1989–90 Towson State Tigers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Towson State Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson State University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Terry Truax and played their home games at the Towson Center. They finished the season 18–13, 8–6 in ECC play to tie for the regular season conference title. The Tigers won the ECC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Midwest region. Towson State was defeated in the first round by top-ranked, No. 1 seed Oklahoma, 77–68.

1989–90 Towson Tigers men's basketball
ECC Regular season co-champions ECC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	East Coast Conference (Division I)|East Coast Conference
Record	18–13 (8–6 ECC)
Head coach	Terry Truax (7th season)
Home arena	Towson Center
Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Lehigh	8	–	6		.571			18	–	12		.600
Towson State †	8	–	6		.571			18	–	13		.581
Hofstra	8	–	6		.571			13	–	15		.464
Delaware	7	–	7		.500			16	–	13		.552
Lafayette	7	–	7		.500			15	–	13		.536
Drexel	7	–	7		.500			13	–	15		.464
Bucknell	6	–	8		.429			15	–	14		.517
Rider	5	–	9		.357			10	–	18		.357
† 1990 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1989–90 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 Devin Boyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So G Chuck Lightening 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So PG 15 Kurk Lee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Paul Laurence Dunbar Baltimore, Maryland	Head coach Terry Truax Assistant coach(es) 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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1989*		Howard	W 83–64	1–0	Towson Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 30, 1989*		at Gettysburg	W 102–66	2–0	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Dec 3, 1989*		at No. 12 North Carolina	L 70–87	2–1	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 6, 1989*		at Navy	W 73–70	3–1	Halsey Field House  Annapolis, Maryland
Dec 8, 1989*		vs. Maryland-Baltimore County	W 100–97	4–1
Dec 9, 1989*		vs. Mount St. Mary's	W 81–68	5–1
Dec 16, 1989*		at No. 1 Syracuse	L 75–105	5–2	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 18, 1989*		at Saint Francis (PA)	L 75–95	5–3	DeGol Arena  Loretto, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 1989*		at Loyola (MD)	W 87–79	6–3	Reitz Arena  Baltimore, Maryland
Dec 27, 1989*		at Washington	L 68–73	6–4	Bank of America Arena  Seattle, Washington
Dec 30, 1989*		at New Mexico	L 68–96	6–5	The Pit  Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 3, 1990*		at Pepperdine	L 79–91	6–6	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Jan 13, 1990		at Rider	L 82–83	6–7 (0–1)	Alumni Gymnasium  Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Jan 17, 1990		Drexel	W 98–79	7–7 (1–1)	Towson Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 20, 1990		Lafayette	W 68–65	8–7 (2–1)	Towson Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 24, 1990		at Delaware	L 77–89	8–8 (2–2)	Delaware Field House  Newark, Delaware
Jan 27, 1990		at Bucknell	L 74–76	8–9 (2–3)	Davis Gym  Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 1990		Hofstra	W 66–64	9–9 (3–3)	Towson Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 3, 1990		at Lehigh	L 69–87	9–10 (3–4)	Stabler Arena  Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Feb 5, 1990*		Maryland-Baltimore County	W 90–74	10–10	Towson Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 7, 1990		Rider	W 102–74	11–10 (4–4)	Towson Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 10, 1990		at Drexel	W 104–95	12–10 (5–4)	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 14, 1990		at Lafayette	L 70–83	12–11 (5–5)	Kirby Sports Center  Easton, Pennsylvania
Feb 17, 1990		Delaware	W 87–84	13–11 (6–5)	Towson Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 21, 1990		Bucknell	L 66–72	13–12 (6–6)	Towson Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 24, 1990		at Hofstra	W 73–65	14–12 (7–6)	Physical Fitness Center  Hempstead, New York
Feb 26, 1990		Lehigh	W 92–82	15–12 (8–6)	Towson Center  Baltimore, Maryland
ECC Tournament
Mar 3, 1990*		Rider ECC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 74–63	16–12	Towson Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Mar 4, 1990*		Delaware ECC Tournament Semifinal	W 85–71	17–12	Towson Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Mar 5, 1990*		Lehigh ECC tournament championship	W 73–60	18–12	Towson Center  Baltimore, Maryland
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1990*	(16 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Oklahoma First Round	L 68–77	18–13	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

• Kurk Lee – ECC Player of the Year (2nd time)

References

1. "1989–90 Towson Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
2. "2019-20 Towson Men's Basketball Media Guide". Towson University Athletics.