6
 Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 24, 1990*
 Wichita State W 88–78  9–6
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 27, 1990*
 Miami (FL) W 107–60  10–6
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 30, 1990*
 Dayton W 97–79  11–6
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 4, 1990*
 at No. 5 Duke L 76–88  11–7
 Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Feb 8, 1990*
 at Southern Methodist W 63–49  12–7
 Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, Texas
Feb 10, 1990*
 at Houston L 82–93  12–8
 Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Feb 14, 1990*
 Marquette W 79–76  13–8
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 17, 1990*
 at No. 4 Syracuse W 66–65  14–8
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 20, 1990*
 DePaul L 62–63  14–9
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 25, 1990*
 No. 8 Georgia Tech L 80–88  14–10
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 28, 1990*
 at Dayton L 79–97  14–11
 University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 3, 1990*
 No. 3 Missouri W 98–67  15–11
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Mar 5, 1990*
 Kentucky W 80–67  16–11
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Mar 10, 1990*
 at DePaul L 59–64  16–12
 Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1990*
 (10 SE) vs. (7 SE) Virginia
First Round 		L 67–75  16–13
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/UPI Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Independent Season Summary
  2. ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : For the Record, It Goes Brown's Way". Los Angeles Times. January 21, 1990. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. p. 120. Retrieved May 2, 2020.


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