1989–90 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1989–90 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his fifth year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This team won the second of three straight SWC regular season and conference tournament championships. The 1990 Hogs defeated Princeton, Dayton, North Carolina, and SWC rival Texas to make it to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, before losing to the Duke Blue Devils.

1989–90 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional champions
SWC tournament champions
SWC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
Record30–5 (14–2 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coachScott Edgar
Home arenaBarnhill Arena
Seasons
1989–90 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Arkansas 14 2   .875 30 5   .857
Houston 13 3   .813 25 8   .758
Texas 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
TCU 9 7   .563 16 13   .552
Baylor 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Texas A&M 7 9   .438 14 17   .452
Rice 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
SMU 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Texas Tech 0 16   .000 5 22   .185
1990 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1989–90 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 3 Warren Linn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tulsa, Oklahoma
G 10 Todd Day 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
G 11 Lee Mayberry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Tulsa, Oklahoma
G 14 Ernie Murry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Wabbaseka, Arkansas
G 20 Arlyn Bowers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
G/F 21 Darrell Hawkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Prairie View, Texas
G 22 Cannon Whitby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Troy, Tennessee
F 23 Michael Hogue 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 24 Lenzie Howell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas
C 25 Oliver Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) So Fort Worth, Texas
F 31 Ron Huery 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 201 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Memphis, Tennessee
F 33 Clyde Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
F 42 Larry Marks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Columbia, Tennessee
C 44 Shawn Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Maud, Texas
C 55 Mario Credit 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Kansas City, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference season
November 24, 1989*
 KATV
No. 9 Samford W 97–67  1–0
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
November 26, 1989*
No. 9 Oregon W 102–75  2–0
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
November 29, 1989*
 ESPN
No. 11 at South Alabama W 105–90  3–0
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
December 5, 1989*
 KATV
No. 10 Ole Miss W 90–76  4–0
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
December 9, 1989*
 KATV
No. 10 Alliant International W 166–101  5–0
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
December 12, 1989*
 ESPN
No. 7 No. 4 Missouri L 88–89  5–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
December 18, 1989*
No. 7 Bethune–Cookman W 91–61  6–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
December 23, 1989*
No. 10 VMI W 92–61  7–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
December 26, 1989*
 KATV
No. 11 Delaware State W 117–75  8–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
December 30, 1989*
 CBS
No. 11 at No. 12 UNLV L 93–101  8–2
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
Regular season
January 3, 1990
No. 14 at Houston W 82–78  9–2
(1–0)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
January 6, 1990
 Raycom
No. 14 at Texas Tech W 92–75  10–2
(2–0)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
January 10, 1990
No. 12 Baylor W 99–84  11–2
(3–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 13, 1990
 KATV
No. 12 TCU W 93–79  12–2
(4–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 17, 1990
No. 12 at SMU W 80–61  13–2
(5–0)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
January 20, 1990
 Raycom
No. 12 at Texas A&M W 100–84  14–2
(6–0)
G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, TX
January 22, 1990
 KATV
No. 6 Houston W 100–89  15–2
(7–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 25, 1990
 ESPN
No. 6 Texas W 109–100  16–2
(8–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 27, 1990*
 KATV
No. 6 at UAB W 109–95  17–2
UAB Arena 
Birmingham, AL
January 31, 1990
 HSE
No. 3 at Rice W 70–66  18–2
(9–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
February 4, 1990
 ABC
No. 3 at Texas W 103–96 OT 19–2
(10–0)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
February 7, 1990
 KATV
No. 3 Texas Tech W 100–77  20–2
(11–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 10, 1990
 Raycom
No. 3 at Baylor L 77–82  20–3
(11–1)
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
February 14, 1990
 KATV
No. 8 at TCU L 79–81  20–4
(11–2)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, TX
February 17, 1990
 Raycom
No. 8 SMU W 77–46  21–4
(12–2)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 17, 1990
 KATV
No. 13 Texas A&M W 114–100  22–4
(13–2)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 17, 1990
No. 12 Rice W 104–80  23–4
(14–2)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
SWC Tournament
March 9, 1990*
No. 9 vs. SMU
SWC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 84–61  24–4
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
March 10, 1990*
No. 9 vs. Baylor
SWC Tournament Semifinal
W 115–75  25–4
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
March 11, 1990*
No. 9 vs. Houston
SWC tournament championship
W 96–84  26–4
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 1990*
 NCAA
No. 7 vs. Princeton W 68–64  27–4
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
March 17, 1990*
 CBS
No. 7 vs. Dayton W 86–84  28–4
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
March 22, 1990*
 CBS
No. 7 vs. North Carolina
Midwest Regional semifinal
W 96–73  29–4
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
March 24, 1990*
 CBS
No. 7 vs. Texas
Midwest Regional Final
W 88–85[2]  30–4
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
March 31, 1990*
 CBS
No. 7 vs. No. 15 Duke
National semifinal
L 83–97[3]  30–5
McNichols Sports Arena 
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources[4][5]

Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "1989-90 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Midwest Regional; Arkansas Pulls Free Of Texas at the Line". New York Times. March 25, 1990. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Duke to Meet U.N.L.V. in N.C.A.A. Final; Final Flourish Hurts Arkansas". New York Times. April 1, 1990. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "1989–90 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "1989–90 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". hogstats.com. Retrieved May 25, 2019.