1989–90 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 1989–90 season. The head coach was Rollie Massimino. The team played its home games at The Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Big East Conference.

1989–90 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	18–15 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach	Rollie Massimino (17th season)
Assistant coach	Jay Wright (3rd season)
Home arena	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (Capacity: 6,500)

1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Connecticut†	12	–	4		.750			31	–	6		.838
No. 6 Syracuse	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
No. 8 Georgetown	11	–	5		.688			24	–	7		.774
St. John's	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
Villanova	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
Providence	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Seton Hall	5	–	11		.313			12	–	16		.429
Pittsburgh	5	–	11		.313			12	–	17		.414
Boston College	1	–	15		.063			8	–	20		.286
† 1990 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 1990 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1989–90 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 34 Barry Bekkedam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Sr G 4 Greg Downs — — Jr C 33 Tom Greis 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) — Sr G 44 Eric Leslie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr G 21 Chris Masotti 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr G 32 Tim Muller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr F 35 Rodney Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr G 12 Rob Tribuiani — — Jr	Head coach Rollie Massimino (Vermont) Assistant coach(es) 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
Regular season
Nov 24, 1989*		vs. San Diego State Maui Invitational	W 66–58	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 25, 1989*		vs. No. 7 North Carolina Maui Invitational	L 68–78	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 26, 1989*		vs. No. 12 Louisville Maui Invitational	L 69–83	1–2	Lahaina Civic Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 30, 1989*		Saint Francis (PA)	W 93–72	2–2	The Pavilion  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 2, 1989*		Vermont	W 76–60	3–2	The Pavilion  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 4, 1989*		Pennsylvania	W 75–46	4–2	The Pavilion  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1989*		vs. Virginia	L 65–73	4–3
Dec 12, 1989		at Connecticut	W 64–57	5–3 (1–0)	Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 16, 1989*		Drexel	W 74–57	6–3	The Pavilion  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 1989*		at No. 23 La Salle	L 70–71	6–4	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 23, 1989*		at Furman	L 73–77	6–5	Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, South Carolina
Dec 27, 1989*		vs. Clemson	W 73–71	7–5	San Diego Sports Arena  San Diego, California
Dec 28, 1989*		at San Diego State	W 57–52	8–5	San Diego Sports Arena  San Diego, California
Jan 2, 1990		Seton Hall	L 64–67	8–6 (1–1)	The Pavilion  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1990		at No. 1 Syracuse	W 93–74	9–6 (2–1)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Jan 9, 1990		Connecticut	L 54–71	9–7 (2–2)	The Pavilion  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 13, 1990		at Providence	W 102–74	10–7 (3–2)	Providence Civic Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 16, 1990*		No. 15 St. John's	L 58–64	10–8 (3–3)	The Pavilion  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 20, 1990*		Saint Joseph's	W 69–62	11–8	The Pavilion  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 22, 1990		No. 2 Georgetown	L 69–70	11–9 (3–4)	The Pavilion  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 1990		at Seton Hall	L 61–66	11–10 (3–5)	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 30, 1990		Providence	W 96–88	12–10 (4–5)	The Pavilion  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 3, 1990		at Pittsburgh	L 82–94	12–11 (4–6)	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 6, 1990		at Boston College	W 66–65	13–11 (5–6)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 10, 1990		at No. 24 St. John's	L 69–83	13–12 (5–7)	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Feb 12, 1990		No. 6 Syracuse	W 60–56	14–12 (6–7)	The Pavilion  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 17, 1990		Pittsburgh	W 71–68	15–12 (7–7)	The Pavilion  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 21, 1990*		at Temple	W 71–69	16–12	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1990		at No. 5 Georgetown	L 53–83	16–13 (7–8)	Capital Centre  Landover, Maryland
Feb 27, 1990		Boston College	W 69–59	17–13 (8–8)	The Pavilion  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Big East tournament
Mar 9, 1990*		at St. John's Big East tournament Quarterfinal	W 70–60	18–13	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 10, 1990*		vs. No. 4 Syracuse Big East tournament Semifinal	L 61–73	18–14	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1990*	(12 SE)	vs. (5 SE) No. 19 LSU First Round	L 63–70	18–15	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Easter Time.

Rankings

See also: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings