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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Missouri122 .857266 .813
No. 1 Oklahoma113 .786275 .844
No. 5 Kansas113 .786305 .857
Kansas State77 .5001715 .531
Oklahoma State68 .4291714 .548
Iowa State410 .2861018 .357
Nebraska311 .2141018 .357
Colorado212 .1431218 .400
1990 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1989–90 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G4Lee Coward6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
G5Travis Ford5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
FrMadisonville, Kentucky
F34Doug Smith6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg)JrDetroit, Michigan
G44Anthony Peeler6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)SoKansas City, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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-MartinW 78–58 4–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Dec 4, 1989*
No. 5 CreightonW 86–79 5–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Dec 6, 1989*
No. 4 Hawaii-LoaW 106–48 6–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Dec 9, 1989*
No. 4 at Old DominionW 88–75 7–0
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
Dec 12, 1989*
No. 4 at No. 7 ArkansasW 89–88 8–0
Barnhill Arena (9,486)
Fayetteville, AR
Dec 16, 1989*
No. 4 BradleyW 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 StateW 71–65 10–1
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Dec 30, 1989*
No. 4 Nebraska–KearneyW 86–77 11–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Jan 2, 1990*
No. 7 Austin PeayW 84–48 12–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Jan 6, 1990
No. 7 Oklahoma StateW 78–68 13–1
(1–0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Jan 10, 1990*
No. 5 SouthernW 106–87 14–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Jan 13, 1990
No. 5 at NebraskaW 111–95 15–1
(2–0)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
Jan 16, 1990
No. 4 at Oklahoma StateW 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 RutgersW 89–84 18–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Jan 27, 1990
No. 1 at ColoradoW 104–89 19–1
(5–0)
CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
Jan 31, 1990
No. 1 at Iowa StateW 95–93 20–1
(6–0)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Feb 4, 1990
No. 1 ColoradoW 93–69 21–1
(7–0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Feb 8, 1990
No. 1 at Kansas StateL 58–65 21–2
(7–1)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
Feb 10, 1990
No. 1 NebraskaW 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 OklahomaW 92–90 24–2
(10–1)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Feb 21, 1990
No. 1 Iowa StateW 89–85 25–2
(11–1)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Feb 25, 1990
No. 1 at No. 10 OklahomaL 90–107 25–3
(11–2)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Feb 28, 1990
No. 3 Kansas StateW 65–60 26–3
(12–2)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Mar 3, 1990*
No. 3 at Notre DameL 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 OT26–5
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

Awards

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References