The 1989–90 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1989–90 season. Led by head coach Pete Gillen, the Musketeers finished with a 28–5 record (12–2 MCC), won the MCC regular season title, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the #6 seed in the Midwest region. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers defeated Kansas State and Georgetown to reach the Sweet Sixteen. Xavier lost to Texas in the Midwest regional semifinals – a game that was played in Dallas, Texas.
| 1989–90 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball | |
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MCC Regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
| Conference | Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 25 |
| Record | 28–5 (12–2 MCC) |
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| Assistant coach | Dino Gaudio (3rd season) |
| Home arena | Cincinnati Gardens |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Xavier | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 28 | – | 5 | .848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (IL) | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1990 MCC tournament winner Rankings from AP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Dec 2, 1989* | Southern Utah State | L 90–97 | 0–1 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
| Dec 4, 1989* | at Robert Morris | W 77–70 | 1–1 | Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Dec 9, 1989* | at Miami (OH) | W 76–69 | 2–1 | | |||||||
| Dec 16, 1989* | at Valparaiso | W 95–63 | 3–1 | | |||||||
| Dec 18, 1989* | Eastern Illinois | W 80–48 | 5–1 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
| Dec 22, 1989* | vs. Princeton Met Life Classic | W 72–65 | 6–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California | |||||||
| Dec 23, 1989* | at San Francisco Met Life Classic | W 78–62[1] | 7–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California | |||||||
| Dec 30, 1989* | Bowling Green | W 88–73 | 8–1 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
| Jan 2, 1990* | No. 25 Loyola Marymount | W 115–113 | 9–1 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
| Jan 6, 1990 | at Marquette | W 86–80 | 10–1 (1–0) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
| Jan 8, 1990 | Loyola (IL) | W 89–73 | 11–1 (2–0) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
| Jan 13, 1990* | No. 25 | Alabama–Birmingham | W 82–61 | 12–1 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
| Feb 27, 1990* | No. 19 | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 84–73 | 24–2 | Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas | ||||||
| Mar 3, 1990 | No. 19 | at Dayton | L 108–111 | 24–3 (12–2) | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 8, 1990* | No. 24 | vs. Butler MCC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 86–61 | 25–3 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
| Mar 9, 1990* | No. 24 | vs. Evansville MCC Tournament Semifinal | W 89–78 | 26–3 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
| Mar 10, 1990* | No. 24 | at Dayton MCC tournament championship | L 89–98 | 26–4 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 16, 1990* | (6 MW) No. 25 | vs. (11 MW) Kansas State First round | W 87–79 | 27–4 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
| Mar 18, 1990* | (6 MW) No. 25 | vs. (3 MW) No. 8 Georgetown Second Round | W 74–71 | 28–4 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
| Mar 22, 1990* | (6 MW) No. 25 | vs. (10 MW) Texas Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 89–102 | 28–5 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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| 1 | 11 | Tyrone Hill | Golden State Warriors |
| 2 | 47 | Derek Strong | Philadelphia 76ers |
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