1989–90 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1989–90 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Tommy Joe Eagles, who was in his first season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 13–18, 8–10 in SEC play, good for seventh in the conference. They defeated LSU to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Alabama.^[2]

1989–90 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	13–18 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach	Tommy Joe Eagles (1st season)
Captains	Derrick Dennison (1st year) Zane Arnold (1st year)
Home arena	Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum
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 team lost center Matt Geiger, who transferred to Georgia Tech.^[3]

Forward John Caylor returned from the previous season's blood clot issue with another season of eligibility and a solid season, playing in 28 of 31 games and averaging 8.7 points and 6.8 rebounds.

Roster

1989–90 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 22 John Caylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Morristown West High School Talbott, Tennessee G 24 Derrick Dennison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Douglass High School Atlanta, Georgia G 14 Reggie Gallon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So Miami Edison High School Miami, Florida G 20 Dustin Hester 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr Crestview High School Crestview, Alabama G 21 Ronnie Battle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So Chavala High School Pittsview, Alabama G 3 Champ Wrencher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So Ramsey High School Birmingham, Alabama G 15 Larry Patrick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Polk Community College West Palm Beach, Florida F 44 Chris Brandt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So Auburn High School Auburn, Alabama F 31 Richard Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Pratt Community College Chicago, Florida F 40 Zane Arnold 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Parker High School Birmingham, Alabama G 21 Marcus Ford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr Finney High School Detroit, Michigan	Head coach Tommy Joe Eagles Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

References

1. sports-reference.com 1989-90 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
2. "1989-90 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 9, 2016.
3. "Matt Geiger Toughens up the Hard Way".