1989–90 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1989–90 Texas Longhorns Basketball Texas Longhorns logo.svg Southwest Conference SWC 24–9 12–4 Tom Penders 2nd Frank Erwin Center NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1989–90 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1989–90 season. The Longhorns were led by second-year head coach Tom Penders. The team finished the season with a 24–9 overall record and finished third in Southwest Conference play with a 12–4 conference record.2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book http://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/11/18/mbb_factbook_2015_16.pdf texassports.com May 18, 2016 90 pdf July 22, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160722163145/http://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/11/18/mbb_factbook_2015_16.pdf dead1989-90 SWC Standings https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/swc/1990.html sports-reference.com May 18, 2016 Texas advanced to the NCAA tournament in consecutive seasons for the first time in school history, recording its fourth overall Elite Eight appearance and its first in 43 years.Texas Longhorns Index Page https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/texas/ sports-reference.com May 18, 2016 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#CC5500; color:white;"| Regular season Tues., Nov. 28, 1989 yes UT-Arlington Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 116–66 1–0 Fri., Dec. 8, 1989 yes Manhattan Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 6th Longhorn Classic 108–63 2–0 Sat., Dec. 9, 1989 yes UT-San Antonio Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 6th Longhorn Classic 89–86 3–0 Thu., Dec. 14, 1989 yes Long Beach State Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 87–89 3–1 Sat., Dec. 16, 1989 yes Florida 24 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 105–94 4–1 Thu., Dec. 21, 1989 yes VMI Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 98–74 5–1 Sat., Dec. 23, 1989 no yes SMU Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas 73–67 6–1 (1–0) Sat., Dec. 30, 1989 yes yes Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida 102–82 7–1 Tue., Jan. 2, 1990 yes yes LSU 11 The Summit Houston, Texas 113–124 7–2 Thu., Jan. 4, 1990 Texas Tech Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 109–71 8–2 (2–0) Sat., Jan. 6, 1990 Baylor Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 108–89 9–2 (3–0) Wed., Jan. 10, 1990 yes TCU Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 83–80 10–2 (4–0) Sat., Jan. 13, 1990 yes Oklahoma 4 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 84–103 10–3 Wed., Jan. 17, 1990 Texas A&M Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 96–94 11–3 (5–0) Sat., Jan. 20, 1990 yes Rhode Island Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 107–86 12–3 Mon., Jan. 22, 1990 yes Texas Tech Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 97–77 13–3 (6–0) Thu., Jan. 25, 1990 yes Arkansas 6 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 100–109 13–4 (6–1) Sat., Jan. 27, 1990 Rice Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 96–84 14–4 (7–1) Tue., Jan. 30, 1990 Houston Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 93–102 14–5 (7–2) Sun., Feb. 4, 1990 Arkansas 3 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 96–103 OT 14–6 (7–3) Wed., Feb. 7, 1990 yes Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, Texas 96–91 15–6 (8–3) Sun., Feb. 11, 1990 TCU Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 85–77 16–6 (9–3) Wed., Feb. 14, 1990 SMU Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 79–68 17–6 (10–3) Sun., Feb. 18, 1990 yes Texas A&M G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas 79–73 18–6 (11–3) Wed., Feb. 28, 1990 yes Rice Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas 86–84 19–6 (12–3) Sat., Mar. 3, 1990 yes yes DePaul Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 89–79 20–6 (12–3) Mon., Mar. 5, 1990 yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 79–84 20–7 (12–4) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#CC5500; color:white;"| 1990 Southwest Conference tournament Fri., Mar. 9, 1990 yes 3 Texas A&M 6 Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas Quarterfinals 92–84 21–7 Fri., Mar. 9, 1990 yes 3 Houston 2 Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas Semifinals 86–89 21–8 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#CC5500; color:white;"| 1990 NCAA tournament Fri., Mar. 16, 1990 yes 10 MW Georgia 7 MW RCA Dome Indianapolis First Round 100–88 22–8 Sun., Mar. 18, 1990 yes 10 MW Purdue 10 2 MW Hoosier Dome Indianapolis Second Round 73–72 23–8 Thu., Mar. 22, 1990 yes 10 MW Xavier 25 6 MW Reunion Arena Dallas Sweet Sixteen 102–89 24–8 Sat., Mar. 24, 1990 yes 10 MW Arkansas 7 4 MW Reunion Arena Dallas NCAA Midwest Regional Final (Elite Eight) 85–88 24–9 Central Standard Time AP poll NBA draft 1990 NBA draft Texas Longhorns Round Pick Player NBA club 1 14 Travis Mays Sacramento Kings 1 26 Lance Blanks Detroit Pistons https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1990.html 1990 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com May 10, 2020 References Category:Texas Longhorns men's basketball seasons Texas Texas Texas Longhorns Basketball Team Texas Longhorns Basketball Team