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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.

ConferenceBig East Conference
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record26–7 (12–4 Big East)
Quick facts Syracuse Orangemen basketball, Big East Regular season co-champions ...
1989–90 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
Big East Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record26–7 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Connecticut†12–4 .75031–6  .838
No. 6 Syracuse12–4 .75026–7  .788
No. 8 Georgetown11–5 .68824–7  .774
St. John's10–6 .62524–10  .706
Villanova8–8 .50018–15  .545
Providence8–8 .50017–12  .586
Seton Hall5–11 .31312–16  .429
Pittsburgh5–11 .31312–17  .414
Boston College1–15 .0638–20  .286
† 1990 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 1990[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team was led by Big East Player of the Year Derrick Coleman and sophomore Billy Owens.

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More information Players, Coaches ...
1989–90 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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)
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 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2020-Jan-25

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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
Rivalry		 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
Rivalry		 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.
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Rankings

Main article: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP31111116511764111046
Coaches211111165107639946
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Awards and honors

1990 NBA draft

See also: 1990 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player NBA club
11Derrick ColemanNew Jersey Nets
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