1989–90 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

1989–90 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
1989–90 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	20–11 (9–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Bobby Paschal (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Bobby Bowman; Dennis Donaldson; Tommy Tonelli;
Home arena	USF Sun Dome
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UAB	12	–	2	.857	22	–	9	.710
South Florida †	9	–	5	.643	20	–	11	.645
Old Dominion	7	–	7	.500	14	–	14	.500
Western Kentucky	7	–	7	.500	13	–	17	.433
UNC Charlotte	6	–	8	.429	16	–	14	.533
Jacksonville	5	–	9	.357	13	–	16	.448
South Alabama	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
VCU	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393

† 1990 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 19th season in school history. The team was coached by Bobby Paschal in his fourth year at the school, and USF played its home games in the USF Sun Dome. The Bulls finished the season 20–11, 9–5 in Sun Belt play, and won the Sun Belt tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first in school history. USF lost to Arizona in the first round.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Marvin Taylor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Yazoo City, MS
G	3	Jay Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Tampa, FL
G/F	5	Fred Lewis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Tampa, FL
F	10	Steve Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Hallandale, FL
G	11	Tony Armstrong	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Haines City, FL
G	13	Andre Crenshaw	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr	Montgomery, AL
G	22	Maurice Webster	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Pensacola, FL
G	31	Radenko Dobraš	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Banja Luka, Yugoslavia
F	32	Bobby Russell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Fort Lauderdale, FL
C	34	Hakim Shahid	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Fort Lauderdale, FL
F	43	Chris Risey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	New Orleans, LA

Head coach

Bobby Paschal

Assistant coach(es)

Bobby Bowman
Dennis Donaldson
Tommy Tonelli
Rodney Tention (graduate assistant)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1989*		Florida International	W 94–80	1–0	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Dec 2, 1989*		Bethune-Cookman	W 88–72	2–0	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Dec 5, 1989*		Stetson	W 68–54	3–0	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Dec 9, 1989*		at Florida International	W 80–58	4–0	U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, Florida
Dec 16, 1989*		Florida State	L 72–78	4–1	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Dec 19, 1989*		Augusta State	W 99–77	5–1	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Dec 23, 1989*		at Florida	L 54–91	5–2	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 28, 1989*		Western Carolina Tampa Tribune Holiday Invitational	W 78–67	6–2	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Dec 29, 1989*		Houston Tampa Tribune Holiday Invitational	L 78–87	6–3	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Jan 4, 1990		at UNC Charlotte	W 89–86^[3]	7–3 (1–0)	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 6, 1990*		Miami (FL)	W 93–77	8–3	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Jan 8, 1990		Alabama-Birmingham	L 66–83	8–4 (1–1)	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Jan 13, 1990		South Alabama	W 98–74	9–4 (2–1)	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Jan 15, 1990*		Central Connecticut State	W 89–59	10–4	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Jan 18, 1990		at South Alabama	L 79–81	10–5 (2–2)	Jaguar Gymnasium Mobile, Alabama
Jan 23, 1990*		at Maryland	L 66–84	10–6	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 27, 1990		UNC Charlotte	W 79–74	11–6 (3–2)	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Jan 29, 1990		at VCU	W 68–65	12–6 (4–2)	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Feb 1, 1990		Jacksonville	W 96–84	13–6 (5–2)	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Feb 3, 1990*		at Western Kentucky	W 59–58	14–6 (6–2)	E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 7, 1990*		Old Dominion	W 94–93	15–6 (7–2)	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Feb 10, 1990		at Alabama-Birmingham	L 64–82	15–7 (7–3)	UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 15, 1990		at Old Dominion	L 56–75	15–8 (7–4)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 17, 1990		VCU	W 75–66	16–8 (8–4)	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Feb 19, 1990		Western Kentucky	W 80–70	17–8 (9–4)	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Feb 22, 1990		at Jacksonville	L 84–86	17–9 (9–5)	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 24, 1990*		at Miami (FL)	L 73–81	17–10	Miami Arena Miami, Florida
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 3, 1990*	(2)	vs. (7) South Alabama Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinal	W 80–78	18–10	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 4, 1990*	(2)	vs. (6) Jacksonville Sun Belt Tournament Semifinal	W 86–59	19–10	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 5, 1990*	(2)	vs. (5) UNC Charlotte Sun Belt tournament championship	W 81–74^[4]	20–10	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1990*	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 14 Arizona	L 67–79	20–11	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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References

^ "1989-90 South Florida Bulls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
^ "USF Bulls 2020-2021 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). gousfbulls.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
^ "15 DAYS, 15 GAMES: THE COUNTDOWN TO USF HOOPS". University of South Florida Athletics. October 25, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
^ "LETTERS FROM LOUK: 1990 SUN BELT TOURNAMENT". University of South Florida Athletics. November 18, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
^ "2019-20 South Florida Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Florida Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

[1] "1989-90 South Florida Bulls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

[2] "USF Bulls 2020-2021 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). gousfbulls.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.

[3] "15 DAYS, 15 GAMES: THE COUNTDOWN TO USF HOOPS". University of South Florida Athletics. October 25, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

[4] "LETTERS FROM LOUK: 1990 SUN BELT TOURNAMENT". University of South Florida Athletics. November 18, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

[5] "2019-20 South Florida Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Florida Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

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v t e South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Venues	Curtis Hixon Hall (1971–1980) Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory (1972–1975) Bayfront Center (1974, 1976–1978, 1979–1980) Hillsborough Community College Gymnasium (1978) USF Gymnasium (1978–1979) Expo Hall (1979–1980) Lakeland Civic Center (1976, 1979–1980, 2011) Bob Martinez Sports Center (2011) Amalie Arena (2011–2012) Yuengling Center (1980–2011, 2012–present)
Rivalries	UCF
Culture & lore	Rocky the Bull
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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