1989–90 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

1989–90 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
1989–90 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	17–15 (7–7 Big Eight)
Head coach	Lon Kruger (4th season);
Assistant coach	Greg Grensing
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lon Kruger who was in his fourth (and final) season at the helm of his alma mater. The team played its home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. The Wildcats finished with a record of 17–15 (7–7 Big 8), and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. Kansas State lost to Xavier in the opening round of the tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Steve Henson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	McPherson, Kansas
G	24	Askia Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	San Antonio, Texas

Head coach

Lon Kruger (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1989*		vs. Florida State Great Alaska Shootout	W 71–70	1–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 1989*		vs. Hawaii Great Alaska Shootout	W 79–76	2–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 1989*		vs. Michigan State Great Alaska Shootout	L 68–73	2–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 4, 1989*		at Baylor	W 60–53	3–1	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Dec 6, 1989*		Missouri-Kansas City	W 78–57	4–1	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 8, 1989*		Fresno State	L 58–60	4–2	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 9, 1989*		at Vanderbilt	L 81–91	4–3	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 14, 1989*		Tulsa	W 75–69	5–3	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 16, 1989*		Minnesota	L 68–69	5–4	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 23, 1989*		vs. North Carolina	L 63–79	5–5
Dec 28, 1989*		vs. Austin Peay	W 74–42	6–5
Dec 29, 1989*		vs. South Carolina	L 60–62	6–6
Jan 2, 1990*		Western Kentucky	W 75–51	7–6	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 6, 1990		Iowa State	W 72–68	8–6 (1–0)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 9, 1990*		Southern Utah	W 102–56	9–6	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 13, 1990		at Colorado	L 62–79	9–7 (1–1)	Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Jan 16, 1990		No. 3 Oklahoma	W 66–51	10–7 (2–1)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 20, 1990*		Wichita State	W 83–62	11–7	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 24, 1990*		Akron	W 84–60	12–7	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 27, 1990		No. 2 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 57–85	12–8 (2–2)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 31, 1990		at Oklahoma State	L 67–89	12–9 (2–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 3, 1990		at Nebraska	L 71–74	12–10 (2–4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 8, 1990		No. 1 Missouri	W 65–58	13–10 (3–4)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 10, 1990		Colorado	W 93–65	14–10 (4–4)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 13, 1990		at No. 11 Oklahoma	L 69–85	14–11 (4–5)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 17, 1990		at Iowa State	W 93–90	15–11 (5–5)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Feb 20, 1990		Oklahoma State	W 66–60	16–11 (6–5)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 24, 1990		at No. 2 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 58–70	16–12 (6–6)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 28, 1990		at No. 3 Missouri	L 60–65	16–13 (6–7)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Mar 3, 1990		Nebraska	W 80–57	17–13 (7–7)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Big 8 Tournament
Mar 9, 1990*		vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Tournament Quarterfinal	L 78–82	17–14	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1990*	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) No. 25 Xavier First Round	L 79–87	17–15	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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References

^ "1989–90 Kansas State Wildcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
^ "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[1] "1989–90 Kansas State Wildcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

[2] "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

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v t e Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Manhattan YMCA (1902–1911) Nichols Hall (1911–1950) Ahearn Field House (1950–1988) Bramlage Coliseum (1988–present)
Rivalries	Kansas
Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Kansas Wildcats" "Wabash Cannonball" Wildcat Victory The Pride of Wildcat Land
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics