1989–90 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1989–90 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record14–17 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaWisconsin Field House
Seasons
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 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Yoder, coaching his eighth season with Wisconsin. The Badgers finished 14-17, 4-14 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place.

Offseason

Yoder's top assistant Brad McNulty, suspended without pay since August 1, 1989, was fired just prior to his eighth season at Wisconsin for billing personal phone calls to the university from January 1988 to May 1989. McNulty made 51 calls to Nevada hotel casinos, which cost the university over $2,000 and resulted in a felony charge.[1][2]

Roster

1989–90 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 4 Larry Hisle, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mequon, WI
G 5 Jason Johnsen Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr New Hope, MN
G 10 Billy Douglass 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Lake Forest, IL
G 12 Brian Good 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Rossville, IN
G 20 Byron Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Springfield, IL
G/F 23 Willie Simms 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Pontiac, MI
F 32 Carlton McGee Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
F 40 John Ellenson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Menomonie, WI
F 33 Louis Ely (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Harvey, IL
F 41 Damon Harrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Madison, WI
F 43 Patrick Tompkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Waukegan, IL
G 44 Tim Locum (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Flora, IL
F 50 Danny Jones (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Rockford, IL
C 52 Grant Johnson Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Plymouth, MN
F/C 53 Kurt Portmann (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Sheboygan, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/24/1989*
 vs. Eastern Michigan
San Juan Shootout 		L 52–71  0–1
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum 
San Juan, PR
11/25/1989*
 vs. Western Kentucky
San Juan Shootout 		W 73–62  1–1
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum 
San Juan, PR
11/26/1989*
 vs. Bradley
San Juan Shootout 		W 63–57  2–1
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum 
San Juan, PR
11/28/1989*
 North Dakota State W 81–55  3–1
 UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/1/1989*
 vs. Gonzaga
First Bank Classic 		W 63–58  4–1
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
12/2/1989*
 vs. Marquette
First Bank Classic 		W 63–58 OT 5–1
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
12/4/1989*
 at Washington State L 52–55  5–2
 Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
12/7/1989*
 Western Illinois W 69–42  6–2
 UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/9/1989*
 Butler W 75–59  7–2
 UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/15/1989*
 Rollins W 68–46  8–2
 UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/28/1989*
 vs. Georgia
Tribune Classic 		L 64–65  8–3
 ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, AZ
12/29/1989*
 vs. Manhattan
Tribune Classic 		W 63–48  9–3
 ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, AZ
1/4/1990
 at No. 4 Illinois L 59–73  9–4 (0–1)
 Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/6/1990
 Michigan State L 61–64  9–5 (0–2)
 UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/11/1990
 Iowa W 73–69 OT 10–5 (1–2)
 UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/13/1990
 at Ohio State L 53–68  10–6 (1–3)
 St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/17/1990
 No. 24 Purdue L 54–56  10–7 (1–4)
 UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/22/1990
 No. 21 Minnesota W 77–75  11–7 (2–4)
 UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/25/1990
 No. 10 Illinois L 63–66  11–8 (2–5)
 UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/27/1990
 at Northwestern L 85–87  11–9 (2–6)
 Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/1/1990
 at No. 22 Indiana L 61–85  11–10 (2–7)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/3/1990
 No. 4 Michigan L 63–77  11–11 (2–8)
 UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/8/1990
 at No. 23 Michigan State L 57–60  11–12 (2–9)
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
2/10/1990
 at Iowa W 80–71  12–12 (3–9)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/15/1990
 Ohio State L 58–68  12–13 (3–10)
 UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/17/1990
 at No. 12 Purdue L 55–62  12–14 (3–11)
 Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/19/1990*
 Marquette W 82–65  13–14
 UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/22/1990
 at No. 18 Minnesota L 67–68  13–15 (3–12)
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
3/1/1990
 Northwestern W 65–60  14–15 (4–12)
 UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/3/1990
 Indiana L 68–70  14–16 (4–13)
 UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/8/1990
 at No. 13 Michigan L 64–94  14–17 (4–14)
 Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Player statistics

Individual player statistics (Final)
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A TO Blk Stl PF
Jones, Danny 31 31 1043 33.6 548 17.7 215 412 .522 0 4 .000 118 188 .628 - - 140 4.5 26 68 15 20 91
Simms, Willie 30 30 970 32.3 400 13.3 153 284 .539 2 6 .333 92 146 .630 - - 145 4.8 97 99 11 33 85
Locum, Tim 30 19 792 26.4 295 9.8 94 194 .485 67 143 .469 40 45 .889 - - 69 2.3 67 35 0 33 61
Tompkins, Patrick 28 19 719 25.7 186 6.6 73 146 .500 0 2 .000 40 80 .500 - - 178 6.4 29 56 10 17 67
Good, Brian 30 5 471 15.7 170 5.7 41 111 .369 31 81 .383 57 63 .905 - - 21 0.7 37 25 0 12 35
Hisle, Larry 31 12 516 16.6 141 4.5 46 126 .365 17 52 .327 32 46 .696 - - 44 1.4 33 46 7 18 48
Portmann, Kurt 31 16 652 21.0 115 3.7 53 127 .417 0 2 .000 9 25 .360 - - 134 4.3 37 42 30 24 77
Douglass, Billy 31 17 525 16.9 86 2.8 32 72 .444 9 19 .474 13 18 .722 - - 41 1.3 65 41 1 17 49
Ellenson, John 30 6 368 12.3 58 1.9 26 54 .481 1 2 .500 5 17 .294 - - 57 1.9 39 18 4 12 32
Robinson, Byron 9 0 71 7.9 12 1.3 3 8 .375 0 0 .000 6 6 1.000 - - 13 1.4 11 7 0 3 13
Harrell, Damon 19 0 123 6.5 20 1.1 8 24 .333 0 0 .000 4 8 .500 - - 19 1.0 4 11 0 6 11
Total 31 - 6250 40.3 2031 65.5 744 1558 .478 121 311 .408 416 642 .648 - - 933 30.1 445 450 78 195 569
Opponents 31 - 6250 40.3 2004 64.6 721 1591 .453 117 313 .374 445 622 .715 - - 951 30.7 363 440 59 189 580
Legend
GP Games played GS Games started Tot Total count Avg Average per game  Pts  Points
FG Field goals made  FGA  Field goal attempts  3FG  3-pointers made  3FA  3-point attempts FT Free throws made
 FTA  Free throw attempts Off Offensive rebounds Def Defensive rebounds A Assists  TO  Turnovers
Blk Blocks Stl Steals PF Personal fouls Team high

Awards and honors

Danny Jones was named Second Team All-Big Ten by the media at the conclusion of the season.

References

  1. ^ Tribune, Chicago (September 23, 1989). "Tennis: Top-seeded Michael Chang had no trouble..." chicagotribune.com. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Lueders, Bill (June 21, 2007). "A lawyer in the limelight". Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "1989-90 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "1989-90 Wisconsin Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wisconsin Athletic Dept. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved January 6, 2024.