1989–90 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Speedy Morris, the team established the single-season school record for wins with a 30-2 record (16-0 MAAC), including a 22-game win streak. National Player of the Year Lionel "L-Train" Simmons finished his collegiate career third in NCAA scoring with 3,217 points, and also accumulated 1,429 rebounds.[1] He was the first player in NCAA history to score more than 3,000 points and grab more than 1,100 rebounds.[1]

1989–90 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
MAAC South Division champion
MAAC regular season champion
MAAC Tournament champion
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
1989–90 record30–2 (16–0 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvention Hall
1989–90 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Holy Cross14–2 .875  24–6  .800
Siena11–5 .688  16–13  .552
Fordham10–6 .625  20–13  .606
Canisius5–11 .313  11–18  .379
Army5–11 .313  10–19  .345
Niagara5–11 .313  6–22  .214
South
No. 12 La Salle †16–0 1.000  30–2  .938
Iona8–8 .500  13–15  .464
Saint Peter's7–9 .438  14–14  .500
Manhattan7–9 .438  11–17  .393
Fairfield6–10 .375  10–19  .345
Loyola (MD)2–14 .125  4–24  .143
† 1990 MAAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1989–90 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 10 Keith Morris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 SoPenn Charter Philadelphia, PA
G 11 Doug Overton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrDobbins Technical Philadelphia, PA
G 14 Randy Woods 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoBenjamin Franklin Philadelphia, PA
G 20 Bobby Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 SrSouth Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
F 22 Lionel Simmons (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrSouth Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
G 24 Jeff Neubauer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 FrSlidell Slidell, LA
G 25 Jack Hurd 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 SoWarwick Lititz, PA
G 35 Mike Bergin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 FrSt. John's College Park, MD
F 42 Mike Stock 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 JrBishop Egan Bensalem, PA
C 44 Milko Lieverst 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 SoSweelinck Amsterdam, Netherlands
F 51 Bron Holland 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 SoBangor Bangor, PA
C 52 Don Shelton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 SoTrenton Central Trenton, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1989*
9:00 pm		 vs. SW Missouri State
Coors Light Classic		 W 62–58  1–0
  24 – Simmons  8 – Lieverst    –    Selland Arena (9,902)
Fresno, CA
Nov 25, 1989*
11:00 pm		 at Fresno State
Coors Light Classic		 W 75–63  2–0
  24 – Simmons  7 – Lieverst    –    Selland Arena (9,902)
Fresno, CA
Dec 2, 1989*
4:00 pm, ABC		 at DePaul W 83–62  3–0
  26 – Simmons  14 – Simmons    –    Rosemont Horizon (8,669)
Rosemont, IL
Dec 11, 1989*
8:00 pm		 Penn W 86–83  4–0
  22 – Overton  12 – Simmons    –    Convention Hall (5,163)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 21, 1989*
7:00 pm		 No. 23 Villanova W 71–70  5–0
  19 – Overton  9 – Simmons    –    Convention Hall (10,004)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 27, 1989*
7:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 20 vs. Ohio State
Sugar Bowl Classic		 W 74–62  6–0
  26 – Simmons  13 – Simmons    –    Louisiana Superdome (8,000)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 28, 1989*
9:30 pm		 No. 20 vs. Florida
Sugar Bowl Classic		 W 76–69  7–0
  33 – Simmons  10 – Simmons  7 – Simmons  Louisiana Superdome (5,847)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 3, 1990*
7:00 pm		 No. 17 at Temple W 63–62[2]  8–0
  23 – Simmons  14 – Simmons    –    McGonigle Hall (3,900)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 6, 1990*
 No. 17 No. 25 Loyola Marymount L 116–121[3][4][5]  8–1
  34 – Simmons  19 – Simmons  10 – Overton  Convention Hall (10,254)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 9, 1990
 No. 21 Siena W 106–90  9–1
(1–0)		  29 – Simmons  11 – Simmons  13 – Overton  Convention Hall (4,311)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 12, 1990*
 No. 21 Notre Dame W 86–78  10–1
  27 – Simmons,
Overton 		 5 – Simmons,
Lieverst 		   –    Convention Hall (10,004)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 18, 1990
 No. 17 Canisius W 89–77  11–1
(2–0)		  27 – Simmons  11 – Simmons    –    Convention Hall (3,387)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 20, 1990
 No. 18 at Holy Cross W 84–81  12–1
(3–0)		  28 – Simmons  11 – Simmons    –    Hart Center (4,000)
Worcester, MA
Jan 22, 1990
 No. 17 Loyola (MD) W 89–69  13–1
(4–0)		  36 – Simmons  14 – Simmons    –    Convention Hall (3,776)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 25, 1990
 No. 18 at Niagara W 87–69  14–1
(5–0)		  25 – Simmons  7 – Simmons,
Woods 		   –    Niagara Falls Convention Center (2,296)
Niagara Falls, NY
Jan 27, 1990
 No. 18 at Fordham W 98–72  15–1
(6–0)		  30 – Simmons  14 – Simmons    –    Rose Hill Gymnasium (4,384)
Bronx, NY
Feb 3, 1990
 No. 15 at Iona W 89–73  16–1
(7–0)		  26 – Simmons  7 – Simmons,
Overton 		   –    Hynes Athletic Center (2,796)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 5, 1990
 No. 15 Saint Peter's W 72–59  17–1
(8–0)		  26 – Simmons  10 – Simmons    –    Convention Hall (4,247)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 8, 1990
 No. 14 at Fairfield W 78–51  18–1
(9–0)		  22 – Simmons,
Overton 		 13 – Simmons    –    Alumni Hall (3,022)
Fairfield, CT
Feb 10, 1990
 No. 14 at Manhattan W 99–78  19–1
(10–0)		  40 – Simmons  14 – Simmons    –    Draddy Gymnasium (2,414)
Bronx, NY
Feb 12, 1990*
 No. 14 at Saint Joseph's W 93–76  20–1
  26 – Overton  8 – Simmons    –    Hagan Arena (3,200)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 16, 1990
 No. 14 Iona W 95–78  21–1
(11–0)		  20 – Overton  11 – Simmons    –    Convention Hall (5,143)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 18, 1990
 No. 14 Fairfield W 72–49  22–1
(12–0)		  24 – Simmons  10 – Simmons    –    Convention Hall (5,238)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 25, 1990
 No. 14 at Loyola (MD) W 110–81  23–1
(13–0)		  34 – Simmons  7 – Simmons    –    Reitz Arena (3,203)
Baltimore, MD
Feb 22, 1990
 No. 14 Manhattan W 100–60  24–1
(14–0)		  30 – Overton  8 – Johnson    –    Convention Hall (8,136)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 25, 1990
 No. 14 at Saint Peter's W 74–66 OT 25–1
(15–0)		  18 – Simmons  14 – Simmons    –    Yanitelli Center (2,904)
Jersey City, NJ
Feb 27, 1990
 No. 13 Army W 106–73  26–1
(16–0)		  29 – Simmons  20 – Simmons    –    Convention Hall (5,217)
Philadelphia, PA
MAAC Tournament
Mar 3, 1990
 No. 13 vs. Fairfield
Quarterfinal		 W 90–60  27–1
  34 – Simmons  11 – Simmons    –    Times Union Center (12,231)
Albany, NY
Mar 4, 1990
 No. 13 vs. Siena
Semifinal		 W 106–90  28–1
  26 – Simmons  11 – Simmons    –    Times Union Center (11,691)
Albany, NY
Mar 5, 1990
 ESPN		 No. 13 vs. Fordham
Championship		 W 71–61[6]  29–1
  26 – Simmons  16 – Simmons    –    Times Union Center (5,712)
Albany, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1990*
 CBS		 (E4) No. 12 vs. (E13) Southern Miss
First Round		 W 79–63  30–1
  32 – Simmons  16 – Simmons  6 – Overton  Hartford Civic Center (15,937)
Hartford, CT
Mar 17, 1990*
 CBS		 (E4) No. 12 vs. (E5) No. 17 Clemson
Second Round		 L 75–79[7][8]  30–2
  28 – Simmons  7 – Johnson  6 – Overton  Hartford Civic Center (16,011)
Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources

