1989–90 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

1989–90 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
1989–90 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
Pac 10 Regular Season Champions; Far West Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 22
Record	22–7 (15–3 Pac 10)
Head coach	Jim Anderson (1st season);
Home arena	Gill Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 22 Oregon State	15	–	3	.833	22	–	7	.759
No. 14 Arizona †	15	–	3	.833	25	–	7	.781
California	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
UCLA	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Oregon	10	–	8	.556	15	–	14	.517
Stanford	9	–	9	.500	18	–	12	.600
USC	6	–	12	.333	12	–	16	.429
Arizona State	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Washington	5	–	13	.278	11	–	17	.393
Washington State	1	–	17	.056	7	–	22	.241

† Conference tournament winner As of April 15, 1990^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon in the 1989–90 season.^[2]

Led by first year head coach Jim Anderson and Pac-10 Player of the Year Gary Payton, the Beavers would earn the crown for the Pac 10 regular season. The Beavers were invited to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round to Ball State. It would be the Beavers' last trip to the "Big Dance" until 2016.

After this season, Payton would enter the NBA draft, and begin what would later become a hall of fame NBA Career. ^[3]

Roster

1989–90 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	20	Gary Payton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Skyline HS	Oakland, California
F	24	Earl Martin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
C	44	Scott Haskin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Beaumont HS	Beaumont, California

Head coach

Jim Anderson (Oregon State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1989*		Marquette	W 71–57	1–0	Gill Coliseum (9,826) Corvallis, OR
Nov 30, 1989		Arizona State	W 87–64	2–0 (1–0)	Gill Coliseum (8,677) Corvallis, OR
Dec 2, 1989		No. 2 Arizona	W 84–61^[4]	3–0 (2–0)	Gill Coliseum (10,275) Corvallis, OR
Dec 8, 1989*	No. 20	at No. 16 Memphis State	L 72–78	3–1	Mid-South Coliseum (8,007) Memphis, TN
Dec 10, 1989*	No. 20	at Tennessee	W 96–90 ^{OT^[5]}	4–1	Thompson-Boling Arena (7,839) Knoxville, TN
Dec 16, 1989*	No. 23	at Gonzaga	W 82–61	5–1	The Kennel (3,309) Spokane, WA
Dec 19, 1989*	No. 21	Loyola Marymount	L 113–117^[6]	5–2	Gill Coliseum (9,183) Corvallis, OR
Dec 22, 1989*	No. 21	Boise State	W 76–42	6–2	Gill Coliseum (8,289) Corvallis, OR
Dec 27, 1989*	No. 23	vs. Boston University Far West Classic	W 86–66	7–2	(10,490) Portland, OR
Dec 28, 1989*	No. 23	vs. Louisiana Tech Far West Classic	W 82–81	8–2	(11,015) Portland, OR
Dec 29, 1989*	No. 23	vs. Oregon Far West Classic	W 71–68	9–2	(12,105) Portland, OR
Jan 5, 1990	No. 23	at Stanford	W 77–76 ^OT	10–2 (3–0)	Maples Pavilion (6,623) Stanford, CA
Jan 7, 1990	No. 23	at California	W 64–58	11–2 (4–0)	Harmon Gym (6,578) Berkeley, CA
Jan 13, 1990	No. 22	at Oregon	W 69–67	12–2 (5–0)	McArthur Court (10,063) Eugene, OR
Jan 18, 1990	No. 18	Washington State	W 79–64	13–2 (6–0)	Gill Coliseum (9,814) Corvallis, OR
Jan 20, 1990	No. 18	Washington	W 70–63	14–2 (7–0)	Gill Coliseum (10,400) Corvallis, OR
Jan 25, 1990	No. 17	at USC	W 92–82	15–2 (8–0)	L.A. Sports Arena (2,129) Los Angeles, CA
Jan 27, 1990	No. 17	at No. 23 UCLA	L 80–94	15–3 (8–1)	Pauley Pavilion (12,525) Los Angeles, CA
Feb 1, 1990	No. 21	California	W 98–81	16–3 (9–1)	Gill Coliseum (9,580) Corvallis, OR
Feb 3, 1990	No. 18	Stanford	W 84–70	17–3 (10–1)	Gill Coliseum (10,400) Corvallis, OR
Feb 11, 1990	No. 18	Oregon	W 57–55	18–3 (11–1)	Gill Coliseum (10,400) Corvallis, OR
Feb 15, 1990	No. 16	at Washington	L 57–66	18–4 (11–2)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (4,534) Seattle, WA
Feb 18, 1990	No. 16	at Washington State	W 83–63	19–4 (12–2)	Friel Court (3,408) Pullman, WA
Feb 22, 1990	No. 17	USC	W 98–94 ^{OT^[7]}	20–4 (13–2)	Gill Coliseum (9,878) Corvallis, OR
Feb 24, 1990	No. 17	UCLA	W 83–74	21–4 (14–2)	Gill Coliseum (10,400) Corvallis, OR
Mar 1, 1990	No. 16	at Arizona State	W 73–59	22–4 (15–2)	Wells Fargo Arena (7,188) Tempe, AZ
Mar 3, 1990	No. 16	at No. 23 Arizona	L 60–87	22–5 (15–3)	McKale Center (13,658) Tucson, AZ
Pac-10 Tournament
Mar 9, 1990*	No. 22	at Arizona State Pac-10 tournament Quarterfinal	L 75–83	22–6	Wells Fargo Arena (4,380) Tempe, AZ
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1990*	(5 W) No. 22	vs. (12 W) Ball State First Round	L 53–54	22–7	Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,020) Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources^[8]^[9]

Rankings

Awards and honors

Team Players in the 1990 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	2	Gary Payton	Seattle SuperSonics

^[10]

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "1988-89 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "Members of 1990 Oregon State basketball reflect on end of Beavers' NCAA Tournament drought".
^ "No. 2 Arizona Shocked by Oregon State, 84-61". The Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1989. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ "Oregon State Turns to Payton in Overtime, 96-90". The Los Angeles Times. December 11, 1989. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ "Oregon State Falls, 117-113, to Kimble's 53". The Los Angeles Times. December 20, 1989. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
^ "Payton Dazzling With 58 as USC Falls in Overtime". The Los Angeles Times. February 23, 1990. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ "1988-89 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
^ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2019.

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[2] "1988-89 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "Members of 1990 Oregon State basketball reflect on end of Beavers' NCAA Tournament drought".

[4] "No. 2 Arizona Shocked by Oregon State, 84-61". The Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1989. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[5] "Oregon State Turns to Payton in Overtime, 96-90". The Los Angeles Times. December 11, 1989. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[6] "Oregon State Falls, 117-113, to Kimble's 53". The Los Angeles Times. December 20, 1989. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

[7] "Payton Dazzling With 58 as USC Falls in Overtime". The Los Angeles Times. February 23, 1990. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[8] "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[9] "1988-89 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

[10] "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2019.

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