1989–90 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1989–90 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–16 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPLes Jepsen
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons
1989–90 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Michigan State 15 3   .833 28 6   .824
No. 10 Purdue 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
No. 13 Michigan 12 6   .667 23 8   .742
No. 18 Illinois 11 7   .611 21 8   .724
No. 20 Minnesota 11 7   .611 23 9   .719
Ohio State 10 8   .556 17 13   .567
Indiana 8 10   .444 18 11   .621
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 14 17   .452
Iowa 4 14   .222 12 16   .429
Northwestern 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 12–16 overall and 4–14 in Big Ten play.

Roster

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1989–90 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 4 Brian Garner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 11 Troy Skinner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So Palmer, Iowa
G 13 Mark Wetzel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Portland, Oregon
G/F 15 Rodell Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Chicago, Illinois
G/F 24 James Moses 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Carson, California
G 32 Ray Thompson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Summit, Illinois
F 34 Wade Lookingbill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Fort Dodge, Iowa
G/F 44 Matt Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Des Moines, Iowa
F 50 Matt Bullard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr Des Moines, Iowa
C 51 Les Jepsen 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Sr Bowbells, North Dakota
F/C 55 Acie Earl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Moline, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 24, 1989*
Texas Southern W 80–64  1–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
11/28/1989*
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 68–54  2–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Dec 1, 1989*
Ohio W 75–49  3–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 2, 1989*
UC Santa Barbara W 85–79  4–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
12/7/1989*
Iowa State
Rivalry
W 89–87  5–0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
12/9/1989*
No. 17 North Carolina W 87–74[1]  6–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/18/1989*
No. 21 Drexel W 59–50  7–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/23/1989*
No. 16 at No. 13 UNLV L 80–97  7–1
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 30, 1989*
Monmouth W 55–46  8–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 3, 1990*
No. 20 at Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four
L 74–77  8–2
UNI-Dome (22,797)
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 6, 1990
Ohio State L 73–79  8–3
(0–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 11, 1990
at Wisconsin L 69–73  8–4
(0–2)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 13, 1990
at Michigan State L 80–87  8–5
(0–3)
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 18, 1990
No. 14 Indiana L 79–83  8–6
(0–4)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 20, 1990
No. 6 Michigan W 78–76 OT[2] 9–6
(1–4)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Jan 25, 1990
at No. 21 Minnesota L 72–84  9–7
(1–5)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 27, 1990
at No. 13 Purdue L 59–80  9–8
(1–6)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 29, 1990
No. 10 Illinois W 69–67[3]  10–8
(2–6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 3, 1990
Northwestern W 98–80  11–8
(3–6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 8, 1990
at Ohio State L 80–98  11–9
(3–7)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 10, 1990
Wisconsin L 71–80  11–10
(3–8)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 12, 1990
No. 23 Michigan State L 70–80  11–11
(3–9)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 17, 1990
at Indiana L 71–118  11–12
(3–10)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 22, 1990
at Northwestern L 66–72  11–13
(3–11)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Feb 24, 1990
No. 18 Minnesota L 80–102  11–14
(3–12)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 1, 1990
No. 9 Purdue W 64–63[4]  12–14
(4–12)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
Mar 4, 1990
at No. 18 Illinois L 85–118  12–15
(4–13)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Mar 11, 1990
at No. 13 Michigan L 96–127  12–16
(4–14)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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Team players in the 1990 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 28 Les Jepsen Golden State Warriors

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References

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  1. ^ "Iowa remains unbeaten!" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 11, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Hawks upset Wolverines, 78-76 in OT" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 22, 1990. p. 14. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Wade's bomb lifts Hawkeyes to huge upset" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 30, 1990. p. 1B. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "UPSET!" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 1, 1990. p. 1B. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.