1989–90 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the Pac-10 Basketball Tournament, Arizona beat UCLA by a score of 94–78 to claim its third consecutive Pac-10 title.

1989–90 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pacific-10 Regular-Season Champions
Pacific-10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
1989–90 record25–7 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coachLute Olson (7th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 22 Oregon State153 .833  227  .759
No. 14 Arizona153 .833  257  .781
California126 .667  2210  .688
UCLA117 .611  2211  .667
Oregon108 .556  1514  .517
Stanford99 .500  1812  .600
USC612 .333  1216  .429
Arizona State612 .333  1516  .484
Washington513 .278  1117  .393
Washington State117 .056  722  .241
1990 Pac-10 Tournament winner
As of April 15, 1990[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1989–90 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
SF 35 Jud Buechler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrPoway HS Poway, CA
C 45 Sean Rooks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoFontana HS New York, NY
C 21 Brian Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoSaint Monica Catholic HS Fresno, CA
PG 12 Matt Othick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoBishop Gorman HS Clovis, NM
Head coach
  • Lute Olsen
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

NCAA basketball tournament

Seeding in brackets

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Awards and honors

  • Jud Buechler, Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Most Valuable Player

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
238Jud BuechlerSeattle SuperSonics

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References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1990
  3. "2019–20 Arizona Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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