1989–90 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

The 1989–90 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by head coach M. K. Turk, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of the Metro Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 9–5 in Metro play to finish in second place behind Louisville. They lost in the championship game of the Metro Tournament to top-seed Louisville. Southern Miss received an at-large bid to the 1990 NCAA Basketball Tournament where they lost in the opening round to La Salle and National Player of the Year Lionel Simmons.

1989–90 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Conference
1989–90 record2012 (95 Metro)
Head coach
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
1989–90 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 16 Louisville122 .857  278  .771
Southern Miss95 .643  2012  .625
Cincinnati95 .643  2014  .588
Memphis86 .571  1812  .600
Florida State68 .429  1615  .516
South Carolina68 .429  1414  .500
Virginia Tech59 .357  1318  .419
Tulane113 .071  424  .143
1990 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1989–90 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G Russell Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr
G 23 Darrin Chancellor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
C 32 Daron Jenkins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Jr
F 35 Clarence Weatherspoon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoMotley Crawford, Mississippi
F 42 Joe Courtney  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrMississippi State Jackson, Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Nov 15, 1989*
    at No. 2 Louisiana State
    Preseason NIT
    L 80–91  0–1
    Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Nov 27, 1989*
    Tennessee Tech W 95–78  1–1
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Dec 9, 1989*
    at Louisiana-Monroe W 85–81  2–1
    Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
    Monroe, Louisiana
    Dec 18, 1989*
    at Marshall W 76–74  3–1
    Cam Henderson Center 
    Huntington, West Virginia
    Dec 21, 1989*
    at Chattanooga L 66–69  3–2
    McKenzie Arena 
    Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Dec 27, 1989*
    vs. Bucknell W 78–71  4–2
    Pensacola Civic Center 
    Pensacola, Florida
    Dec 28, 1989*
    vs. Auburn W 84–73  5–2
    Pensacola Civic Center 
    Pensacola, Florida
    Jan 3, 1990*
    Northwestern State W 96–67  6–2
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Jan 6, 1990
    at Florida State L 82–113  6–3
    (0–1)
    Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, Florida
    Jan 8, 1990*
    at South Alabama L 83–91  6–4
    Jaguar Gymnasium 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 11, 1990
    Virginia Tech W 87–85  7–4
    (1–1)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Jan 13, 1990
    at No. 20 Memphis State L 77–93  7–5
    (1–2)
    Mid-South Coliseum 
    Memphis, Tennessee
    Jan 15, 1990*
    Arkansas State W 85–65  8–5
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Jan 17, 1990*
    Appalachian State W 96–91  9–5
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Jan 20, 1990*
    Louisiana-Lafayette W 106–104  10–5
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Jan 22, 1990*
    at New Orleans L 75–77  10–6
    Lakefront Arena 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Jan 27, 1990
    at Cincinnati W 83–76  11–6
    (2–2)
    Fifth Third Arena 
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Jan 29, 1990
    at No. 4 Louisville L 88–105  11–7
    (2–3)
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Jan 31, 1990
    Florida State W 84–72  12–7
    (3–3)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Feb 5, 1990
    South Carolina W 82–65  13–7
    (4–3)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Feb 7, 1990
    at Virginia Tech W 93–76  14–7
    (5–3)
    Cassell Coliseum 
    Blacksburg, Virginia
    Feb 10, 1990
    Memphis State W 86–82  15–7
    (6–3)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Feb 14, 1990
    Tulane W 80–71  16–7
    (7–3)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Feb 17, 1990
    at South Carolina L 62–74  16–8
    (7–4)
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Feb 19, 1990*
    at McNeese State L 60–62  16–9
    Burton Coliseum 
    Lake Charles, Louisiana
    Feb 22, 1990
    Cincinnati W 70–63  17–9
    (8–4)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Mar 1, 1990
    at Tulane W 92–88  18–9
    (9–4)
    Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Mar 3, 1990*
    No. 21 Louisville L 71–73  18–10
    (11–5)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Metro Tournament
    Mar 8, 1990*
    vs. Virginia Tech
    Metro Tournament Quarterfinal
    W 81–67  19–10
    Mississippi Coast Coliseum 
    Biloxi, Mississippi
    Mar 9, 1990*
    vs. Cincinnati
    Metro Tournament Semifinal
    W 75–63  20–10
    Mississippi Coast Coliseum 
    Biloxi, Mississippi
    Mar 10, 1990*
    vs. No. 18 Louisville
    Metro Tournament Championship
    L 80–83  20–11
    Mississippi Coast Coliseum 
    Biloxi, Mississippi
    1990 NCAA Tournament
    Mar 15, 1990*
    (13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 12 La Salle
    First Round
    L 63–79  20–12
    Hartford Civic Center 
    Hartford, Connecticut
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
    All times are in Central Time.

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    Awards and honors

    References

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