1989–90 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

1989–90 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
1989–90 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
NIT, First Round L 54–57 vs. Penn State
Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Record	15–14 (9–5 MW Coll)
Head coach	Kevin O'Neill (1st season);
Home arena	Bradley Center
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 25 Xavier	12	–	2	.857	28	–	5	.848
Dayton †	10	–	4	.714	22	–	10	.688
Saint Louis	9	–	5	.643	21	–	12	.636
Marquette	9	–	5	.643	15	–	14	.517
Evansville	8	–	6	.571	17	–	15	.531
Loyola (IL)	3	–	11	.214	7	–	22	.241
Detroit	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357
Butler	2	–	12	.143	6	–	22	.214

† 1990 MCC tournament winner Rankings from AP

The 1989–90 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 1989–90 men's college basketball season. Their head coach was Kevin O'Neill. The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a record of 15–14, 9—5. This was the first year in which Marquette played in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference.

Guard Tony Smith was the team's leading scorer with 689 points and 225 assists in 29 games. Other statistical leaders included Forward Trevor Powell with 158 rebounds.^[1]

Roster

1989–90 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	34	Tony Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Head coach

Kevin O'Neill

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 24*	at Oregon State	W 57–51	0–1	Gill Coliseum (9,826) Corvallis, Oregon
December 1*	North Carolina-Wilmington	W 76–54	1–1	Bradley Center (11,593) Milwaukee, WI
December 2*	Wisconsin	L 58–63	1–2	Bradley Center (14,742) Milwaukee, WI
December 5	Loyola (IL)	W 73–69	2–2 (1–0)	Bradley Center (10,565) Milwaukee, WI
December 9*	Notre Dame	W 80–68	3–2 (1–0)	Bradley Center (14,012) Milwaukee, WI
December 16*	Michigan	L 73–82	3–3 (1–0)	Bradley Center (15,570) Milwaukee, WI
December 20*	Chicago State	W 77–45	4–3 (1–0)	Bradley Center (13,351) Milwaukee, WI
December 23*	at DePaul	L 62–71	4–4 (1–0)	Rosemont Horizon (9,210) Rosemont, Illinois
December 31*	Morgan State	W 75–51	5–4 (1–0)	Bradley Center (13,676) Milwaukee, WI
January 3*	Charleston Southern	W 83–57	6–4 (1–0)	Bradley Center (14,073) Milwaukee, WI
January 6	Xavier	L 80–86	6–5 (1–1)	Bradley Center (14,499) Milwaukee, WI
January 11	at Dayton	W 95–84	7–5 (2–1)	University of Dayton Arena (11,261) Dayton, Ohio
January 18	at Detroit	W 84–70	8–5 (3–1)	Calihan Hall (3,264) Detroit, Michigan
January 20*	DePaul	W 77–55	9–5 (3–1)	Bradley Center (16,761) Milwaukee, WI
January 22	Saint Louis	W 65–59	10–5 (4–1)	Bradley Center (11,331) Milwaukee, WI
January 27	at Evansville	L 66–70	10–6 (4–2)	Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,113) Evansville, Indiana
February 1	at Butler	W 75–73	11–6 (5–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,154) Indianapolis, Indiana
February 3*	Virginia	L 91–96	11–7 (5–2)	Bradley Center (12,823) Milwaukee, WI
February 8	at Xavier	L 78–83	11–8 (5–3)	Cincinnati Gardens (9,723) Cincinnati, Ohio
February 10	Dayton	L 77–79	11–9 (5–4)	Bradley Center (14,988) Milwaukee, WI
February 14*	at Notre Dame	L 76–79	11–10 (5–4)	Joyce Center (10,387) South Bend, Indiana
February 17	at Loyola (IL)	W 68–48	12–10 (6–4)	Rosemont Horizon (6,512) Rosemont, Illinois
February 19*	at Wisconsin	L 65–82	12–11 (6–4)	Wisconsin Field House (10,889) Madison, WI
February 24	at Saint Louis	L 55–65	12–12 (6–5)	Kiel Auditorium (9,169) St. Louis, Missouri
February 26	Evansville	W 90–65	13–12 (7–5)	Bradley Center (11,477) Milwaukee, WI
March 1	Detroit	W 70–69	14–12 (8–5)	Bradley Center (11,490) Milwaukee, WI
March 3	Butler	W 90–70	15–12 (9–5)	Bradley Center (12,142) Milwaukee, WI
March 8	vs. Saint Louis Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament • Quarterfinal	L 57–66	15–13	University of Dayton Arena (10,100) Dayton, Ohio
March 14	at Penn State NIT First round	L 54–57	15–14	Rec Hall (3,729) University Park, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	51	Tony Smith	Los Angeles Lakers

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References

^ "1989-90 Marquette Warriors Roster and Stats". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
^ "1989–90 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^ 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.
^ "1989–90 Marquette Warriors men's basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
^ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

[1] "1989-90 Marquette Warriors Roster and Stats". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

[2] "1989–90 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

[3] 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.

[4] "1989–90 Marquette Warriors men's basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

[5] "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

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