1989–90 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 16th-year head coach Terry Holland, coaching in his final year at the school. The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the Southeast region. They defeated Notre Dame in the opening round before falling to Syracuse in the second round. The Cavaliers finished with a record of 20–12 (6–8 ACC).

1989–90 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–12 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach	Terry Holland (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Jones (8th season) Craig Littlepage (2nd season)
Home arena	University Hall

1989–90 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 17 Clemson	10	–	4		.714			26	–	9		.743
No. 15 Duke	9	–	5		.643			29	–	9		.763
#9 Georgia Tech†	8	–	6		.571			28	–	7		.800
North Carolina	8	–	6		.571			21	–	13		.618
Virginia	6	–	8		.429			20	–	12		.625
NC State	6	–	8		.429			18	–	12		.600
Maryland	6	–	8		.429			19	–	14		.576
Wake Forest	3	–	11		.214			12	–	16		.429
† 1990 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1989–90 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 4 Terry Kirby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Tabb, Virginia G 5 Bernie Floriani 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Jr Dover, Delaware G 10 Anthony Oliver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Faison, North Carolina G 11 Doug Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Fayetteville, Tennessee G/F 13 Mark Cooke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Martinsville, Virginia G 15 Chris Havlicek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Weston, Massachusetts G/F 20 Bryant Stith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Emporia, Virginia F 21 Curtis Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Sr Easton, Massachusetts G 22 John Crotty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Jr Orange, New Jersey G 23 Blair Ford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia G 24 Dirk Katstra 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Stilwell, Kansas F 30 Matt Blundin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Ridley Township, Pennsylvania F 32 Jon Havey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Chantilly, Virginia F/C 42 Ted Jeffries 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Fr Bowie, Maryland F/C 44 Jeff Daniel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Indianapolis, Indiana	Head coach Terry Holland (Davidson) Assistant coach(es) Craig Littlepage (Penn) Jeff Jones (Virginia) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1989*		Northeastern	W 82–60	1–0	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 25, 1989*		Marshall	W 83–63	2–0	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 28, 1989*		Samford	W 87–61	3–0	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 3, 1990		at Maryland	L 74–89	17–10 (6–8)	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar 9, 1990*		vs. North Carolina ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 92–85 OT	18–10	Bojangles Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 10, 1990*		vs. No. 17 Clemson ACC Tournament Semifinal	W 69–66	19–10	Bojangles Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 11, 1990*		vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech ACC Tournament Championship	L 61–70	19–11	Bojangles Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1990*	(7 SE)	vs. (10 SE) Notre Dame First Round	W 75–67	20–11	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
Mar 18, 1990*	(7 SE)	vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Syracuse Second Round	L 61–63	20–12	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern time.

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Rankings

See also: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings