1989–90 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1989–90 Kansas Jayhawks Big Eight Conference Big Eight 5 5 30–5 11–3 Roy Williams 2nd Jerry Green 2nd Steve Robinson 2nd Kevin Stallings 2nd Mark Turgeon 3rd Rick Calloway Jeff Gueldner Kevin Pritchard Freeman West Allen Fieldhouse Preseason NIT Champions NCAA men's Division I tournament second round The 1989–90 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 92nd basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who was serving his second year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. They set an NCAA record for largest unranked to ranked jump. Following the preseason NIT, where the Jayhawks defeated the 2nd, 1st, and 25th ranked teams in the nation, the Jayhawks jumped to the 4th ranked team in the nation. They remained in the top two for the remainder of the regular season. The season also marked the beginning of an NCAA-record 32 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances that, as of the 2025 tournament (there was no tournament in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), was still active. The Jayhawks' 150–95 victory over Kentucky on December 9 remains the most points scored in a game in Kansas basketball history, and the worst defeat in Kentucky's history.25 years ago today, KU basketball beat Kentucky, 150-95 http://www.kusports.com/weblogs/all_eyes_ku/2014/dec/9/25-years-ago-today-ku-basketball-beat-ke KUSports.com Roster Name # Position Height Weight Year Home town Todd Alexander 35 Guard 6–2 190 Freshman McPherson, Kansas Terry Brown 3 Guard 6–1 185 Junior Clyde, New York Rick Calloway 20 Forward 6–6 190 Senior Cincinnati, Ohio Jeff Gueldner 33 Guard/forward 6–5 190 Senior Charleston, Illinois Alonzo Jamison 24 Forward 6–5 235 Sophomore Santa Ana, California Adonis Jordan 30 Guard 5–11 160 Freshman Reseda, California Mike Maddox 32 Forward 6–7 210 Junior Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Pekka Markkanen 44 Center 6–10 215 Junior Jyvaskyla, Finland Macolm Nash 43 Forward 6–7 195 Sophomore St. Louis, Missouri Kevin Pritchard 14 Guard 6–3 180 Senior Tulsa, Oklahoma Mark Randall 42 Forward 6–9 230 Junior Englewood, Colorado Kirk Wagner 31 Forward 6–7 210 Junior Pasadena, California Freeman West 34 Forward 6–5 210 Senior East Chicago, Indiana Eric Ridenour 40 Forward 6–5 205 Junior Cimarron, Kansas Big Eight Conference standings # Team Conference Pct. Overall Pct. 1 Missouri 12–2 .857 26–6 .813 2 Oklahoma 11–3 .786 27–5 .844 3 Kansas 11–3 .786 30–5 .857 4 Kansas State 7–7 .500 17–15 .531 5 1989–90 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State 6–8 .429 17–14 .548 6 Iowa State 4–10 .286 10–18 .357 7 1989–90 men Nebraska Cornhuskers University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska 3–11 .214 10–18 .357 8 1989–90 men Colorado Buffaloes University of Colorado-Boulder Colorado 2–12 .143 12–18 .400 http://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/136015.pdf Big 12 Record Book (PDF) Big 12 Conference 2013-07-18 2008-08-01 Schedule no |- 11/15/1989 yes UAB Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Preseason NIT First Round 109–83 1–0 |- 11/16/1989 yes yes LSU 2 Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA Preseason NIT Second Round 89–83 2–0 11/22/1989 yes yes UNLV 1 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Preseason NIT Semifinals 91–77 3–0 11/24/1989 yes yes St. John's 25 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Preseason NIT Championship Game 66–57 4–0 11/30/1989 yes 4 Idaho Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 87–58 5–0 12/2/1989 yes 4 UMBC Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 86–67 6–0 12/4/1989 yes 4 Tennessee-Martin Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 103–48 7–0 12/6/1989 yes yes 2 SMU Moody Coliseum University Park, TX 86–53 8–0 12/9/1989 yes 2 Kentucky Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 150–95 9–0 12/16/1989 yes 2 Pepperdine Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 98–73 10–0 12/22/1989 2 Arizona State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 90–67 11–0 12/29/1989 yes yes 2 UTPA Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO 103–83 12–0 12/30/1989 yes 2 Stanford Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO 83–61 13–0 1/4/1990 yes yes 2 Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 93–66 14–0 1/6/1990 yes 2 Winthrop Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 94–54 15–0 1/8/1990 yes 2 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE 98–93 16–0 1/10/1990 yes yes 1 Miami Miami Arena Miami, FL 100–73 17–0 1/13/1990 1 Oklahoma State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 91–77 18–0 1/18/1990 yes 1 Elizabeth City State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 132–65 19–0 1/20/1990 yes 1 Missouri 4 Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Border War 87–95 19–1 1/27/1990 yes 2 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown 85–57 20–1 1/31/1990 2 Colorado Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 90–69 21–1 2/3/1990 2 Oklahoma 9 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 85–74 22–1 2/7/1990 yes 2 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 83–76 23–1 2/10/1990 yes 2 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 88–83 24–1 2/13/1990 1 Missouri 2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Border War 71–77 24–2 2/17/1990 1 Nebraska Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 94–67 25–2 2/21/1990 yes 2 Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO 103–71 26–2 2/24/1990 2 Kansas State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Sunflower Showdown 70–58 27–2 2/27/1990 yes 1 Oklahoma 5 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 78–100 27–3 3/3/1990 1 Iowa State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 96–63 28–3 |- !colspan=9| Big Eight Tournament 3/9/1990 yes 2 Iowa State Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals 118–75 29–3 3/10/1990 yes 2 Oklahoma 1 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Semifinals 77–95 29–4 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament 3/16/1990 yes yes 5 2 E Robert Morris 15 E Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA First Round 79–71 30–4 3/18/1990 yes yes 5 2 E UCLA 7 E Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA Second Round 70–71 30–5 Central Standard Time AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesesKansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1989–90 Season Media Guide http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf English 2013-06-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120306064242/http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf 2012-03-06 Rankings Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 AP 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 5 Coaches *There was no coaches poll in week 1. See also 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament References Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Kansas Kansas Jay Jay