1989–90 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Clem Haskins, the Golden Gophers advanced to the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament and finished with a 23–9 record (11–7 Big Ten).

1989–90 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite 8
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
Record	23–9 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Clem Haskins (4th season)
Home arena	Williams Arena
Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Michigan State	15	–	3		.833			28	–	6		.824
No. 10 Purdue	13	–	5		.722			22	–	8		.733
No. 13 Michigan	12	–	6		.667			23	–	8		.742
No. 18 Illinois	11	–	7		.611			21	–	8		.724
No. 20 Minnesota	11	–	7		.611			23	–	9		.719
Ohio State	10	–	8		.556			17	–	13		.567
Indiana	8	–	10		.444			18	–	11		.621
Wisconsin	4	–	14		.222			14	–	17		.452
Iowa	4	–	14		.222			12	–	16		.429
Northwestern	2	–	16		.111			9	–	19		.321
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1989–90 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 3 Kevin Lynch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Bloomington, Minnesota G 20 Melvin Newbern 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Toledo, Ohio F 33 Richard Coffey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Aurora, North Carolina F 34 Willie Burton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan G 40 Walter Bond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois F/C 45 Jim Shikenjanski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr C Bob Martin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So	Head coach Clem Haskins (Western Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Jan 6, 1990	No. 24	No. 4 Illinois	W 91–74	10–1 (1–0)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
Jan 28, 1990	No. 21	No. 12 Indiana	W 108–89	14–4 (5–3)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1990  CBS	(6 SE) No. 20	vs. (11 SE) UTEP First round	W 64-61 ^OT	21-8	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
Mar 18, 1990  CBS	(6 SE) No. 20	vs. (14 SE) Northern Iowa Second Round	W 81-78	22-8	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
Mar 23, 1990  CBS	(6 SE) No. 20	vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Syracuse Southeast Regional semifinal	W 82-75^[2]	23-8	Louisiana Superdome  New Orleans, LA
Mar 25, 1990  CBS	(6 SE) No. 20	vs. (4 SE) No. 9 Georgia Tech Southeast Regional final	L 91-93^[3]	23-9	Louisiana Superdome  New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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Rankings

Main article: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

NBA draft

Main article: 1990 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	9	Willie Burton	Miami Heat

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References

1. "1989–90 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 9, 2019.
2. "Southeast Regional; Hot 2nd Half Propels Minnesota". New York Times. March 24, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
3. "Ga.Tech Defies Odds and Gophers". New York Times. March 26, 1990. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
4. "2019–20 Minnesota Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
5. "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.