1989–90 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1989-90 college basketball season. The Irish were led by head coach Digger Phelps, in his 19th season.

1989–90 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1989–90 record16–13
Head coach
Assistant coachFran McCaffery (2nd season)
Home arenaJoyce Center
1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wright State   217  .750
Northern Illinois   1711  .607
Akron   1612  .571
DePaul   2015  .571
Notre Dame   1613  .552
Miami (FL)   1315  .464
Missouri-Kansas City   1315  .464
Southern Utah   1315  .464
Maryland-Baltimore County   1216  .429
U.S. International   1216  .429
Liberty   1117  .393
Youngstown State   820  .286
Brooklyn   721  .250
Central Florida   721  .250
Florida International   721  .250
Central Connecticut State   622  .214
Chicago State   622  .214
Nicholls State   423  .148
Davidson   424  .143
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1989–90 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 3 Monty Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Fredericksburg, Virginia
PG 12 Elmer Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Bellaire, Texas
PF 20 LaPhonso Ellis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) So East St. Louis, Illinois
C 43 Keith Tower 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) So Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Nov 28, 1989*
    San Francisco W 84–64  1–0
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Dec 2, 1989*
    vs. No. 13 Louisville L 73–84  1–1
     
     
    Dec 5, 1989*
    at No. 14 Indiana L 72–81  1–2
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, Indiana
    Dec 9, 1989*
    at Marquette L 68–80  1–3
    Bradley Center 
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Dec 17, 1989*
    No. 13 UCLA W 86–84  2–3
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Dec 21, 1989*
    Valparaiso W 97–70  3–3
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Dec 22, 1989*
    Lafayette W 86–71  4–3
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Dec 30, 1989*
    Butler W 97–65  5–3
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Jan 3, 1990*
    at Creighton L 75–77  5–4
    Omaha Civic Auditorium 
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Jan 6, 1990*
    at Southern California W 86–81  6–4
    L.A. Sports Arena 
    Los Angeles, California
    Jan 9, 1990*
    at Boston College W 80–67  7–4
    Silvio O. Conte Forum 
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Jan 12, 1990*
    at No. 21 La Salle L 78–86  7–5
    Convention Hall 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Jan 16, 1990*
    vs. Rutgers W 74–69  8–5
     
     
    Jan 20, 1990*
    vs. No. 13 LSU L 64–87[2]  8–6
    Louisiana Superdome 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Jan 24, 1990*
    Wichita State W 88–78  9–6
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Jan 27, 1990*
    Miami (FL) W 107–60  10–6
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Jan 30, 1990*
    Dayton W 97–79  11–6
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Feb 4, 1990*
    at No. 5 Duke L 76–88  11–7
    Cameron Indoor Stadium 
    Durham, North Carolina
    Feb 8, 1990*
    at Southern Methodist W 63–49  12–7
    Moody Coliseum 
    Dallas, Texas
    Feb 10, 1990*
    at Houston L 82–93  12–8
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    Feb 14, 1990*
    Marquette W 79–76  13–8
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Feb 17, 1990*
    at No. 4 Syracuse W 66–65  14–8
    Carrier Dome 
    Syracuse, New York
    Feb 20, 1990*
    DePaul L 62–63  14–9
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Feb 25, 1990*
    No. 8 Georgia Tech L 80–88  14–10
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Feb 28, 1990*
    at Dayton L 79–97  14–11
    University of Dayton Arena 
    Dayton, Ohio
    Mar 3, 1990*
    No. 3 Missouri W 98–67  15–11
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Mar 5, 1990*
    Kentucky W 80–67  16–11
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Mar 10, 1990*
    at DePaul L 59–64  16–12
    Rosemont Horizon 
    Rosemont, Illinois
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 16, 1990*
    (10 SE) vs. (7 SE) Virginia
    First Round
    L 67–75  16–13
    Richmond Coliseum 
    Richmond, Virginia
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/UPI Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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    References


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