1989–90 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the Pac-10 Basketball Tournament, Arizona beat UCLA by a score of 94–78 to claim its third consecutive Pac-10 title.

1989–90 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pacific-10 Regular-Season Champions
Pacific-10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
1989–90 record25–7 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 22 Oregon State153 .833  227  .759
No. 14 Arizona153 .833  257  .781
California126 .667  2210  .688
UCLA117 .611  2211  .667
Oregon108 .556  1514  .517
Stanford99 .500  1812  .600
USC612 .333  1216  .429
Arizona State612 .333  1516  .484
Washington513 .278  1117  .393
Washington State117 .056  722  .241
1990 Pac-10 Tournament winner
As of April 15, 1990[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1989–90 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
SF 35 Jud Buechler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrPoway HS Poway, CA
C 45 Sean Rooks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoFontana HS New York, NY
C 21 Brian Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoSaint Monica Catholic HS Fresno, CA
PG 12 Matt Othick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoBishop Gorman HS Clovis, NM
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1989*
No. 6 vs. No. 4 Michigan
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic
W 82-75  1–0
Springfield Civic Arena 
Springfield, Massachusetts
Nov 30, 1989
No. 2 at Oregon L 63-68  1–1
(0-1)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Dec 2, 1989
No. 2 at Oregon State L 61-84  1-2
(0-2)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 6, 1989*
No. 20 Northern Arizona W 84-37  2-2
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 19, 1989
No. 22 Miami (FL) W 83-53  3-2
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 28, 1989
No. 21 Penn State W 74-55  4-2
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 29, 1989*
No. 21 Purdue W 85-66  5-2
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 2, 1990
No. 19 California W 71-70  6-2
(1-2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 4, 1990
No. 19 Washington W 65-51  7-2
(2-2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 6, 1990
No. 19 Washington State W 81-61  8–2
(3–2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 11, 1990
No. 18 at Southern California W 90-75  9–2
(4–2)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 13, 1990
No. 18 at No. 19 UCLA
Rivalry
L 67-73  9-3
(4-3)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 17, 1990
No. 23 at Arizona State
Rivalry
W 70-61  10-3
(5-3)
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 20, 1990*
No. 23 No. 3 Oklahoma W 78-74  11-3
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 25, 1990*
No. 19 Stanford W 68-61  12-3
(6-3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 27, 1990*
No. 19 at Pittsburgh L 92-100  12-4
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 1, 1990
No. 24 at No. 19 Washington State W 86-62  13-4
(7-3)
Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Feb 3, 1990
No. 24 at Washington W 75-60  14-4
(8-3)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Feb 8, 1990
No. 22 Southern California W 95-70  15-4
(9-3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 10, 1990
No. 22 No. 19 UCLA
Rivaly
W 83-74  16-4
(10-3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 15, 1990
No. 20 Arizona State
Rivalry
W 71-50  17-4
(11-3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 18, 1990*
No. 20 at No. 7 UNLV L 87-95  17-5
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, Nevada
Feb 21, 1990
No. 21 at California W 93-68  18-5
(12-3)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 23, 1990
No. 21 at Stanford W 80-61  19-5
(13-3)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 25, 1990*
No. 21 at No. 3 Duke L 76-78  19-6
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Mar 1, 1990
No. 23 Oregon W 84-58  20-6
(14-3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 3, 1990
No. 23 No. 16 Oregon State W 87-60  21-6
(15-3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Pac-10 Tournament
Mar 9, 1990*
(2) No. 1 vs. (7) Southern California
Pac-10 Tournament Quarterfinal
W 80-57  22-6
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Ariona
Mar 10, 1990*
(2) No. 15 vs. (6) Stanford
Pac-10 Tournament Semifinal
W 85-61  23-6
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Mar 11, 1990*
(2) No. 15 vs. (4) UCLA
Pac-10 Tournament Championship
W 94-78  24-6
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1990*
(2 W) No. 14 vs. (15 W) South Florida
First Round
W 79-66  25-6
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
Mar 18, 1990*
(2 W) No. 14 vs. (7 W) No. 23 Alabama
Second Round
L 55-77  25-7
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California

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Awards and honors

  • Jud Buechler, Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Most Valuable Player

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
238Jud BuechlerSeattle SuperSonics

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References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "1989-90 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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