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1989–90 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by first year head coach Jim O'Brien, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 10–4 in MCC play. They won the program's first MCC tournament title after defeating regular season champion Xavier in the championship game. Dayton received the MCC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they upset Illinois in the first round. They lost to eventual Final Four participant Arkansas, 86–84, in the second round.

1989–90 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
MCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMid-Continent Conference
Record22–10 (10–4 MCC)
Head coach
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
Seasons
← 1988–89
1990–91 →
1989–90 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Xavier 12 – 2   .857 28 – 5   .848
Dayton † 10 – 4   .714 22 – 10   .688
Saint Louis 9 – 5   .643 21 – 12   .636
Marquette 9 – 5   .643 15 – 14   .517
Evansville 8 – 6   .571 17 – 15   .531
Loyola (IL) 3 – 11   .214 7 – 22   .241
Detroit 3 – 11   .214 10 – 18   .357
Butler 2 – 12   .143 6 – 22   .214
† 1990 MCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP

Roster edit

1989–90 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G Alex Robertson
—
—
 Fr    
G 32 Negele Knight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Saint Martin de Porres Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1989*
 Fairleigh Dickinson W 105-97  1–0
(0–0) 		University of Dayton Arena (10,951)
Dayton, Ohio
Nov 29, 1989*
 Furman W 92-86  2–0
(0–0) 		University of Dayton Arena (11,043)
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 2, 1989*
 Princeton W 68-62  3-0
(0–0) 		University of Dayton Arena (12,022)
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 6, 1989*
 at Miami (FL) L 82-87  3-1
(0–0) 		Miami Arena (1,492)
Miami, Florida
Dec 9, 1989*
 The Citadel W 97-76  4-1
(0–0) 		University of Dayton Arena (11,769)
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 16, 1989*
 at Cincinnati L 88-90  4-2
(0–0) 		Myrl H. Shoemaker Center (8,532)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 20, 1989*
 at DePaul W 86-73  5-2
(0–0) 		Rosemont Horizon (8,405)
Rosemont, IL, Illinois
Dec 23, 1989*
 Miami (OH) W 97-81  6-2
(0–0) 		University of Dayton Arena (12,436)
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 27, 1989*
 Southern L 105-114  6-3
(0–0) 		University of Dayton Arena (13,064)
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 30, 1989*
 Bradley W 98-61  7-3
(0–0) 		University of Dayton Arena (12,103)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 6, 1990*
 Wright State
Gem City Jam 		L 99-101  7-4
(0–0) 		University of Dayton Arena (13,511)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 11, 1990
 Marquette L 84-95  7–5
(0–1) 		University of Dayton Arena (11,261)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 13, 1990
 Loyola (Ill) W 88-71  8–5
(1–1) 		University of Dayton Arena (12,193)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 18, 1990
 at St Louis L 69-95  8–6
(1–2) 		Kiel Auditorium (7,541)
St Louis, Missouri
Jan 20, 1990
 at Evansville W 88-68  9–6
(2–2) 		Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,237)
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 25, 1990
 Butler W 86-62  10–6
(3–2) 		University of Dayton Arena (12,102)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 27, 1990
 Detroit Mercy W 100-80  11–6
(4–2) 		University of Dayton Arena (13,511)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 30, 1990*
 at Notre Dame L 79-97  11–7
(4–2) 		Joyce Center (10,104)
South Bend, Indiana
Feb 3, 1990
 No. 23 at Xavier L 81-88  11–8
(4–3) 		Cincinnati Gardens (10,043)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 8, 1990
 at Loyola (Ill) L 94-96  11–9
(4–4) 		Alumni Gym (801)
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 10, 1990
 at Marquette W 79-77  12–9
(5–4) 		Bradley Center (14,988)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 15, 1990
 St Louis W 84-81 OT 13–9
(6–4) 		University of Dayton Arena (11,401)
Dayton, Ohio
Feb 17, 1990
 Evansville W 81-58  14–9
(7–4) 		University of Dayton Arena (12,410)
Dayton, Ohio
Feb 22, 1990
 at Butler W 88-82  15–9
(8–4) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,312)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 24, 1990
 at Detroit Mercy W 88-82  16–9
(9–4) 		Calihan Hall (4,155)
Detroit, Michigan
Feb 28, 1990*
 Notre Dame W 97-79  17–9
(10–4) 		University of Dayton Arena (13,511)
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 3, 1990
 No. 19 Xavier W 111–108  18–9
(10–4) 		University of Dayton Arena (13,511)
Dayton, Ohio
MCC tournament
Mar 8, 1990*
 (2) (7) Detroit Mercy
Quarterfinals 		W 90–72  19–9
 University of Dayton Arena (11,199)
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 9, 1990*
 (2) (6) Loyola
Semifinals 		W 97–95  20–9
 University of Dayton Arena (13,202)
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 10, 1990*
 (2) (1) No. 24 Xavier
Championship 		W 98–89  21–9
 University of Dayton Arena (13,202)
Dayton, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1990*
 (12 MW) vs. (5 MW) No. 18 Illinois
First Round 		W 88–86  22–9
 Frank Erwin Center (11,578)
Austin, Texas
Mar 17, 1990*
 (12 MW) vs. (4 MW) No. 7 Arkansas
Second Round 		L 84–86  22–10
 Frank Erwin Center (15,884)
Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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NBA draft edit

Main article: 1990 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 31 Negele Knight Phoenix Suns

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References edit

  1. ^ "2019-20 Dayton Flyers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "1989-90 Dayton Flyers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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