1989–90 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 19th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1989–90 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record18–11 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainJeff Oliphant
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
1989–90 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Michigan State153 .833286 .824
No. 10 Purdue135 .722228 .733
No. 13 Michigan126 .667238 .742
No. 18 Illinois117 .611218 .724
No. 20 Minnesota117 .611239 .719
Ohio State108 .5561713 .567
Indiana810 .4441811 .621
Wisconsin414 .2221417 .452
Iowa414 .2221216 .429
Northwestern216 .111919 .321
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 18–11 and a conference record of 8–10, finishing 7th in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers were invited to participate in the 1990 NCAA tournament as an 8-seed; however, IU made a quick exit with a first-round loss to 9-seed California.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
4Lyndon JonesG6–2Jr.Marion, Indiana
10Mark RobinsonF6–5Sr.Van Nuys, California
20Greg GrahamG6–4Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana
21Chris ReynoldsG6–1Fr.Peoria, Illinois
23Jamal MeeksG6–1So.Freeport, Illinois
24Matt NoverF/C6–8Fr.Chesterton, Indiana
30Todd LearyG6–3Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana
32Eric AndersonF/C6–9So.Chicago, Illinois
33Pat GrahamG6–5Fr.Floyds Knobs, Indiana
34Lawrence FunderburkeF6–8Fr.Columbus, Ohio
35Jeff OliphantG6–5Sr.Lyons, Indiana
40Calbert CheaneyG/F6–7Fr.Evansville, Indiana
54Chris LawsonF/C6–9Fr.Bloomington, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular Season
11/25/1989*
No. 14 Miami (OH)W 77–66 1–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
11/28/1989*
No. 14 Kent StateW 79–68 2–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/2/1989*
No. 14 vs. Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 71–69 3–0
Hoosier Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
12/5/1989*
No. 14 No. 19 Notre DameW 81–72 4–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/8/1989*
No. 14 South Alabama
Indiana Classic
W 96–67 5–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomingto, Indiana
12/9/1989*
No. 14 Long Beach State
Indiana Classic
W 92–75 6–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/16/1989*
No. 11 at UTEPW 69–66 7–0
Special Events Center 
El Paso, Texas
12/23/1989*
No. 11 Iowa StateW 115–66 8–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/27/1989*
No. 10 vs. Wichita State
Hoosier Classic
W 75–54 9–0
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis
12/28/1989*
No. 10 vs. Texas A&M
Hoosier Classic
W 94–66 10–0
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis
1/4/1990
No. 9 at Ohio StateL 67–69 10–1 (0–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
1/8/1990
No. 9 No. 5 MichiganW 69–67 11–1 (1–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/11/1990
No. 13 at NorthwesternW 77–63 12–1 (2–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
1/13/1990
No. 13 Purdue
Rivalry
L 79–81 12–2 (2–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/18/1990
No. 14 at IowaW 83–79 13–2 (3–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
1/24/1990
No. 12 Michigan StateL 57–75 13–3 (3–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/28/1990
No. 12 at No. 21 MinnesotaL 89–108 13–4 (3–4)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
2/1/1990
No. 22 WisconsinW 85–61 14–4 (4–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/4/1990
No. 22 at No. 11 Illinois
Rivalry
L 65–70 14–5 (4–5)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
2/8/1990
No. 25 at No. 7 MichiganL 71–79 14–6 (4–6)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/10/1990
No. 25 NorthwesternW 98–75 15–6 (5–6)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/17/1990
IowaW 118–71 16–6 (6–6)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/19/1990
at No. 12 Purdue
Rivalry
L 49–72 16–7 (6–7)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
2/25/1990
No. 25 at No. 15 Michigan StateL 66–72 16–8 (6–8)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, Michigan
3/1/1990
No. 17 MinnesotaL 70–75 16–9 (6–9)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/3/1990
at WisconsinW 70–68 17–9 (7–9)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
3/8/1990
Ohio StateW 77–66 18–9 (8–9)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/10/1990
No. 20 Illinois
Rivalry
L 63–69 18–10 (8–10)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington,IN
NCAA tournament
3/15/1990*
No. (8) vs. No. (9) California
First Round
L 63–65 18–11 (8–10)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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