1989–90 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

1989–90 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
1989–90 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	18–15 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach	Rollie Massimino (17th season);
Assistant coach	Jay Wright (3rd season)
Home arena	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (Capacity: 6,500)
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Connecticut†	12	–	4	.750	31	–	6	.838
No. 6 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
No. 8 Georgetown	11	–	5	.688	24	–	7	.774
St. John's	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	18	–	15	.545
Providence	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Pittsburgh	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
Boston College	1	–	15	.063	8	–	20	.286

† 1990 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 1990^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 1989–90 season. The head coach was Rollie Massimino. The team played its home games at The Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Big East Conference.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F	34	Barry Bekkedam	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr
G	4	Greg Downs	—	—	Jr
C	33	Tom Greis	7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)	—	Sr
G	44	Eric Leslie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G	21	Chris Masotti	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Jr
G	32	Tim Muller	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
F	35	Rodney Taylor	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
G	12	Rob Tribuiani	—	—	Jr

Head coach

Rollie Massimino (Vermont)

Assistant coach(es)

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 24, 1989*		vs. San Diego State Maui Invitational	W 66–58	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 25, 1989*		vs. No. 7 North Carolina Maui Invitational	L 68–78	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 26, 1989*		vs. No. 12 Louisville Maui Invitational	L 69–83	1–2	Lahaina Civic Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 30, 1989*		Saint Francis (PA)	W 93–72	2–2	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 2, 1989*		Vermont	W 76–60	3–2	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 4, 1989*		Pennsylvania	W 75–46	4–2	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1989*		vs. Virginia	L 65–73	4–3
Dec 12, 1989		at Connecticut	W 64–57	5–3 (1–0)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 16, 1989*		Drexel	W 74–57	6–3	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 1989*		at No. 23 La Salle	L 70–71	6–4	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 23, 1989*		at Furman	L 73–77	6–5	Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
Dec 27, 1989*		vs. Clemson	W 73–71	7–5	San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California
Dec 28, 1989*		at San Diego State	W 57–52	8–5	San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California
Jan 2, 1990		Seton Hall	L 64–67	8–6 (1–1)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1990		at No. 1 Syracuse	W 93–74	9–6 (2–1)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Jan 9, 1990		Connecticut	L 54–71	9–7 (2–2)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 13, 1990		at Providence	W 102–74	10–7 (3–2)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 16, 1990*		No. 15 St. John's	L 58–64	10–8 (3–3)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 20, 1990*		Saint Joseph's	W 69–62	11–8	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 22, 1990		No. 2 Georgetown	L 69–70	11–9 (3–4)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 1990		at Seton Hall	L 61–66	11–10 (3–5)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 30, 1990		Providence	W 96–88	12–10 (4–5)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 3, 1990		at Pittsburgh	L 82–94	12–11 (4–6)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 6, 1990		at Boston College	W 66–65	13–11 (5–6)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 10, 1990		at No. 24 St. John's	L 69–83	13–12 (5–7)	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Feb 12, 1990		No. 6 Syracuse	W 60–56	14–12 (6–7)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 17, 1990		Pittsburgh	W 71–68	15–12 (7–7)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 21, 1990*		at Temple	W 71–69	16–12	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1990		at No. 5 Georgetown	L 53–83	16–13 (7–8)	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
Feb 27, 1990		Boston College	W 69–59	17–13 (8–8)	The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Big East tournament
Mar 9, 1990*		at St. John's Big East tournament Quarterfinal	W 70–60	18–13	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 10, 1990*		vs. No. 4 Syracuse Big East tournament Semifinal	L 61–73	18–14	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1990*	(12 SE)	vs. (5 SE) No. 19 LSU First Round	L 63–70	18–15	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Easter Time.

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Rankings

References

^ "1989-90 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^ "1989–90 Villanova Wildcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "2019–20 Villanova Men's Basketball Media Guide". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[1] "1989-90 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

[2] "1989–90 Villanova Wildcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[3] "2019–20 Villanova Men's Basketball Media Guide". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

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v t e Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Jake Nevin Field House (1932–1986) William E. Finneran Pavilion (1986–2017, 2018–present) First Union Spectrum (alternate; 1967–2009) Wells Fargo Center (alternate; 1996–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	Will D. Cat City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) "V for Villanova"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 1999–00 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 national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics