1989–90 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

1989–90 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1990 MCC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP

Dayton Flyers men's basketball
1989–90 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
MCC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
1989–90 record	22–10 (10–4 MCC)
Head coach	Jim O'Brien (1st season)
Home arena	University of Dayton Arena

The 1989–90 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by first year head coach Jim O'Brien, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 10–4 in MCC play. They won the program's first MCC Tournament title after defeating regular season champion Xavier in the championship game. Dayton received the MCC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they upset Illinois in the first round. They lost to eventual Final Four participant Arkansas, 86–84, in the second round.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	32	Negele Knight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Saint Martin de Porres	Detroit, Michigan

Head coach

Jim O'Brien (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Mar 3, 1990		No. 19 Xavier	W 111–108	18–9 (10–4)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
MCC Tournament
Mar 8, 1990*		Detroit Mercy MCC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 90–72	19–9	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 9, 1990*		Loyola (IL) MCC Tournament Semifinal	W 97–95	20–9	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 10, 1990*		No. 24 Xavier MCC Tournament Championship	W 98–89	21–9	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1990*	(12 MW)	vs. (5 MW) No. 18 Illinois Second Round	W 88–86	22–9	Frank Erwin Center (11,578) Austin, Texas
Mar 17, 1990*	(12 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 7 Arkansas Second Round	L 84–86	22–10	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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NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	31	Negele Knight	Phoenix Suns

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References

"2019-20 Dayton Flyers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
"1989-90 Dayton Flyers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
"1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

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[1] "2019-20 Dayton Flyers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

[2] "1989-90 Dayton Flyers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

[3] "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Venues	Montgomery County Fairgrounds Coliseum (1903–1950) University of Dayton Fieldhouse (1950–1969) UD Arena (1969–present)
Rivalries	Xavier
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys Statistical leaders
Seasons	1903–04 1904–05 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 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 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
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1989–90 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 25 Xavier	12	–	2	.857	28	–	5	.848
Dayton †	10	–	4	.714	22	–	10	.688
Saint Louis	9	–	5	.643	21	–	12	.636
Marquette	9	–	5	.643	15	–	14	.517
Evansville	8	–	6	.571	17	–	15	.531
Loyola (IL)	3	–	11	.214	7	–	22	.241
Detroit	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357
Butler	2	–	12	.143	6	–	22	.214

† 1990 MCC Tournament winner Rankings from AP