1989–90 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

1989–90 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1990 SWC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
1989–90 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southwest Conference
1989–90 record	24–9 (12–4 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Penders (2nd season);
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

The 1989–90 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1989–90 season. The Longhorns were led by second-year head coach Tom Penders. The team finished the season with a 24–9 overall record and finished third in Southwest Conference play with a 12–4 conference record.^[1]^[2] Texas advanced to the NCAA Tournament for in consecutive seasons for the first time in school history, recording its fourth overall Elite Eight appearance and its first in 43 years.^[1]^[3] Texas finished the season ranked No. 12 in the postseason college basketball Coaches Poll.^[4]

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Tues., Nov. 28, 1989*	UT-Arlington	W 116–66	1–0	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Fri., Dec. 8, 1989*	Manhattan 6th Longhorn Classic	W 108–63	2–0	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Sat., Dec. 9, 1989*	UT-San Antonio 6th Longhorn Classic	W 89–86	3–0	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Thu., Dec. 14, 1989*	Long Beach State	L 87–89	3–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Sat., Dec. 16, 1989*	No. 24 Florida	W 105–94	4–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Thu., Dec. 21, 1989*	VMI	W 98–74	5–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Sat., Dec. 23, 1989	at SMU	W 73–67	6–1 (1–0)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
Sat., Dec. 30, 1989*	at Stetson	W 102–82	7–1	Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida
Tue., Jan. 2, 1990*	vs. No. 11 LSU	L 113–124	7–2	The Summit Houston, Texas
Thu., Jan. 4, 1990	Texas Tech	W 109–71	8–2 (2–0)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Sat., Jan. 6, 1990	Baylor	W 108–89	9–2 (3–0)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Wed., Jan. 10, 1990	at TCU	W 83–80	10–2 (4–0)	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Sat., Jan. 13, 1990	at No. 4 Oklahoma	L 84–103	10–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Wed., Jan. 17, 1990	Texas A&M	W 96–94	11–3 (5–0)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Sat., Jan. 20, 1990*	Rhode Island	W 107–86	12–3	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Mon., Jan. 22, 1990	at Texas Tech	W 97–77	13–3 (6–0)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Thu., Jan. 25, 1990	at No. 6 Arkansas	L 100–109	13–4 (6–1)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Sat., Jan. 27, 1990	Rice	W 96–84	14–4 (7–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Tue., Jan. 30, 1990	Houston	L 93–102	14–5 (7–2)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Sun., Feb. 4, 1990	No. 3 Arkansas	L 96–103 ^OT	14–6 (7–3)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Wed., Feb. 7, 1990	at Baylor	W 96–91	15–6 (8–3)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Sun., Feb. 11, 1990	TCU	W 85–77	16–6 (9–3)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Wed., Feb. 14, 1990	SMU	W 79–68	17–6 (10–3)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Sun., Feb. 18, 1990	at Texas A&M	W 79–73	18–6 (11–3)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Wed., Feb. 28, 1990	at Rice	W 86–84	19–6 (12–3)	Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Sat., Mar. 3, 1990*	at DePaul	W 89–79	20–6 (12–3)	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Mon., Mar. 5, 1990	at Houston	L 79–84	20–7 (12–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
1990 Southwest Conference Tournament
Fri., Mar. 9, 1990	vs. Texas A&M SWC Classic Quarterfinal	W 92–84	21–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Fri., Mar. 9, 1990	vs. Houston SWC Classic Semifinal	L 86–89	21–8	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
1990 NCAA Tournament – No. 10 seed
Fri., Mar. 16, 1990	vs. (7) Georgia NCAA Midwest Regional First Round	W 100–88	22–8	RCA Dome Indianapolis
Sun., Mar. 18, 1990	vs. (2) #10 Purdue NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round	W 73–72	23–8	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis
Thu., Mar. 22, 1990	vs. (6) #25 Xavier NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal (Sweet Sixteen)	W 102–89	24–8	Reunion Arena Dallas
Sat., Mar. 24, 1990	vs. (4) #7 Arkansas NCAA Midwest Regional Final (Elite Eight)	L 85–88	24–9	Reunion Arena Dallas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

NBA Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	14	Travis Mays	Sacramento Kings
1	26	Lance Blanks	Detroit Pistons

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References[]

^ ^a ^b "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 90. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
^ "1989-90 SWC Standings". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
^ "Texas Longhorns Index Page". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
^ "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 102. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
^ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[FB_90-1] "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 90. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

[2] "1989-90 SWC Standings". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

[3] "Texas Longhorns Index Page". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

[4] "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 102. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

[5] "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

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v t Texas Longhorns men's basketball
Venues	Clark Field (1905–1917) (1917–1928) Gregory Gymnasium (1930–1977) Frank Erwin Center (1977–2022) Moody Center (2022–future)
Rivalries	Texas A&M
Culture & lore	Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight"
People	NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1938–39 1942–43 1946–47 1976–77 1977–78 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1989–90 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Arkansas †	14	–	2	.875	30	–	5	.857
Houston	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
Texas	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
TCU	9	–	7	.563	16	–	13	.552
Baylor	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Texas A&M	7	–	9	.438	14	–	17	.452
Rice	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
SMU	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Texas Tech	0	–	16	.000	5	–	22	.185

† 1990 SWC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll