1989–90 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1989–90 Missouri Tigers Big Eight Conference Big 8 11 11 26–6 12–2 Norm Stewart 23rd Bob Sundvold 12th Hearnes Center Maui Invitational championsBig Eight Regular Season Champions NCAA tournament first round The 1989–90 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight regular season title and were the No. 1 ranked team in the country before an upset by Colorado in the Big Eight Conference Tourney and a stunning loss to 14-seed Northern Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Tourney NCAA tournament.N.C.A.A.: Southeast Regional; Northern Iowa Stuns Missouri with 3-Pointer https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/17/sports/ncaa-southeast-regional-northern-iowa-stuns-missouri-with-3-pointer.html The New York Times March 17, 1990 May 6, 2023 The Tigers finished with an overall record of 26–6 (12–2 Big Eight). Roster 1989 Missouri Tigers y Lee Coward 4 G 6 1 Sr Travis Ford 5 G 5 9 Fr y Madisonville, Kentucky Doug Smith 34 F 6 10 220 Jr y basketball Detroit, Michigan Anthony Peeler 44 G 6 4 205 So y Kansas City, Missouri Norm Stewart (Missouri) Schedule and results 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1989-90 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri Tigers| Regular season Nov 24, 1989 yes yes 11 1989 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational 68–53 1–0 Nov 25, 1989 yes yes 11 Louisville 12 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational 82–79 2–0 Nov 26, 1989 yes yes 11 North Carolina 7 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational Championship 80–73Missouri Gift to Coach: Capturing Maui Classic Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-27-sp-302-story.html November 27, 1989 March 29, 2019 3–0 Dec 2, 1989 yes 5 1989 men Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks Tennessee-Martin Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 78–58 4–0 Dec 4, 1989 yes 5 1989 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 86–79 5–0 Dec 6, 1989 yes 4 Hawaii-Loa Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 106–48 6–0 Dec 9, 1989 yes yes 4 1989 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA 88–75 7–0 Dec 12, 1989 yes yes 4 Arkansas 7 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR 89–88 9,486 8–0 Dec 16, 1989 yes 4 1989 men Bradley Braves Bradley Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 86–77 9–0 Dec 20, 1989 yes yes 4 Illinois 5 St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO Braggin' Rights 93–101 18,398 9–1 Dec 27, 1989 yes yes 7 1989 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State 15 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN 71–65 10–1 Dec 30, 1989 yes 4 Nebraska–Kearney Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 86–77 11–1 Jan 2, 1990 yes 7 1989 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 84–48 12–1 Jan 6, 1990 7 1989 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 78–68 13–1 1–0 Jan 10, 1990 yes 5 1989 men Southern Jaguars Southern Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 106–87 14–1 Jan 13, 1990 yes 5 1989 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE 111–95 15–1 2–0 Jan 16, 1990 yes 4 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 72–71 16–1 3–0 Jan 20, 1990 4 Kansas 1 Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Border War 95–87 17–1 4–0 Jan 23, 1990 yes 1 1989 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 89–84 18–1 Jan 27, 1990 yes 1 1989 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado CU Events Center Boulder, CO 104–89 19–1 5–0 Jan 31, 1990 yes 1 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 95–93 20–1 6–0 Feb 4, 1990 1 1989 men Colorado Colorado Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 93–69 21–1 7–0 Feb 8, 1990 yes 1 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 58–65 21–2 7–1 Feb 10, 1990 1 Nebraska Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 107–85 22–2 8–1 Feb 13, 1990 yes 2 Kansas 1 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Border War 77–71 23–2 9–1 Feb 18, 1990 2 Oklahoma 11 Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 92–90 24–2 10–1 Feb 21, 1990 1 Iowa State Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 89–85 25–2 11–1 Feb 25, 1990 yes 1 Oklahoma 10 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 90–107 25–3 11–2 Feb 28, 1990 3 Kansas State Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 65–60 26–3 12–2 Mar 3, 1990 yes yes 3 Notre Dame Joyce Center South Bend, IN 67–98 26–4 |- !colspan=9| Big Eight Conference tournament Mar 9, 1990 yes yes 6 1 Colorado 8 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight tournament Quarterfinal 88–92 OT 26–5 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament Mar 16, 1990 yes yes 11 3 SE Northern Iowa 14 SE Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA First Round 71–74 26–6 AP Central SE Southeast Rankings 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards Doug Smith – Big Eight Player of the Year, Consensus Second-Team All-American 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20180307141134/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/mutigers.com/documents/2017/11/14/2018_MBB_MEDIA_GUIDE.pdf March 7, 2018 . 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