1989–90 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight regular season title and were the No. 1 ranked team in the country before an upset by Colorado in the Big Eight Conference Tourney and a stunning loss to 14-seed Northern Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Tourney NCAA tournament.[1] The Tigers finished with an overall record of 26–6 (12–2 Big Eight).

1989–90 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Maui Invitational champions
Big Eight Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record26–6 (12–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coachBob Sundvold (12th season)
Home arenaHearnes Center
Seasons
1989–90 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Missouri 12 2   .857 26 6   .813
No. 1 Oklahoma 11 3   .786 27 5   .844
No. 5 Kansas 11 3   .786 30 5   .857
Kansas State 7 7   .500 17 15   .531
Oklahoma State 6 8   .429 17 14   .548
Iowa State 4 10   .286 10 18   .357
Nebraska 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
Colorado 2 12   .143 12 18   .400
1990 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

edit
1989–90 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 4 Lee Coward 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
G 5 Travis Ford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr Madisonville, Kentucky
F 34 Doug Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
G 44 Anthony Peeler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Kansas City, Missouri
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 24, 1989*
No. 11 vs. Evansville
Maui Invitational
W 68–53  1–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Nov 25, 1989*
No. 11 vs. No. 12 Louisville
Maui Invitational
W 82–79  2–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Nov 26, 1989*
No. 11 vs. No. 7 North Carolina
Maui Invitational Championship
W 80–73[2]  3–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Dec 2, 1989*
No. 5 Tennessee-Martin W 78–58  4–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Dec 4, 1989*
No. 5 Creighton W 86–79  5–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Dec 6, 1989*
No. 4 Hawaii-Loa W 106–48  6–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Dec 9, 1989*
No. 4 at Old Dominion W 88–75  7–0
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
Dec 12, 1989*
No. 4 at No. 7 Arkansas W 89–88  8–0
Barnhill Arena (9,486)
Fayetteville, AR
Dec 16, 1989*
No. 4 Bradley W 86–77  9–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Dec 20, 1989*
No. 4 vs. No. 5 Illinois
Braggin' Rights
L 93–101  9–1
St. Louis Arena (18,398)
St. Louis, MO
Dec 27, 1989*
No. 7 at No. 15 Memphis State W 71–65  10–1
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Dec 30, 1989*
No. 4 Nebraska–Kearney W 86–77  11–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Jan 2, 1990*
No. 7 Austin Peay W 84–48  12–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Jan 6, 1990
No. 7 Oklahoma State W 78–68  13–1
(1–0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Jan 10, 1990*
No. 5 Southern W 106–87  14–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Jan 13, 1990
No. 5 at Nebraska W 111–95  15–1
(2–0)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
Jan 16, 1990
No. 4 at Oklahoma State W 72–71  16–1
(3–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
Jan 20, 1990
No. 4 No. 1 Kansas
Border War
W 95–87  17–1
(4–0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Jan 23, 1990*
No. 1 Rutgers W 89–84  18–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Jan 27, 1990
No. 1 at Colorado W 104–89  19–1
(5–0)
CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
Jan 31, 1990
No. 1 at Iowa State W 95–93  20–1
(6–0)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Feb 4, 1990
No. 1 Colorado W 93–69  21–1
(7–0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Feb 8, 1990
No. 1 at Kansas State L 58–65  21–2
(7–1)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
Feb 10, 1990
No. 1 Nebraska W 107–85  22–2
(8–1)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Feb 13, 1990
No. 2 at No. 1 Kansas
Border War
W 77–71  23–2
(9–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
Feb 18, 1990
No. 2 No. 11 Oklahoma W 92–90  24–2
(10–1)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Feb 21, 1990
No. 1 Iowa State W 89–85  25–2
(11–1)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Feb 25, 1990
No. 1 at No. 10 Oklahoma L 90–107  25–3
(11–2)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Feb 28, 1990
No. 3 Kansas State W 65–60  26–3
(12–2)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Mar 3, 1990*
No. 3 at Notre Dame L 67–98  26–4
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
Big Eight Conference tournament
Mar 9, 1990*
(1) No. 6 vs. (8) Colorado
Big Eight tournament Quarterfinal
L 88–92 OT 26–5
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1990*
(3 SE) No. 11 vs. (14 SE) Northern Iowa
First Round
L 71–74[1]  26–6
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Central.

Rankings

edit

Awards

edit

[3]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "N.C.A.A.: Southeast Regional; Northern Iowa Stuns Missouri with 3-Pointer". The New York Times. March 17, 1990. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Missouri Gift to Coach: Capturing Maui Classic". Los Angeles Times. November 27, 1989. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  3. ^ 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Mar-29.