1989–90 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1989–90 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets basketball File:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 7 9 28–7 8–6 Bobby Cremins 9th Kevin Cantwell 4th Sherman Dillard 2nd Jimmy Hebron 9th Alexander Memorial Coliseum Kuppenheimer Classic ChampionsACC tournament champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1989–90 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1989–90 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by 9th year head coach Bobby Cremins and the talented trio dubbed "Lethal Weapon 3" – ACC Player of the Year Dennis Scott, National Freshman of the Year Kenny Anderson, and Brian Oliver – the Yellow Jackets were ACC tournament champions and reached the 1990 Final Four. Roster 1989 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets y Kenny Anderson 12 G 6 2 166 Fr y basketball Rego Park, New York Darryl Barnes 15 F 6 8 202 Fr Brooklyn, New York Rod Belanis 34 G 6 3 192 Fr yes Williamsburg, Virginia Brian Black 23 G 6 1 178 Fr yes Marietta, Georgia Karl Brown 5 G 6 2 187 Sr Leicester, England Brian Domalik 3 G 5 11 164 Jr Leesburg, Virginia Matt Geiger 52 C 7 0 235 y yes Clearwater, Florida Malcolm Mackey 32 F 6 10 243 Fr y Chattanooga, Tennessee Johnny McNeil 44 FC 6 9 233 Sr High Point, North Carolina James Munlyn 24 C 6 11 228 Jr Aiken, South Carolina Ivano Newbill 33 F 6 9 224 Fr y yes Macon, Georgia Brian Oliver 13 G 6 4 211 Sr y basketball, born 1968 Smyrna, Georgia Dennis Scott 4 GF 6 8 229 Jr y basketball Reston, Virginia Greg White 14 G 6 2 168 So Norcross, Georgia Bobby Cremins (South Carolina) Kevin Cantwell Sherman Dillard Jimmy Hebron College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-Feb-17. 1990 NCAA Final Four program March 1990 Schedule no yes no no |- !colspan=8 style=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets| Non-conference regular season |- 11/21/1989 yes 22 Georgia State Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 108-83 1-0 11/21/1989 yes 21 Richmond Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 87-74 2-0 12/4/1989 yes yes 21 Pittsburgh 18 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT ACC–Big East Challenge 93-92New York Times Georgia Tech Defeats Pitt, 93-92 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/05/sports/georgia-tech-defeats-pitt-93-92.html December 5, 1989 February 17, 2018 3-0 12/11/1989 yes 18 North Carolina A&T Aggies Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 101-87 4-0 12/16/1989 yes yes 15 Georgia The Omni Atlanta, GA Rivalry 92-89 5-0 12/19/1989 yes 14 Coastal Carolina Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 109-82 6-0 12/27/1989 yes yes 14 Morehead State The Omni Atlanta, GA Kuppenheimer Classic 98-76 7-0 12/28/1989 yes yes 14 Pittsburgh The Omni Atlanta, GA Kuppenheimer Classic 111-92 8-0 1/2/1990 yes 12 Marist Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 86-77 9-0 |- !colspan=8 style=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets| ACC regular season |- 1/6/1990 yes 12 1989 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC 91-79 10-0 1-0 1/11/1990 9 Duke 10 Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 91-96 10-1 1-1 1/13/1990 9 NC State 17 Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 92-85 11-1 2-1 1/16/1990 yes 11 Temple Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 59-57 12-1 1/21/1990 yes 11 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, VA 79-81 12-2 2-2 1/25/1990 yes 13 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 90-91 12-3 2-3 1/28/1990 yes 13 Duke 8 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 86-88 12-4 2-4 2/1/1990 17 North Carolina 25 Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 102-75 13-4 3-4 2/3/1990 yes 17 1989 men Maryland Terrapins Maryland Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD 90-84 14-4 4-4 2/7/1990 16 Wake Forest Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 79-70 15-4 5-4 2/10/1990 yes yes 16 Louisville 15 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 94-84 16-4 2/13/1990 13 