1989–90 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time. The team posted a 27–5 overall record and an 11–3 conference record to finish tied for second in the Conference for head coach Billy Tubbs. This was the third Big Eight Conference tournament Championship for Tubbs and his third NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament #1 seed in a row.[1] The team earned the conference tournament championship competing in a conference in which three teams held the #1 national ranking in consecutive weeks in late February and early March.[2]

1989–90 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig 8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record27–5 (11–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 11,528)
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

The team was led by All-Big Eight Conference First Team selection Skeeter Henry. The team won its first twelve games, while rising to the #3 ranking, before losing back to back road games to unranked Kansas State and #23 Arizona. The team then won three consecutive home games before losing to #2 Kansas on the road. It then won four games before losing to #2 Missouri. The team then won 8 contests in a row including back to back victories over #1 ranked teams (Missouri and Kansas) at the end of February as well as a rubber match victory against Kansas in the Big Eight Conference tournament semifinals.[2] The team earned the school's third consecutive #1 seed in the 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, but was eliminated in the second round by North Carolina 79–77.[3]

Terry Evans became the first Sooner to make all six of his three point shots in a game, and Jackie Jones set the school single-game record with 9 blocked shots. The team exploded for 173 points on November 29, 1989, against U.S. International and three nights later set another school record by defeating Northeastern Illinois by 95 points (146–51). The team also established the current school record of 86 rebounds against U.S. International.[4]

Roster

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1989–90 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 30 Skeeter Henry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Midland College Grand Prairie, TX
G 32 Jeff Webster 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Carl Albert Midwest City, OK
F 50 Tony Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Manual Arts Los Angeles, CA
G 24 Terrence Mullins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Riordan San Francisco, CA
G 11 Jason Skurcenski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Bartlesville Bartlesville, OK
G Brent Price   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr South Carolina Enid, Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1989*
No. 17 U.S. International W 173–101  1–0
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 2, 1989*
No. 17 Northeastern Illinois W 146–51  2–0
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 4, 1989*
No. 12 Angelo State W 130–62  3–0
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 9, 1989*
No. 12 No. 5 UNLV W 89–81[5]  4–0
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 23, 1989*
No. 7 at Loyola Marymount W 136–121[6]  5–0
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 27, 1989*
No. 6 James Madison W 142–109  6–0
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 1989*
No. 6 vs. North Texas
All-College Tournament
W 147–94  7–0
Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1989*
No. 6 vs. Tulsa
All-College Tournament
W 99–78  8–0
Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 1990*
No. 6 Alaska Anchorage W 101–81  9–0
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 6, 1990
No. 6 at Colorado W 66–61  10–0
(1–0)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Jan 9, 1990*
No. 4 Arkansas–Little Rock W 134–81  11–0
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 13, 1990*
No. 4 Texas W 103–84  12–0
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 16, 1990
No. 3 at Kansas State L 51–66  12–1
(1–1)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 20, 1990*
No. 3 at No. 23 Arizona L 74–78  12–2
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 24, 1990
No. 9 Iowa State W 107–96  13–2
(2–1)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 27, 1990
No. 9 Oklahoma State W 109–92  14–2
(3–1)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 31, 1990
No. 9 Nebraska W 105–64  15–2
(4–1)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 3, 1990
No. 9 at No. 2 Kansas L 74–85  15–3
(4–2)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 7, 1990
No. 13 at Iowa State W 86–81  16–3
(5–2)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 11, 1990*
No. 13 at Seton Hall W 89–84  17–3
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 13, 1990
No. 11 Kansas State W 85–69  18–3
(6–2)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 16, 1990
No. 11 Colorado W 86–64  19–3
(7–2)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 18, 1990
No. 11 at No. 2 Missouri L 90–92  19–4
(7–3)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 21, 1990
No. 10 at Nebraska W 88–66  20–4
(8–3)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 25, 1990
No. 10 No. 1 Missouri W 107–90  21–4
(9–3)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 27, 1990
No. 6 No. 1 Kansas W 100–78  22–4
(10–3)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 3, 1990
No. 6 at Oklahoma State W 107–94  23–4
(11–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big Eight tournament
Mar 9, 1990*
No. 1 vs. Nebraska
Quarterfinals
W 78–65  24–4
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 10, 1990*
No. 1 vs. No. 2 Kansas
Semifinals
W 95–77  25–4
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 11, 1990*
No. 1 vs. Colorado
Championship game
W 92–80  26–4
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1990*
(1 MW) No. 1 vs. (16 MW) Towson State
First round
W 77–68  27–4
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Mar 17, 1990*
(1 MW) No. 1 vs. (8 MW) North Carolina
Second round
L 77–79  27–5
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

NCAA basketball tournament

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The following were the team's results in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[3]

Rankings

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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No one from the Sooners was selected in the 1990 NBA draft.[9] No varsity letter-winners from this team who were drafted in the NBA draft in later years:[10][11] However, Brent Price, who spent the year redshirtting was drafted in the 1992 NBA draft with the 32nd overall selection in the 2nd round by the Washington Bullets.[10][12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Conference Championships". SoonerStats.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "1990 Men's Basketball Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "1990 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". databaseSports.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 127. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  5. ^ "Stormin' in Norman: Sooners win 89-81". Las Vegas Sun. December 10, 1989. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Kimble Scores 46, but Oklahoma Runs Past Cold Loyola, 136-121". Los Angeles Times. December 24, 1989. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  7. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 976–977. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  8. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  9. ^ "1990 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  10. ^ a b "Sooners in NBA Draft". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  11. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. pp. 168–169. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  12. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 177. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.