The 1989–90 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1989–90 season. Playing in the Mid-Continent Conference and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 22–7 overall record and won the Mid-Con regular season title.[1] Southwest Missouri State lost to North Carolina in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.
| 1989–90 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball | |
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Mid-Con Regular Season Champions | |
| Conference | Mid-Continent Conference |
| Record | 22–7 (11–1 Mid-Con) |
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| Home arena | Hammons Student Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa † | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 4 | – | 24 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1990 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster edit
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Schedule and results edit
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 24, 1989* |
vs. La Salle Coors Light Classic |
L 58–62 | 0–1 |
Selland Arena Fresno, California | |||||||
| Nov 25, 1989* |
vs. Saint Mary's Coors Light Classic |
W 52–35 | 1–1 |
Selland Arena Fresno, California | |||||||
| Dec 2, 1989* |
at Tulsa | W 73–66 | 2–1 |
Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
| Dec 5, 1989* |
at Wichita State | L 68–81 | 2–2 |
Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
| Dec 8, 1989* |
Southern Utah | W 91–76 | 3–2 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
| Dec 9, 1989* |
Creighton | W 81–74 | 4–2 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
| Mid-Con tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 6, 1990* |
at Northern Iowa Mid-Con Tournament Semifinal |
L 61–63 | 22–6 |
UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa | |||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 15, 1990* |
(9 MW) | vs. (8 MW) North Carolina First Round |
L 70–83[3] | 22–7 |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors edit
- Lee Campbell – Mid-Con Player of the Year
References edit
- ^ "2018–19 Missouri State Bears Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University. 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "1989-90 Missouri State Bears Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "North Carolina 83, Southwest Missouri State 70". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1990. Retrieved May 2, 2020.