1989–90 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1989–90 Arizona Wildcats 150 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 12 14 25–7 15–3 Lute Olson 7th Jim Rosborough 1st Jessie Evans 2nd McKale Center (Capacity: 14,545) Pacific-10 regular season co-championsPacific-10 tournament champions NCAA tournament second round The 1989–90 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the Pac-10 Basketball Tournament, Arizona beat UCLA by a score of 94–78 to claim its third consecutive Pac-10 title. Roster 1989 Arizona Wildcats y yes Casey Schmidt 11 G 6 5 Fr Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso HS Matt Othick 12 PG 6 2 165 So y Clovis, NM Bishop Gorman HS Brian Williams 21 C 6 9 235 So y Bison Dele Fresno, CA Saint Monica Catholic HS Deron Johnson 23 G/F 6 5 Fr Tucson, AZ Sunnyside HS Matt Muehlebach 24 G Jr Rockhurst, KS Stillwell HS Wayne Womack 30 F 6 8 So Pasadena, CA John Muir HS Brian David 34 C 6 9 Sr basketball Templeton, IA Kuemper HS Jud Buechler 35 SF 6 6 210 Sr y Poway, CA Poway HS Ed Stokes 41 C 7 0 210 Sr y Los Angeles, CA St. Bernard HS Chris Mills basketball 42 F 6 6 So y Los Angeles, CA Fairfax HS Harvey Mason 44 G 6 3 Sr n Harvey Mason Jr. y La Crescenta, CA Crescenta HS Sean Rooks 45 C 6 10 250 So y New York, NY Fontana HS Kevin Flanagan 51 F 6 9 Fr y Del Mar, CA Torrey Pines HS Lute Olson (Augsburg) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Arizona Wildcats| Regular season Nov 25, 1989 yes yes 6 Michigan 4 Springfield Civic Arena Springfield, Massachusetts Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic 82-75 1–0 Nov 30, 1989 yes 2 1989 men Oregon Ducks Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 63-68 1–1 0-1 Dec 2, 1989 yes 2 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 61-84 1-2 0-2 Dec 6, 1989 yes 20 1989 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 84-37 2-2 Dec 19, 1989 22 1989 men Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 83-53 3-2 Dec 28, 1989 21 1989 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 74-55 4-2 Dec 29, 1989 yes 21 Purdue McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 85-66 5-2 Jan 2, 1990 19 California McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 71-70 6-2 1-2 Jan 4, 1990 19 Washington McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 65-51 7-2 2-2 Jan 6, 1990 19 Washington State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 81-61 8–2 3–2 Jan 11, 1990 yes 18 1989 men Southern California Trojans Southern California L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 90-75 9–2 4–2 Jan 13, 1990 yes 18 UCLA 19 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California Rivalry 67-73 9-3 4-3 Jan 17, 1990 yes 23 1989 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona Rivalry 70-61 10-3 5-3 Jan 20, 1990 yes 23 Oklahoma 3 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 78-74 11-3 Jan 25, 1990 yes 19 1989 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 68-61 12-3 6-3 Jan 27, 1990 yes yes 19 Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 92-100 12-4 Feb 1, 1990 yes 24 Washington State 19 Friel Court Pullman, Washington 86-62 13-4 7-3 Feb 3, 1990 yes 24 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington 75-60 14-4 8-3 Feb 8, 1990 22 Southern California McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 95-70 15-4 9-3 Feb 10, 1990 22 UCLA 19 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry 83-74 16-4 10-3 Feb 15, 1990 20 Arizona State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry 71-50 17-4 11-3 Feb 18, 1990 yes yes 20 UNLV 7 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 87-95 17-5 Feb 21, 1990 yes 21 California Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 93-68 18-5 12-3 Feb 23, 1990 yes 21 Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 80-61 19-5 13-3 Feb 25, 1990 yes yes 21 Duke 3 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 76-78 19-6 Mar 1, 1990 23 Oregon McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 84-58 20-6 14-3 Mar 3, 1990 23 Oregon State 16 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 87-60 21-6 15-3 |- !colspan=9 style=Arizona Wildcats| Pac-10 Tournament Mar 9, 1990 yes yes 15 2 Southern California 7 ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona Pac-10 Tournament Quarterfinal 80-57 22-6 Mar 10, 1990 yes yes 15 2 Stanford 6 ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona Pac-10 Tournament Semifinal 85-61 23-6 Mar 11, 1990 yes yes 15 2 UCLA 4 ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona Pac-10 tournament championship 94-78 24-6 |- !colspan=9 style=Arizona Wildcats| NCAA Tournament Mar 16, 1990 yes yes 14 2 W South Florida 15 W Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California First Round 79-66 25-6 Mar 18, 1990 yes yes 14 2 W Alabama 23 7 W Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California Second Round 55-77 25-7 |} 1989-90 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arizona/1990-schedule.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20170617073441/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arizona/1990-schedule.html 2017-06-17 29 December 2020 Sports Reference Awards and honors Jud Buechler, Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament Most Valuable Player Team players drafted into the NBA 1990 NBA draft Round Pick Player NBA club 2 38 Jud Buechler Seattle SuperSonicshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1990&lg=N 1990 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-05-07 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100317233720/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1990&lg=N 2010-03-17 References Arizona Arizona Category:Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons Category:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:1989 in sports in Arizona Arizona Wildcats