1989–90 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Lynn Nance, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1989–90 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record11–17 (5–13 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons
1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Oregon State 15 3   .833 22 7   .759
No. 14 Arizona 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
California 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
UCLA 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Oregon 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
Stanford 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
USC 6 12   .333 12 16   .429
Arizona State 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Washington 5 13   .278 11 17   .393
Washington State 1 17   .056 7 22   .241
Conference tournament winner
As of April 15, 1990[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 11–16 overall in the regular season and 5–13 in conference play, ninth in the standings.[2][3] In the Pac-10 tournament in Tempe, Arizona, Washington met host and eighth seed Arizona State in the first round and lost by six points.[4]

Alumnus Nance was hired in April 1989, he was previously the head coach at Saint Mary's.[5]

Postseason results edit

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Thu, March 8
6:00 pm
at (8) Arizona State
First round
L 51–57  11–17
University Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References edit

  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Bruins early jump helps beat Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1990. p. C5.
  3. ^ "Pac-10 standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 5, 1990. p. 3D.
  4. ^ "ASU whips up on the Dawgs". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. March 9, 1990. p. 3B.
  5. ^ "Huskies join hiring rush with Nance". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. April 4, 1989. p. 2C.

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