Rankings
See also: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP — — — — 23 20 17 21 17 18 15 14 14 14 13 11 12 
Coaches — — — — — 16 19 NR 19 18 15 16 14 14 14 12 13

*Final AP and Coaches rankings released prior to NCAA tournament

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA
YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
199017Lionel SimmonsSacramento Kings
1991240Doug OvertonDetroit Pistons
1992116Randy WoodsLos Angeles Clippers

[14][15][16]

References
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  2. "At La Salle, It Pays to Be Nice". The New York Times. January 5, 1990. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  3. "Loyola Marymount Outruns La Salle : Kimble, Gathers help Lions go two for Philadelphia with 121-116 victory". Los Angeles Times. January 7, 1990. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  4. "LMU 121, Lasalle 116". Loyola Marymount Athletic Department. February 18, 2005. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  5. "Takin' the Train". Sports Illustrated. January 15, 1990. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  6. "La Salle Players Dedicate Title Game to Gathers". Los Angeles Times. March 6, 1990. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  7. "Clemson 79, La Salle 75". United Press International. March 17, 1990. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  8. "Clemson Stops Simmons, Defeats La Salle". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1990. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
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  12. "Simmons Wins Eastman Award". Los Angeles Times. March 27, 1990. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  13. "Refreshing to..." cstv.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  14. "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  15. "1991 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  16. "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
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