1989–90 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the Pac-10 Basketball Tournament, Arizona beat UCLA by a score of 94–78 to claim its third consecutive Pac-10 title.

1989–90 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pacific-10 regular season co-champions
Pacific-10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
Record25–7 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
Seasons
1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Oregon State 15 3   .833 22 7   .759
No. 14 Arizona 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
California 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
UCLA 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Oregon 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
Stanford 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
USC 6 12   .333 12 16   .429
Arizona State 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Washington 5 13   .278 11 17   .393
Washington State 1 17   .056 7 22   .241
Conference tournament winner
As of April 15, 1990[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1989–90 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
SF 35 Jud Buechler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Poway HS Poway, CA
C 45 Sean Rooks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Fontana HS New York, NY
C 21 Brian Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Saint Monica Catholic HS Fresno, CA
PG 12 Matt Othick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Bishop Gorman HS Clovis, NM
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1989*
No. 6 vs. No. 4 Michigan
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic
W 82-75  1–0
Springfield Civic Arena 
Springfield, Massachusetts
Nov 30, 1989
No. 2 at Oregon L 63-68  1–1
(0-1)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Dec 2, 1989
No. 2 at Oregon State L 61-84  1-2
(0-2)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 6, 1989*
No. 20 Northern Arizona W 84-37  2-2
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 19, 1989
No. 22 Miami (FL) W 83-53  3-2
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 28, 1989
No. 21 Penn State W 74-55  4-2
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 29, 1989*
No. 21 Purdue W 85-66  5-2
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 2, 1990
No. 19 California W 71-70  6-2
(1-2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 4, 1990
No. 19 Washington W 65-51  7-2
(2-2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 6, 1990
No. 19 Washington State W 81-61  8–2
(3–2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 11, 1990
No. 18 at Southern California W 90-75  9–2
(4–2)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 13, 1990
No. 18 at No. 19 UCLA
Rivalry
L 67-73  9-3
(4-3)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 17, 1990
No. 23 at Arizona State
Rivalry
W 70-61  10-3
(5-3)
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 20, 1990*
No. 23 No. 3 Oklahoma W 78-74  11-3
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 25, 1990*
No. 19 Stanford W 68-61  12-3
(6-3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 27, 1990*
No. 19 at Pittsburgh L 92-100  12-4
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 1, 1990
No. 24 at No. 19 Washington State W 86-62  13-4
(7-3)
Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Feb 3, 1990
No. 24 at Washington W 75-60  14-4
(8-3)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Feb 8, 1990
No. 22 Southern California W 95-70  15-4
(9-3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 10, 1990
No. 22 No. 19 UCLA
Rivalry
W 83-74  16-4
(10-3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 15, 1990
No. 20 Arizona State
Rivalry
W 71-50  17-4
(11-3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 18, 1990*
No. 20 at No. 7 UNLV L 87-95  17-5
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, Nevada
Feb 21, 1990
No. 21 at California W 93-68  18-5
(12-3)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 23, 1990
No. 21 at Stanford W 80-61  19-5
(13-3)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 25, 1990*
No. 21 at No. 3 Duke L 76-78  19-6
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Mar 1, 1990
No. 23 Oregon W 84-58  20-6
(14-3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 3, 1990
No. 23 No. 16 Oregon State W 87-60  21-6
(15-3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Pac-10 Tournament
Mar 9, 1990*
(2) No. 15 vs. (7) Southern California
Pac-10 Tournament Quarterfinal
W 80-57  22-6
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Mar 10, 1990*
(2) No. 15 vs. (6) Stanford
Pac-10 Tournament Semifinal
W 85-61  23-6
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Mar 11, 1990*
(2) No. 15 vs. (4) UCLA
Pac-10 tournament championship
W 94-78  24-6
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1990*
(2 W) No. 14 vs. (15 W) South Florida
First Round
W 79-66  25-6
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
Mar 18, 1990*
(2 W) No. 14 vs. (7 W) No. 23 Alabama
Second Round
L 55-77  25-7
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 38 Jud Buechler Seattle SuperSonics

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References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "1989-90 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "1990 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.