1989–90 Houston Cougars men's basketball team American college basketball season
1989–90 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
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
The 1989–90 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA men's basketball season . The head coach was Pat Foster , and the team played its home games at the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas .
The Cougars played in the NCAA tournament for the first time in three seasons, and lost in the opening round to UC Santa Barbara , 70–66. Houston finished with a record of 25–8 (13–3 SWC).
Roster
1989–90 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
[ 1]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 15, 1989 *
at Wichita State Preseason NIT
W 67–66
1–0
Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Nov 16, 1989 *
at No. 25 St. John's Preseason NIT
L 69–76
1–1
Alumni Hall Queens, New York
Nov 30, 1989
Hawaii Pacific
W 102–47
2–1
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 2, 1989 *
Nevada
W 109–68
3–1
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 5, 1989 *
DePaul
W 65–42
4–1
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 9, 1989 *
at Virginia
L 54–72
4–2
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 13, 1989 *
Stephen F. Austin
W 69–56
5–2
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 16, 1989 *
at Toledo
L 60–62
5–3
John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Dec 18, 1989 *
at Northeastern
W 72–68
6–3
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 28, 1989 *
vs. Coastal Carolina Holiday Classic
W 82–79
7–3
USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Dec 29, 1989 *
at South Florida Holiday Classic
W 87–78
8–3
USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Jan 3, 1990
No. 14 Arkansas
L 78–82
8–4 (0–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 6, 1990
at Rice
W 84–69
9–4 (1–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Jan 10, 1990 *
Iowa State
W 83–82
10–4
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 13, 1990
Texas Tech
W 83–63
11–4 (2–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 17, 1990
at Baylor
W 78–74
12–4 (3–1)
Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Jan 20, 1990
at TCU
L 73–89
12–5 (3–2)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 22, 1990
at No. 12 Arkansas
L 89–100
12–6 (3–3)
Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 24, 1990
SMU
W 64–47
13–6 (4–3)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 27, 1990
Texas A&M
W 108–90
14–6 (5–3)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 30, 1990
at Texas
W 102–93
15–6 (6–3)
Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Feb 7, 1990
Rice
W 84–67
16–6 (7–3)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 10, 1990 *
Notre Dame
W 93–82
17–6
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 14, 1990
at Texas Tech
W 74–71
18–6 (8–3)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Feb 17, 1990
Baylor
W 83–77
19–6 (9–3)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 21, 1990
TCU
W 82–62
20–6 (10–3)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 24, 1990
at SMU
W 71–63
21–6 (11–3)
Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Feb 28, 1990
at Texas A&M
W 100–81
22–6 (12–3)
G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Mar 5, 1990
Texas
W 84–79
23–6 (13–3)
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
SWC tournament
Mar 9, 1990 *
(2)
vs. (7) Rice Quarterfinals
W 90–81
24–6
Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 10, 1990 *
(2)
vs. (3) Texas Semifinals
W 89–86
25–6
Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 11, 1990 *
(2)
vs. (1) No. 9 Arkansas Championship
L 84–96
25–7
Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1990 *
(8 SE)
vs. (9 SE) UC Santa Barbara First Round
L 66–70[ 2]
25–8
Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast region.
[ 3]
NBA draft
[ 4]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
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