1989–90 Big East Conference men's basketball season

American college basketball season March 2025 1989–90 Big East Conference Men's Basketball Season #072E67 #EFE3BB NCAA Division I Basketball Big East Conference 10th anniversary logo 1989.png 250px November 16, 1989through March 11, 1990 9 ESPN Regular Season Connecticut and Syracuse (12–4) Champion Derrick Coleman – Syracuse Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament 1990 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Connecticut Chris Smith – Connecticut Most Valuable Player Basketball 1988–89 1990–91 The 1989–90 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 11th in conference history, and involved its nine full-time member schools. Connecticut and Syracuse were the regular-season co-champions with identical records of (12–4). Connecticut won the Big East tournament championship. Season summary & highlights Connecticut and Syracuse were the regular-season co-champions with identical records of (12–4). It was Connecticut's first and Syracuse's fourth regular-season championship or co-championship. Connecticut won its first Big East tournament championship. Head coaches SchoolCoachSeasonNotes Boston College Jim O'Brien 4th Connecticut Jim Calhoun 4th Big East Coach of the Year Georgetown John Thompson Jr. 18th Pittsburgh Paul Evans 4th Providence Rick Barnes 2nd St. John's Lou Carnesecca 20th Seton Hall P. J. Carlesimo 8th Syracuse Jim Boeheim 14th Villanova Rollie Massimino 15th Rankings Georgetown and Syracuse were ranked in the Top 25 of the Associated Press poll all season: Syracuse never dropped below No. 11 and was ranked No. 1 for six consecutive weeks, and Georgetown never dropped below No. 8 and was ranked in the Top Five for most of the season, reaching as high as No. 2. Connecticut, St. John's, and Pittsburgh also appeared in the Top 25. + 1989–90 Big East Conference Weekly RankingsKey: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. AP Pollhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/men/1990.html 1989-90 Men's Big East Conference Season Summary March 31, 2025 sports-reference.com Pre 11/27 12/4 12/11 12/18 12/25 1/1 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29 2/5 2/12 2/19 2/26 3/5 FinalBoston College Connecticut 20 13 8 10 6 4 8 4 Georgetown 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 6 5 3 5 7 5 8 Pittsburgh 18 18 22 Providence St. John's 25 20 15 18 19 17 16 15 15 15 18 24 24 Seton Hall Syracuse 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 5 11 7 6 4 11 10 4 6 Villanova Regular-season statistical leaders 18em start ScoringNameSchoolPPG Brian Shorter Pitt 20.6 Mark Tillmon GU 19.8 Jason Matthews Pitt 19.1 Billy Owens Syr 18.2 Malik Sealy SJU 18.1 18em break ReboundingNameSchoolRPG Derrick Coleman Syr 12.1 Dikembe Mutombo GU 10.5 Brian Shorter Pitt 9.4 Anthony Avent SHU 9.4 Alonzo Mourning GU 8.5 18em break AssistsNameSchoolAPG Darelle Porter Pitt 7.9 Carlton Screen Prov 7.0 Dwayne Bryant GU 5.7 Boo Harvey SJU 5.5 Michael Edwards Syr 5.1 18em break StealsNameSchoolSPG Nadav Henefeld Conn 3.7 Eric Murdock Prov 2.8 Carlton Screen Prov 2.4 Billy Owens Syr 2.2 Malik Sealy SJU 2.2 18em break BlocksNameSchoolBPG Dikembe Mutombo GU 4.1 Alonzo Mourning GU 2.2 Derrick Coleman Syr 2.0 Tom Greis Vill 2.0 Robert Werdann SJU 1.9 18em break Field GoalsNameSchoolFG% Michael Cooper SHU .557 Derrick Coleman Syr .551 Bobby Martin Pitt .537 Brian Shorter Pitt .532 Malik Sealy SJU .525 18em break 3-Pt Field GoalsNameSchool3FG% Jason Matthews Pitt .457 Terry Dehere SHU .390(no other qualifiers) 18em break Free ThrowsNameSchoolFT% Jason Matthews Pitt .892 Carlton Screen Prov .866 Greg Woodard Vill .830 Chris Walker Vill .826 Rod Brookin Pitt .824 end Postseason Big East tournament 1990 Big East men's basketball tournament Seeding Seeding in the Big East tournament was based on conference record, with tiebreakers applied as necessary. The eighth- and ninth-seeded teams played a first-round game, and the other seven teams received a bye into the quarterfinals. The tournament's seeding was as follows: (1) Syracuse, (2) Connecticut, (3) Georgetown, (4) St. John's, (5) Villanova, (6) Providence, (7) Seton Hall, (8) Pittsburgh, (9) Boston College. Bracket First roundMarch 8, 1990 QuarterfinalsMarch 9, 1990 SemifinalsMarch 10, 1990 Championship GameMarch 11, 1990 8 Pittsburgh 88 9 1989-90 Boston College Eagles Boston College Boston College 70 1 #4 Syracuse 58 8 Pittsburgh 55 4 St. John's 60 5 Villanova 70 3 #5 Georgetown 78 6 Providence 77 2 #8 Connecticut 76 7 1989-90 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall 58 1 #4 Syracuse 73 5 Villanova 61 3 #5 Georgetown 60 2 #8 Connecticut 65 1 #4 Syracuse 