1989–90 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

The 1989–90 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 19th season in school history. The team was coached by Bobby Paschal in his fourth year at the school, and USF played its home games in the USF Sun Dome. The Bulls finished the season 20–11, 9–5 in Sun Belt play, and won the Sun Belt tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first in school history. USF lost to Arizona in the first round.

1989–90 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	20–11 (9–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Bobby Paschal (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Bobby Bowman Dennis Donaldson Tommy Tonelli
Home arena	USF Sun Dome
Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UAB	12	–	2		.857			22	–	9		.710
South Florida †	9	–	5		.643			20	–	11		.645
Old Dominion	7	–	7		.500			14	–	14		.500
Western Kentucky	7	–	7		.500			13	–	17		.433
UNC Charlotte	6	–	8		.429			16	–	14		.533
Jacksonville	5	–	9		.357			13	–	16		.448
South Alabama	5	–	9		.357			11	–	17		.393
VCU	5	–	9		.357			11	–	17		.393
† 1990 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1989–90 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Marvin Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr Yazoo City, MS G 3 Jay Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Tampa, FL G/F 5 Fred Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Tampa, FL F 10 Steve Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Hallandale, FL G 11 Tony Armstrong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr Haines City, FL G 13 Andre Crenshaw 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Montgomery, AL G 22 Maurice Webster 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr Pensacola, FL G 31 Radenko Dobraš 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Banja Luka, Yugoslavia F 32 Bobby Russell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Fort Lauderdale, FL C 34 Hakim Shahid 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr Fort Lauderdale, FL F 43 Chris Risey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr New Orleans, LA	Head coach Bobby Paschal Assistant coach(es) Bobby Bowman Dennis Donaldson Tommy Tonelli Rodney Tention (graduate assistant) 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 city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1989*		Florida International	W 94–80	1–0	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Dec 2, 1989*		Bethune-Cookman	W 88–72	2–0	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Dec 5, 1989*		Stetson	W 68–54	3–0	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Dec 9, 1989*		at Florida International	W 80–58	4–0	U.S. Century Bank Arena  Miami, Florida
Dec 16, 1989*		Florida State	L 72–78	4–1	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Dec 19, 1989*		Augusta State	W 99–77	5–1	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Dec 23, 1989*		at Florida	L 54–91	5–2	Stephen C. O'Connell Center  Gainesville, Florida
Dec 28, 1989*		Western Carolina Tampa Tribune Holiday Invitational	W 78–67	6–2	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Dec 29, 1989*		Houston Tampa Tribune Holiday Invitational	L 78–87	6–3	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Jan 4, 1990		at UNC Charlotte	W 89–86^[3]	7–3 (1–0)	Bojangles Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 6, 1990*		Miami (FL)	W 93–77	8–3	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Jan 8, 1990		Alabama-Birmingham	L 66–83	8–4 (1–1)	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Jan 13, 1990		South Alabama	W 98–74	9–4 (2–1)	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Jan 15, 1990*		Central Connecticut State	W 89–59	10–4	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Jan 18, 1990		at South Alabama	L 79–81	10–5 (2–2)	Jaguar Gymnasium  Mobile, Alabama
Jan 23, 1990*		at Maryland	L 66–84	10–6	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, Maryland
Jan 27, 1990		UNC Charlotte	W 79–74	11–6 (3–2)	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Jan 29, 1990		at VCU	W 68–65	12–6 (4–2)	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
Feb 1, 1990		Jacksonville	W 96–84	13–6 (5–2)	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Feb 3, 1990*		at Western Kentucky	W 59–58	14–6 (6–2)	E.A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 7, 1990*		Old Dominion	W 94–93	15–6 (7–2)	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Feb 10, 1990		at Alabama-Birmingham	L 64–82	15–7 (7–3)	UAB Arena  Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 15, 1990		at Old Dominion	L 56–75	15–8 (7–4)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 17, 1990		VCU	W 75–66	16–8 (8–4)	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Feb 19, 1990		Western Kentucky	W 80–70	17–8 (9–4)	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Feb 22, 1990		at Jacksonville	L 84–86	17–9 (9–5)	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum  Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 24, 1990*		at Miami (FL)	L 73–81	17–10	Miami Arena  Miami, Florida
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 3, 1990*	(2)	vs. (7) South Alabama Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinal	W 80–78	18–10	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 4, 1990*	(2)	vs. (6) Jacksonville Sun Belt Tournament Semifinal	W 86–59	19–10	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 5, 1990*	(2)	vs. (5) UNC Charlotte Sun Belt tournament championship	W 81–74^[4]	20–10	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1990*	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 14 Arizona	L 67–79	20–11	Long Beach Arena  Long Beach, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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References

1. "1989-90 South Florida Bulls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
2. "USF Bulls 2020-2021 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). gousfbulls.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
3. "15 DAYS, 15 GAMES: THE COUNTDOWN TO USF HOOPS". University of South Florida Athletics. October 25, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
4. "LETTERS FROM LOUK: 1990 SUN BELT TOURNAMENT". University of South Florida Athletics. November 18, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
5. "2019-20 South Florida Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Florida Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2020.