1989–90 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1989–90 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 14th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 26–7 (12–4) record, was Big East regular season champions, and advanced to the Southeast Regional semifinal of the NCAA tournament.

1989–90 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
Big East Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	26–7 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Bernie Fine (14th season) Wayne Morgan (6th season)
Home arena	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Connecticut†	12	–	4		.750			31	–	6		.838
No. 6 Syracuse	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
No. 8 Georgetown	11	–	5		.688			24	–	7		.774
St. John's	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
Villanova	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
Providence	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Seton Hall	5	–	11		.313			12	–	16		.429
Pittsburgh	5	–	11		.313			12	–	17		.414
Boston College	1	–	15		.063			8	–	20		.286
† 1990 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 1990^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The team was led by Big East Player of the Year Derrick Coleman and sophomore Billy Owens.

Roster

1989–90 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown SF 4 Dave Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Morgan City, Louisiana PF 13 Conrad McRae 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Brooklyn, New York G 21 Matt Roe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Manlius, New York PF 25 LeRon Ellis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California SF 30 Billy Owens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Carlisle, Pennsylvania G 32 Stephen Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California G 33 Mike Hopkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr San Mateo, California C 34 Rich Manning 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Tacoma, Washington C 41 Erik Rogers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Temple City, California F 44 Derrick Coleman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan	Head coach Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) Assistant coach(es) Bernie Fine (Syracuse) Wayne Morgan (St. Lawrence) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2020-Jan-25

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Nov 27, 1989*	No. 1	Rutgers	W 95–79	1–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Nov 29, 1989*	No. 1	Cornell	W 108–56	2–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Dec 1, 1989*	No. 1	VCU Carrier Classic	W 100–73	3–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Dec 2, 1989*	No. 1	No. 16 Temple Carrier Classic	W 73–56	4–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Dec 6, 1989*	No. 1	vs. No. 6 Duke ACC–Big East Challenge	W 78–76^[2]	5–0	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
Dec 9, 1989*	No. 1	at Canisius	W 92–72	6–0	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium  Buffalo, NY
Dec 16, 1989*	No. 1	Towson State	W 105–75	7–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Dec 19, 1989*	No. 1	C. W. Post	W 129–72	8–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Dec 28, 1989*	No. 1	Lafayette	W 85–64	9–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Jan 3, 1990*	No. 1	at Pittsburgh	W 80–78	10–0 (1–0)	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 6, 1990*	No. 1	Villanova	L 74–93	10–1 (1–1)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Jan 10, 1990*	No. 6	No. 15 St. John's	W 81–72	11–1 (2–1)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Jan 13, 1990*	No. 6	at Boston College	W 81–66	12–1 (3–1)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 15, 1990*	No. 6	at Connecticut Rivalry	L 59–70	12–2 (3–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
Jan 20, 1990*	No. 5	Providence	L 86–87	12–3 (3–3)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Jan 23, 1990*	No. 11	Pittsburgh	W 83–74	13–3 (4–3)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Jan 27, 1990*	No. 11	at No. 3 Georgetown	W 95–76	14–3 (5–3)	Capital Centre  Landover, MD
Jan 29, 1990*	No. 11	at No. 15 St. John's	W 70–65	15–3 (6–3)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
Feb 3, 1990*	No. 7	vs. Florida State	W 90–69^[3]	16–3	Orlando Arena  Orlando, FL
Feb 5, 1990*	No. 7	Seton Hall	W 74–65	17–3 (7–3)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Feb 10, 1990*	No. 6	No. 8 Connecticut Rivalry	W 90–86^[4]	18–3 (8–3)	Carrier Dome (32,820) Syracuse, NY
Feb 12, 1990*	No. 6	at Villanova	L 56–60	18–4 (8–4)	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, PA
Feb 17, 1990*	No. 4	Notre Dame	L 65–66^[5]	18–5	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Feb 20, 1990*	No. 11	Boston College	W 105–69	19–5 (9–4)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Feb 25, 1990*	No. 11	at Providence	W 93–89	20–5 (10–4)	Providence Civic Center  Providence, RI
Feb 28, 1990*	No. 10	at Seton Hall	W 71–69	21–5 (11–4)	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Mar 4, 1990*	No. 10	No. 7 Georgetown	W 89–87^[6]	22–5 (12–4)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Big East tournament
Mar 9, 1990*	No. 4	vs. Pittsburgh Big East tournament quarterfinal	W 58–55	23–5	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
Mar 10, 1990*	No. 4	vs. Villanova Big East tournament semifinal	W 73–61	24–5	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
Mar 11, 1990*	No. 4	vs. No. 8 Connecticut Big East tournament championship / Rivalry	L 75–78^[7]	24–6	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1990*  CBS	(2 SE) No. 6	vs. (15 SE) Coppin State First round	W 70–48	25–6	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
Mar 18, 1990*  CBS	(2 SE) No. 6	vs. (7 SE) Virginia Second Round	W 63–61	26–6	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
Mar 23, 1990*  CBS	(2 SE) No. 6	vs. (6 SE) No. 20 Minnesota Southeast Regional semifinal	L 75–82^[8]	26–7	Louisiana Superdome  New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in EST.

Rankings

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	5	11	7	6	4	11	10	4	6
Coaches	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	5	10	7	6	3	9	9	4	6

Awards and honors

• Derrick Coleman – Big East Player of the Year

1990 NBA draft

See also: 1990 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	1	Derrick Coleman	New Jersey Nets

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References

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3. "Easy Victory for Syracuse". New York Times. February 4, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
4. "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Syracuse Pleases Packed House". New York Times. February 11, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
5. "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Irish Jolt Orangemen on Shot at Buzzer". New York Times. February 18, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
6. "Hoya Coach Ejected as Orange Wins". New York Times. March 5, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
7. "UConn Beats Syracuse for Big East Title". New York Times. March 12, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
8. "Southeast Regional; Hot 2nd Half Propels Minnesota". New York Times. March 24, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
9. "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.