1989–90 LSU Tigers basketball team

1989–90 LSU Tigers basketball
1989–90 LSU Tigers basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeast Conference
	West Division
Ranking
AP	No. 19
Record	23–9 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach	Dale Brown (18th season);
Assistant coach	Johnny Jones (6th season)
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Georgia	13	–	5	.722	20	–	9	.690
No. 23 Alabama †	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
No. 19 LSU	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
Tennessee	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Kentucky	10	–	8	.556	14	–	14	.500
Ole Miss	8	–	10	.444	13	–	17	.433
Auburn	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Mississippi State	7	–	11	.389	16	–	14	.533
Vanderbilt	7	–	11	.389	21	–	14	.600
Florida	3	–	15	.167	7	–	21	.250

† 1990 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1989-90 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1989–90 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Roster[edit]

1989–90 LSU Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	10	Maurice "Mo" Williamson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Wilbur Cross	New Haven, CT
G	13	Dennis Tracey	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Jr	De La Salle	New Orleans, LA
F	21	Lenear Burns	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Varnado HS	Angie, LA
F	24	Vernel Singleton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	S Natchez HS	Natchez, MS
F	32	Harold Boudreaux	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	So	Cecilia HS	Arnaudville, LA
C	33	Shaquille O'Neal	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	Fr	Robert G. Cole	Newark, NJ
G	34	Randy Devall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Lee HS	Baton Rouge, LA
G	35	Chris Jackson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Gulfport	Gulfport, MS
G	41	Richard Krajewski	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Grafton HS	Grafton, ND
C	43	Geert Hammink	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr		Didam, Netherlands
F	44	Wayne Sims	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Jr	DeRidder HS	DeRidder, LA
C	53	Stanley Roberts	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	So	Lower Richland	Hopkins, SC

Head coach

Dale Brown (Minot State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 15, 1989*	No. 2	Southern Miss Preseason NIT	W 91–80	1–0	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 16, 1989*	No. 2	Kansas Preseason NIT	L 83–89	1–1	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 2, 1989*	No. 9	McNeese State	W 85–49	2–1	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 4, 1989*	No. 9	Lamar	W 116–76	3–1	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 8, 1989*	No. 8	Cal State Los Angeles	W 82–57	4–1	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 20, 1989*	No. 8	Northwestern State	W 73–63	5–1	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 30, 1989*	No. 9	Hardin-Simmons	W 100–66	6–1	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 2, 1990*	No. 11	vs. Texas	W 124–113	7–1	The Summit Houston, TX
SEC regular season
Jan 4, 1990	No. 11	at Mississippi State	L 80–87 ^OT	7–2 (0–1)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
Jan 6, 1990	No. 11	at Auburn	W 77–70	8–2 (1–1)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
Jan 8, 1990 JP	No. 14	Tennessee	W 111–94	9–2 (2–1)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 13, 1990	No. 14	Kentucky	W 94–81	10–2 (3–1)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 16, 1990	No. 13	Vanderbilt	W 101–72	11–2 (4–1)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 20, 1990*	No. 13	vs. Notre Dame	W 87–64^[3]	12–2	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA
Jan 21, 1990	No. 13	at No. 25 Alabama	L 55–70	12–3 (4–2)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 24, 1990	No. 16	Georgia	L 92–94	12–4 (4–3)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 27, 1990	No. 16	Florida	W 70–52	13–4 (5–3)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 28, 1990*	No. 16	No. 5 UNLV	W 107–105	14–4	Maravich Assembly Center East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 31, 1990	No. 14	at Ole Miss	W 79–77	15–4 (6–3)	C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Feb 3, 1990* CBS	No. 14	No. 20 Loyola Marymount	W 148–141 ^{OT^[4]^[5]}	16–4	Maravich Assembly Center (14,084) Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 5, 1990	No. 11	Mississippi State	W 86–68	17–4 (7–3)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 7, 1990	No. 11	Auburn	W 82–71	18–4 (8–3)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 10, 1990	No. 11	at Tennessee	W 119–113	19–4 (9–3)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Feb 15, 1990	No. 9	at Kentucky	L 95–100	19–5 (9–4)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
Feb 18, 1990	No. 9	at Vanderbilt	W 121–108	20–5 (10–4)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Feb 21, 1990	No. 12	Alabama	W 75–69	21–5 (11–4)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 25, 1990	No. 12	at Georgia	L 85–86	21–6 (11–5)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Feb 27, 1990	No. 15	at Florida	L 63–76	21–7 (11–6)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
Mar 3, 1990	No. 15	Ole Miss	W 103–94	22–7 (12–6)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
Mar 9, 1990* JP	No. 16	vs. Auburn SEC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 76–78	22–8	Orlando Arena Orlando, FL
NCAA Tournament
March 15* CBS	(5 SE) No. 19	vs. (12 SE) Villanova NCAA Tournament First Round	W 70–63	23–8	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
March 17* CBS	(5 SE) No. 19	vs. (4 SE) No. 9 Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Second Round	L 91–94	23–9	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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Rankings[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Chris Jackson – SEC Player of the Year (2x), Consensus First-team All-American (2x)

1990 NBA draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	3	Chris Jackson	Denver Nuggets

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References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "1989-90 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats". LSUSports.net. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : For the Record, It Goes Brown's Way". Los Angeles Times. January 21, 1990. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
^ "Loyola Loses Its Way in LSU's Trees, 148-141". Los Angeles Times. February 4, 1990. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
^ "L.S.U. Survives by 148-141". New York Times. February 4, 1990. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
^ 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide Archived 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-Apr-24.
^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Apr-24.
^ "1990 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 1989-90 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "1989-90 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats". LSUSports.net. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[3] "COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : For the Record, It Goes Brown's Way". Los Angeles Times. January 21, 1990. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

[4] "Loyola Loses Its Way in LSU's Trees, 148-141". Los Angeles Times. February 4, 1990. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

[5] "L.S.U. Survives by 148-141". New York Times. February 4, 1990. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

[6] 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide Archived 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-Apr-24.

[7] College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Apr-24.

[8] "1990 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1989–90 LSU Tigers basketball team

Roster[edit]

Schedule and results[edit]

Rankings[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

1990 NBA draft[edit]

References[edit]

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