1989–90 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Appearance
1989–90 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball | |
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MCC Regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 25 |
Record | 28–5 (12–2 MCC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Dino Gaudio (3rd season) |
Home arena | Cincinnati Gardens |
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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 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1989–90 season. Led by head coach Pete Gillen, the Musketeers finished with a 28–5 record (12–2 MCC), won the MCC regular season title, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the #6 seed in the Midwest region. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers defeated Kansas State and Georgetown to reach the Sweet Sixteen. Xavier lost to Texas in the Midwest regional semifinals – a game that was played in Dallas, Texas.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 2, 1989* |
Southern Utah State | L 90–97 | 0–1 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 4, 1989* |
at Robert Morris | W 77–70 | 1–1 |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 9, 1989* |
at Miami (OH) | W 76–69 | 2–1 |
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Dec 16, 1989* |
at Valparaiso | W 95–63 | 3–1 |
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Dec 18, 1989* |
Eastern Illinois | W 80–48 | 5–1 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 22, 1989* |
vs. Princeton Met Life Classic |
W 72–65 | 6–1 |
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California | |||||||
Dec 23, 1989* |
at San Francisco Met Life Classic |
W 78–62[1] | 7–1 |
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California | |||||||
Dec 30, 1989* |
Bowling Green | W 88–73 | 8–1 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 2, 1990* |
No. 25 Loyola Marymount | W 115–113 | 9–1 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 6, 1990 |
at Marquette | W 86–80 | 10–1 (1–0) |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
Jan 8, 1990 |
Loyola (IL) | W 89–73 | 11–1 (2–0) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 13, 1990* |
No. 25 | Alabama–Birmingham | W 82–61 | 12–1 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
Feb 27, 1990* |
No. 19 | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 84–73 | 24–2 |
Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas | ||||||
Mar 3, 1990 |
No. 19 | at Dayton | L 108–111 | 24–3 (12–2) |
UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 1990* |
No. 24 | vs. Butler MCC Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 86–61 | 25–3 |
UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
Mar 9, 1990* |
No. 24 | vs. Evansville MCC Tournament Semifinal |
W 89–78 | 26–3 |
UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
Mar 10, 1990* |
No. 24 | at Dayton MCC tournament championship |
L 89–98 | 26–4 |
UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 1990* |
(6 MW) No. 25 | vs. (11 MW) Kansas State First round |
W 87–79 | 27–4 |
RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
Mar 18, 1990* |
(6 MW) No. 25 | vs. (3 MW) No. 8 Georgetown Second Round |
W 74–71 | 28–4 |
RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
Mar 22, 1990* |
(6 MW) No. 25 | vs. (10 MW) Texas Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
L 89–102 | 28–5 |
Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. |
NBA draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 11 | Tyrone Hill | Golden State Warriors |
2 | 47 | Derek Strong | Philadelphia 76ers |
References
[edit]- ^ "Xavier 78, U. of San Francisco 62". United Press International. December 24, 1989. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ "1989-90 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ "1989-90 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results".
- ^ "This season marks the 30th anniversary of Xavier's first trip to the Sweet 16". The Cincinnati Enquirer. July 11, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.