1989–90 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  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.