1989–90 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

1989–90 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
1989–90 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA men's Division I tournament, second round
Conference	Big Ten
Record	17–13 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Randy Ayers (1st season);
Home arena	St. John Arena
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA men's college basketball season. The Buckeyes finished with an overall record of 17–13 (10–8 Big Ten) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. After defeating Providence, 84–83 in OT, in the opening round, Ohio State lost to eventual national champion UNLV, 76–65, in the second round.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Mark Baker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Dayton, Ohio
G	20	Alex Davis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Cincinnati, Ohio
SF	21	Chris Jent	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Sparta, New Jersey
SG	22	Jim Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Toledo, Ohio
G	30	Jamaal Brown	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Arlington, Texas
F	31	Dave Liar	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Elida, Ohio
C	32	Perry Carter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
F	34	Treg Lee	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Cleveland, Ohio
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C	54	Bill Robinson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Canton, Ohio

Head coach

Randy Ayers (Miami (OH))

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 city, state
Regular Season
Nov 15, 1989*		at DePaul	L 53–71	0–1	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Nov 27, 1989*		Mount St. Mary's	W 102–63	1–1	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 1, 1989*		vs. No. 25 NC State Tournament of Champions	L 54–68	1–2	Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 2, 1989*		vs. No. 23 Oklahoma State Tournament of Champions	L 59–81	1–3	Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 9, 1989*		American	W 74–64	2–3	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 18, 1989*		Robert Morris	W 78–51	3–3	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 21, 1989*		South Carolina	W 59–46	4–3	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 27, 1989*		vs. No. 20 La Salle Sugar Bowl Classic	L 62–74	4–4	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 28, 1989*		at New Orleans	W 74–66	5–4	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 4, 1990		No. 9 Indiana	W 69–67	6–4 (1–0)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 6, 1990		at No. 20 Iowa	W 79–73	7–4 (2–0)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 11, 1990		at Michigan State	L 68–78	7–5 (2–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 13, 1990		Wisconsin	W 68–53	8–5 (3–1)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 18, 1990		at No. 6 Michigan	L 88–90	8–6 (3–2)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 20, 1990		at No. 22 Minnesota	L 78–83	8–7 (3–3)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 25, 1990		No. 13 Purdue	L 66–78	8–8 (3–4)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 27, 1990		at No. 10 Illinois	L 81–92	8–9 (3–5)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Feb 1, 1990		Northwestern	W 101–77	9–9 (4–5)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 4, 1990*		No. 10 Louisville	W 91–88	10–9	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 8, 1990		Iowa	W 98–80	11–9 (5–5)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 10, 1990		No. 23 Michigan State	L 75–84	11–10 (5–6)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 15, 1990		at Wisconsin	W 68–58	12–10 (6–6)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 18, 1990		No. 5 Michigan	W 64–61	13–10 (7–6)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 24, 1990		at No. 9 Purdue	L 70–75	13–11 (7–7)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 26, 1990		No. 18 Illinois	W 86–80	14–11 (8–7)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Mar 3, 1990		at Northwestern	W 95–86	15–11 (9–7)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
Mar 8, 1990		at Indiana	L 66–77	15–12 (9–8)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Mar 10, 1990		No. 19 Minnesota	W 93–83	16–12 (10–8)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1990*	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) Providence First Round	W 84–83 ^[1] ^OT	17–12	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 17, 1990*	(8 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 2 UNLV Second Round	L 65–76 ^[2]	17–13	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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References

^ "Ohio State 84-83 Providence (15 Mar, 1990) Final Score - ESPN (AU)". ESPN. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
^ Norwood, Robyn (March 18, 1990). "NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT / WEST REGIONAL : UNLV Finally Gets Defensive, Tips Ohio State : West Regional: Rebels make unusual switch to zone after fast start by the Buckeyes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
^ "1989-90 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Ohio State Men's Basketball Team Guide" (PDF). Ohio State University Athletics. p. 200. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

External links

1989-90 OHIO STATE BASKETBALL STATISTICS at Ohiostatebuckeyes.com
1989-90 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats at Sports-Reference.com

[1] "Ohio State 84-83 Providence (15 Mar, 1990) Final Score - ESPN (AU)". ESPN. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

[2] Norwood, Robyn (March 18, 1990). "NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT / WEST REGIONAL : UNLV Finally Gets Defensive, Tips Ohio State : West Regional: Rebels make unusual switch to zone after fast start by the Buckeyes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

[3] "1989-90 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

[4] "2019-20 Ohio State Men's Basketball Team Guide" (PDF). Ohio State University Athletics. p. 200. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

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