1989–90 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1989–90 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels interlocking blue logo.png 100px Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 21–13 8–6 Dean Smith 28th Bill Guthridge 22nd Dean Smith Center NCAA tournament Sweet 16 The 1989–90 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/north-carolina/1990-schedule.html 1989-90 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com 2019-03-15 Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. http://m.tarheeltimes.com/rosterbasketball-1989.aspx North Carolina Tar Heels 1989-1990 Basketball Roster Tar Heel Times 2019-03-15 Roster 1988 North Carolina Tar Heels y Jeff Denny 3 G 6 4 Sr n Rural Hall, North Carolina Kenny Harris 4 G 6 1 Fr n Petersburg, Virginia Henrik Rödl 5 F/G 6 7 Fr y Heusenstamm, West Germany Scott Cherry 11 G 6 4 Fr y Ballston Spa, New York King Rice 21 G 6 0 Jr y Binghamton, New York Kevin Madden 22 F/G 6 6 Sr n Staunton, Virginia Pete Chilcutt 32 F 6 9 230 Jr y Eutaw, Alabama George Lynch basketball 34 F 6 7 218 Fr y Roanoke, Virginia Hubert Davis 40 G 6 5 180 So y Burke, Virginia Scott Williams basketball 42 C 6 11 230 Sr y Hacienda Heights, California Rick Fox 44 F 6 7 225 Jr y Nassau, Bahamas Marty Hensley 45 C/F 6 11 Sr n Marion, North Carolina John Greene 54 C 6 10 Sr n Raleigh, North Carolina Matt Wenstrom 55 C 7 1 250 Fr y Katy, Texas Dean Smith (Kansas) Bill Guthridge (Kansas State) Schedule and results Nov 24, 1989 yes yes 7 1989 men James Madison Dukes James Madison Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational 80–79 1–0 Nov 25, 1989 yes yes 7 Villanova Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational 78–68 2–0 Nov 26, 1989 yes yes 7 Missouri 11 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational 73–80 2–1 Nov 30, 1989 yes yes 12 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 93–101 2–2 Dec 2, 1989 yes 12 1989 men UCF Golden Knights UCF Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 92–42 3–2 Dec 3, 1989 yes 12 Towson State Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 87–70 4–2 Dec 7, 1989 yes yes 17 Georgetown 3 Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ ACC-Big East Challenge 81–93 4–3 Dec 9, 1989 yes yes 17 Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 74–87 4–4 Dec 16, 1989 yes 1989 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 70–51 5–4 Dec 23, 1989 yes yes Kansas State Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC 79–63 6–4 Dec 27, 1989 yes yes 24 Kentucky Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 121–110 7–4 Feb 28, 1990 yes Georgia Tech 11 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 81–79 18–11 7–6 Mar 4, 1990 yes yes Duke 5 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 87–75 19–11 8–6 |- !colspan=9| ACC Tournament Mar 9, 1990 yes yes 4 Virginia 5 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC ACC Tournament Quarterfinal 85–92 OT 19–12 |- !colspan=9| NCAA Tournament Mar 15, 1990 yes yes 8 MW SW Missouri State 9 MW Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 83–70 20–12 Mar 17, 1990 yes yes 8 MW Oklahoma 1 1 MW Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX Second round 79–77 21–12 Mar 22, 1990 yes yes 8 MW Arkansas 7 4 MW Reunion Arena Dallas, TX Midwest Regional semifinal 73–96 21–13 AP EST MW Midwest Rankings 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 976–977 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons Tar Tar North Carolina North Carolina