1989–90 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

1989–90 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
NIT, First Round L 54–57 vs. Penn State
ConferenceMidwestern Collegiate Conference
Record15–14 (9–5 MW Coll)
Head coach
Home arenaBradley Center
Seasons
1989–90 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# 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

  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.