Maryland Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 80-78 17-4 6-4 2/15/1990 yes yes 16 1989 men Fordham Rams Fordham Madison Square Garden New York, NY 83-78New York Times Anderson Enjoys A Happy Return https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/16/sports/anderson-enjoys-a-happy-return.html February 16, 1990 February 17, 2018 18-4 2/17/1990 yes 13 NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 95-92 19-4 7-4 2/22/1990 8 Virginia Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 71-73 19-5 7-5 2/25/1990 yes yes 8 Notre Dame Purcell Pavilion at The Joyce Center South Bend, IN 88-80 20-5 2/28/1990 yes 11 North Carolina Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 79-81 20-6 7-6 3/3/1990 12 Clemson 20 Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 85-69 21-6 8-6 |- !colspan=8 style=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets| ACC tournament |- 3/9/1990 yes yes 14 NC State Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC ACC Tournament Quarterfinal 76-67   22-6 8-6 3/10/1990 yes yes 14 Duke 12 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC ACC Tournament Semifinal 83-72   23-6 8-6 3/11/1990 yes yes 14 Virginia Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC ACC tournament championship 70-61   24-6 8-6 |- !colspan=8 style=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets| NCAA tournament |- 3/15/1990 yes 9 4 SE East Tennessee State 13 SE Knoxville, TN Thompson–Boling Arena NCAA Tournament Round of 64 CBS 99-83Los Angeles Times NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : SOUTHEAST REGIONAL : Popeye Can't Finish Off Michigan State; Georgia Tech 99, East Tennessee State 83 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-03-16-sp-152-story.html March 16, 1990 February 17, 2018   25-6 8-6 3/17/1990 yes 9 4 SE LSU 19 5 SE Knoxville, TN Thompson–Boling Arena NCAA Tournament Round of 32 CBS 94-91Orlando Sentinel Tech Reaches New Heights In Outlasting LSU, 94-91 https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1990/03/18/tech-reaches-new-heights-in-outlasting-lsu-94-91/ March 18, 1990 February 17, 2018   26-6 8-6 3/23/1990 yes 9 4 SE Michigan State 3 1 SE New Orleans, LA Louisiana Superdome Southeast Regional semifinal CBS 81-80 OTLos Angeles Times Georgia Tech Beats Clock (?), Michigan State in Overtime https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-03-24-sp-619-story.html March 24, 1990 February 17, 2018   27-6 8-6 3/25/1990 yes 9 4 SE Minnesota 20 6 SE New Orleans, LA Louisiana Superdome Southeast Regional final CBS 93-91New York Times Ga.Tech Defies Odds and Gophers https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/26/sports/gatech-defies-odds-and-gophers.html March 26, 1990 February 17, 2018   28-6 8-6 3/31/1990 yes 9 4 SE UNLV 2 1 W McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO NCAA Final Four - National semifinal CBS 81-90United Press International Nevada-Las Vegas 90, Georgia Tech 81 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/03/31/Nevada-Las-Vegas-90-Georgia-Tech-81/2226638859600/ March 31, 1990 February 17, 2018   28-7 8-6 AP Poll Rankings 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards All-Americans Dennis Scott – Consensus 2nd Team Kenny Anderson – 3rd Team (AP), 2nd Team (NABC) Wayman Tisdale Award (National Freshman of the Year) Kenny Anderson Naismith College Coach of the Year Bobby Cremins ACC Player of the YearThe Courier-Journal via newspapers.com Dennis Scott named AP's ACC Player of the Year https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/110774264/ March 14, 1990 February 17, 2018 Dennis Scott ACC Rookie of the Year Kenny Anderson Players in the 1990 NBA draft 1990 NBA draft Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Round Pick Player NBA club 1 4 Dennis Scott Orlando Magic https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1990.html 1990 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com February 7, 2018 References Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball seasons Georgia Tech Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Georgia Tech