1989–90 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

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1989–90 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record22–8 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
← 1988–89
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 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1989–90 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the team finished second in the Big Ten regular season standings. The Boilermakers earned the #2 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament, but were upset in the second round by Texas, finishing the season with a 22–8 record (13-5 Big Ten).

Roster[edit]

1989–90 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Matt Painter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Ft. Wayne, Indiana
G 25 Tony Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Ft. Wayne, Indiana
G/F 32 Jimmy Oliver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Morrilton, Arkansas
F/C 55 Steve Scheffler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Grand Rapids, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1989*
Ball State W 57–43  1–0
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 30, 1989*
at Utah W 65–63  2–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 2, 1989*
at Long Beach State L 69–70  2–1
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Dec 7, 1989*
at Illinois State W 83–69  3–1
Redbird Arena 
Normal, Illinois
Dec 9, 1989*
Saint Louis W 61–54  4–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 18, 1989*
at Wichita State W 62–54  5–1
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 20, 1989*
California W 60–55  6–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 28, 1989*
vs. Wake Forest W 66–52  7–1
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 29, 1989*
at No. 21 Arizona L 66–85  7–2
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 3, 1990*
Eastern Illinois W 82–55  8–2
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 6, 1990
Northwestern W 93–77  9–2
(1–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 11, 1990
No. 16 Minnesota W 86–78  10–2
(2–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 13, 1990
at No. 13 Indiana W 81–79 OT 11–2
(3–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Jan 17, 1990
No. 24 at Wisconsin W 56–54  12–2
(4–0)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 20, 1990
No. 24 No. 7 Illinois W 81–68  13–2
(5–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 25, 1990
No. 13 at Ohio State W 78–66  14–2
(6–0)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 27, 1990
No. 13 Iowa W 80–59  15–2
(7–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 31, 1990
No. 8 at No. 4 Michigan W 91–73  16–2
(8–0)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 3, 1990
No. 8 Michigan State L 53–64  16–3
(8–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 5, 1990
No. 8 at Northwestern W 67–60  17–3
(9–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Feb 11, 1990
No. 10 at No. 17 Minnesota L 72–73  17–4
(9–2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 17, 1990
No. 12 Wisconsin W 62–55  18–4
(10–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 19, 1990*
No. 12 Indiana W 72–49  19–4
(11–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 21, 1990
No. 9 at No. 19 Illinois L 78–90  19–5
(11–3)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Feb 24, 1990
No. 9 Ohio State W 75–70  20–5
(12–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 1, 1990
No. 9 at Iowa L 63–64  20–6
(12–4)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 4, 1990
No. 9 No. 8 Michigan W 79–77  21–6
(13–4)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 11, 1990
No. 10 at No. 7 Michigan State L 70–72  21–7
(13–5)
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, Michigan
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1990*
(2 MW) No. 10 vs. (15 MW) Northeast Louisiana
First Round
W 75–63  22–7
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 18, 1990*
(2 MW) No. 10 vs. (10 MW) Texas
Second Round
L 72–73[1]  22–8
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Rankings[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 39 Steve Scheffler Charlotte Hornets

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "TEXAS ROADBLOCK STOPS PURDUE". Chicago Tribune. March 19, 1990. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.