1989–90 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1989–90 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

1989–90 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet 16
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	21–13 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (28th season)
Assistant coach	Bill Guthridge (22nd season)
Home arena	Dean Smith Center

1989–90 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 17 Clemson	10	–	4		.714			26	–	9		.743
No. 15 Duke	9	–	5		.643			29	–	9		.763
#9 Georgia Tech†	8	–	6		.571			28	–	7		.800
North Carolina	8	–	6		.571			21	–	13		.618
Virginia	6	–	8		.429			20	–	12		.625
NC State	6	–	8		.429			18	–	12		.600
Maryland	6	–	8		.429			19	–	14		.576
Wake Forest	3	–	11		.214			12	–	16		.429
† 1990 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament.

Roster

1988–89 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 3 Jeff Denny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Rural Hall, North Carolina G 4 Kenny Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Fr Petersburg, Virginia G/F 5 Henrik Rödl 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr Heusenstamm, West Germany G 11 Scott Cherry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr Ballston Spa, New York G 21 King Rice 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr Binghamton, New York G/F 22 Kevin Madden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr Staunton, Virginia F 32 Pete Chilcutt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Eutaw, Alabama F 34 George Lynch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Roanoke, Virginia G 40 Hubert Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Burke, Virginia C 42 Scott Williams 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Hacienda Heights, California F 44 Rick Fox 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Nassau, Bahamas F/C 45 Marty Hensley 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Sr Marion, North Carolina C 54 John Greene 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Sr Raleigh, North Carolina C 55 Matt Wenstrom 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Katy, Texas	Head coach Dean Smith (Kansas) Assistant coach(es) Bill Guthridge (Kansas State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Nov 24, 1989*	No. 7	vs. James Madison Maui Invitational	W 80–79	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, HI
Nov 25, 1989*	No. 7	vs. Villanova Maui Invitational	W 78–68	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, HI
Nov 26, 1989*	No. 7	vs. No. 11 Missouri Maui Invitational	L 73–80	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Lahaina, HI
Nov 30, 1989*	No. 12	at Alabama	L 93–101	2–2	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 2, 1989*	No. 12	UCF	W 92–42	3–2	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 3, 1989*	No. 12	Towson State	W 87–70	4–2	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 7, 1989*	No. 17	vs. No. 3 Georgetown ACC-Big East Challenge	L 81–93	4–3	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 9, 1989*	No. 17	at Iowa	L 74–87	4–4	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Dec 16, 1989*		DePaul	W 70–51	5–4	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 23, 1989*		vs. Kansas State	W 79–63	6–4	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
Dec 27, 1989*	No. 24	vs. Kentucky	W 121–110	7–4	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Feb 28, 1990*		No. 11 Georgia Tech	W 81–79	18–11 (7–6)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Mar 4, 1990*		at No. 5 Duke	W 87–75	19–11 (8–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 9, 1990*	(4)	vs. (5) Virginia ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 85–92 OT	19–12	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1990*	(8 MW)	vs. (9 MW) SW Missouri State	W 83–70	20–12	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Mar 17, 1990*	(8 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Oklahoma Second round	W 79–77	21–12	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Mar 22, 1990*	(8 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 7 Arkansas Midwest Regional semifinal	L 73–96	21–13	Reunion Arena  Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in EST.

Rankings

Main article: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings