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
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 14
Record	25–7 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Rosborough (1st season) Jessie Evans (2nd season)
Home arena	McKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 Lute Olsen Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

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 Rivaly	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

• Jud Buechler, Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament Most Valuable Player

Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1990 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	38	Jud Buechler	Seattle SuperSonics

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References

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. from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
3. . Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.