1989–90 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

1989–90 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
1989–90 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	24–9 (12–4 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Penders (2nd season);
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Arkansas †	14	–	2	.875	30	–	5	.857
Houston	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
Texas	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
TCU	9	–	7	.563	16	–	13	.552
Baylor	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Texas A&M	7	–	9	.438	14	–	17	.452
Rice	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
SMU	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Texas Tech	0	–	16	.000	5	–	22	.185

† 1990 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1989–90 season. The Longhorns were led by second-year head coach Tom Penders. The team finished the season with a 24–9 overall record and finished third in Southwest Conference play with a 12–4 conference record.^[1]^[2] Texas advanced to the NCAA tournament for in consecutive seasons for the first time in school history, recording its fourth overall Elite Eight appearance and its first in 43 years.^[1]^[3] Texas finished the season ranked No. 12 in the postseason college basketball Coaches Poll.^[4]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Tues., Nov. 28, 1989*		UT-Arlington	W 116–66	1–0	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Fri., Dec. 8, 1989*		Manhattan 6th Longhorn Classic	W 108–63	2–0	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Sat., Dec. 9, 1989*		UT-San Antonio 6th Longhorn Classic	W 89–86	3–0	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Thu., Dec. 14, 1989*		Long Beach State	L 87–89	3–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Sat., Dec. 16, 1989*		No. 24 Florida	W 105–94	4–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Thu., Dec. 21, 1989*		VMI	W 98–74	5–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Sat., Dec. 23, 1989		at SMU	W 73–67	6–1 (1–0)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
Sat., Dec. 30, 1989*		at Stetson	W 102–82	7–1	Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida
Tue., Jan. 2, 1990*		vs. No. 11 LSU	L 113–124	7–2	The Summit Houston, Texas
Thu., Jan. 4, 1990		Texas Tech	W 109–71	8–2 (2–0)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Sat., Jan. 6, 1990		Baylor	W 108–89	9–2 (3–0)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Wed., Jan. 10, 1990		at TCU	W 83–80	10–2 (4–0)	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Sat., Jan. 13, 1990		at No. 4 Oklahoma	L 84–103	10–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Wed., Jan. 17, 1990		Texas A&M	W 96–94	11–3 (5–0)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Sat., Jan. 20, 1990*		Rhode Island	W 107–86	12–3	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Mon., Jan. 22, 1990		at Texas Tech	W 97–77	13–3 (6–0)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Thu., Jan. 25, 1990		at No. 6 Arkansas	L 100–109	13–4 (6–1)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Sat., Jan. 27, 1990		Rice	W 96–84	14–4 (7–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Tue., Jan. 30, 1990		Houston	L 93–102	14–5 (7–2)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Sun., Feb. 4, 1990		No. 3 Arkansas	L 96–103 ^OT	14–6 (7–3)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Wed., Feb. 7, 1990		at Baylor	W 96–91	15–6 (8–3)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Sun., Feb. 11, 1990		TCU	W 85–77	16–6 (9–3)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Wed., Feb. 14, 1990		SMU	W 79–68	17–6 (10–3)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Sun., Feb. 18, 1990		at Texas A&M	W 79–73	18–6 (11–3)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Wed., Feb. 28, 1990		at Rice	W 86–84	19–6 (12–3)	Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Sat., Mar. 3, 1990*		at DePaul	W 89–79	20–6 (12–3)	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Mon., Mar. 5, 1990		at Houston	L 79–84	20–7 (12–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
1990 Southwest Conference tournament
Fri., Mar. 9, 1990	(3)	vs. (6) Texas A&M Quarterfinals	W 92–84	21–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Fri., Mar. 9, 1990	(3)	vs. (2) Houston Semifinals	L 86–89	21–8	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
1990 NCAA tournament
Fri., Mar. 16, 1990	(10 MW)	vs. (7 MW) Georgia First Round	W 100–88	22–8	RCA Dome Indianapolis
Sun., Mar. 18, 1990	(10 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 10 Purdue Second Round	W 73–72	23–8	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis
Thu., Mar. 22, 1990	(10 MW)	vs. (6 MW) No. 25 Xavier Sweet Sixteen	W 102–89	24–8	Reunion Arena Dallas
Sat., Mar. 24, 1990	(10 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 7 Arkansas NCAA Midwest Regional Final (Elite Eight)	L 85–88	24–9	Reunion Arena Dallas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	14	Travis Mays	Sacramento Kings
1	26	Lance Blanks	Detroit Pistons

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References

^ ^a ^b "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 90. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
^ "1989-90 SWC Standings". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
^ "Texas Longhorns Index Page". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
^ "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 102. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
^ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[FB_90-1] "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 90. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

[2] "1989-90 SWC Standings". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

[3] "Texas Longhorns Index Page". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

[4] "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 102. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

[5] "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

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