75 2 #8 Connecticut 78 NCAA tournament 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Six Big East teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament, with Connecticut seeded No. 1 in the East Region. Providence and Villanova lost in the first round and Georgetown and St. John's in the second round. Syracuse was defeated in the regional semifinals and Connecticut in the East Region final. School Region Seed Round 1 Round 2 Sweet 16 Elite 8 Connecticut East 1 16 Boston University, W 76–52 11 California, W 74–54 5 Clemson, W 71–70 3 Duke, L 79–78(OT) Syracuse Southeast 2 15 Coppin State, W 70–48 7 Virginia, W 63–61 6 Minnesota, L 82–75 Georgetown Midwest 3 14 Texas Southern, W 70–52 6 Xavier, L 74–71 St. John's East 6 11 Temple, W 81–65 3 Duke, L 76–72 Providence West 9 8 Ohio State, L 84–83 Villanova West 12 5 LSU, L 70–63 National Invitation Tournament 1990 National Invitation Tournament No Big East teams received bids to the National Invitation Tournament Awards and honors Big East Conference Player of the Year: * Derrick Coleman, Syracuse, F Sr. Defensive Co-Players of the Year: Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown, C, So. Dikembe Mutombo, Georgetown, C Jr. Rookie of the Year: Nadav Henefeld, Connecticut, F, Fr. Coach of the Year: Jim Calhoun, Connecticut (4th season) All-Big East First Team Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown, C, So. 6 ft 10 in cm 0, 261 lb 0, Chesapeake, Va. Mark Tillmon, Georgetown, G Sr. 6 ft 2 in cm 0, 190 lb 0, Little Rock, Ark. Brian Shorter, Pittsburgh, F Jr., 6 ft 6 in cm 0, 242 lb 0, Philadelphia, Pa. Boo Harvey, St. John's, G Sr., 5 ft 11 in cm 0, 165 lb 0, Queens, N.Y. Billy Owens, Syracuse, F, So., 6 ft 8 in cm 0, 220 lb 0, Carlisle, Pa. Derrick Coleman, Syracuse, F Sr., 6 ft 10 in cm 0, 258 lb 0, Mobile, Ala. All-Big East Second Team: Chris Smith, Connecticut, G, So., 5 ft 11 in cm 0, 163 lb 0, Bridgeport, Conn. Dikembe Mutombo, Georgetown, C Jr., 7 ft 2 in cm 0, 260 lb 0, Léopoldville, Congo Carlton Screen, Providence, G Sr., 6 ft 0 in cm 0, 158 lb 0, Brooklyn, N.Y. Malik Sealy, St. John's, F, So., 6 ft 8 in cm 0, 200 lb 0, The Bronx, N.Y. Stephen Thompson, Syracuse, G Sr., 6 ft 4 in cm 0, 185 lb 0, Los Angeles, Calif. All-Big East Third Team: Nadav Henefeld, Connecticut, F, Fr., 6 ft 7 in cm 0, 236 lb 0, Ramat Hasharon, Israel Tate George, Connecticut, G Sr., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 190 lb 0, Newark, N.J. Dwayne Bryant, Georgetown, G Sr., 6 ft 2 in cm 0, 190 lb 0, New Orleans, La. Jason Matthews, Pittsburgh, G Jr. 6 ft 3 in cm 0 Eric Murdock, Providence, G Jr., 6 ft 1 in cm 0, 190 lb 0, Somerville, N.J. Marty Conlon, Providence, F Sr. 6 ft 10 in cm 0, 224 lb 0, The Bronx, N.Y. Big East All-Rookie Team: Nadav Henefeld, Connecticut, F, Fr., 6 ft 7 in cm 0, 236 lb 0, Ramat Hasharon, Israel Scott Burrell, Connecticut, G, Fr., 6 ft 7 in cm 0, 218 lb 0, New Haven, Conn. Terry Dehere, Seton Hall, G, Fr., 6 ft 2 in cm 0, 190 lb 0, Jersey City, N.J. Michael Edwards, Syracuse, G, Fr., 5 ft 11 in cm 0, Voorhees, N.J. Lance Miller, Villanova, F, Fr., 6 ft 7 in cm 0, Bridgewater, N.J. All-Americans The following players were selected to the 1990 Associated Press All-America teams. 1990 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans Consensus All-America First Team: Derrick Coleman, Syracuse, Key Stats: 17.9 ppg, 12.1 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.9 spg, 55.1 FG%, 36.6 3P%, 591 points Consensus All-America Second Team: Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown, Key Stats: 16.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.2 bpg, 52.5 FG%, 510 points First Team All-America: Derrick Coleman, Syracuse, Key Stats: 17.9 ppg, 12.1 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.9 spg, 55.1 FG%, 36.6 3P%, 591 points Second Team All-America: Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown, Key Stats: 16.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.2 bpg, 52.5 FG%, 510 points AP Honorable Mention Boo Harvey, St. John's Nadav Henefeld, Connecticut Dikembe Mutombo, Georgetown Billy Owens, Syracuse Chris Smith, Connecticut Mark Tillmon, Georgetown Stephen Thompson, Syracuse See also 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 1989–90 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team 1989–90 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team 1989–90 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team 1989–90 Providence Friars men's basketball team 1989–90 St. John's Redmen basketball team 1989–90 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team 1989–90 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team References