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1989–90 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
1989–90 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional champions; SWC tournament champions; SWC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 7
Record	30–5 (14–2 SWC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson;
Assistant coach	Scott Edgar
Home arena	Barnhill Arena
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Arkansas †	14	–	2	.875	30	–	5	.857
Houston	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
Texas	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
TCU	9	–	7	.563	16	–	13	.552
Baylor	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Texas A&M	7	–	9	.438	14	–	17	.452
Rice	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
SMU	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Texas Tech	0	–	16	.000	5	–	22	.185

† 1990 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1989–90 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his fifth year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This team won the second of three straight SWC regular season and conference tournament championships. The 1990 Hogs defeated Princeton, Dayton, North Carolina, and SWC rival Texas to make it to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, before losing to the Duke Blue Devils.

Roster

1989–90 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	3	Warren Linn	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Tulsa, Oklahoma
G	10	Todd Day	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	So	Memphis, Tennessee
G	11	Lee Mayberry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Tulsa, Oklahoma
G	14	Ernie Murry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Wabbaseka, Arkansas
G	20	Arlyn Bowers	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G/F	21	Darrell Hawkins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Prairie View, Texas
G	22	Cannon Whitby	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Troy, Tennessee
F	23	Michael Hogue	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Tulsa, Oklahoma
F	24	Lenzie Howell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Dallas, Texas
C	25	Oliver Miller	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	So	Fort Worth, Texas
F	31	Ron Huery	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	33	Clyde Fletcher	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	42	Larry Marks	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Columbia, Tennessee
C	44	Shawn Davis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Maud, Texas
C	55	Mario Credit	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Kansas City, Kansas

Head coach

Nolan Richardson (UTEP)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference season
November 24, 1989* KATV	No. 9	Samford	W 97–67	1–0	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
November 26, 1989*	No. 9	Oregon	W 102–75	2–0	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
November 29, 1989* ESPN	No. 11	at South Alabama	W 105–90	3–0	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
December 5, 1989* KATV	No. 10	Ole Miss	W 90–76	4–0	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
December 9, 1989* KATV	No. 10	Alliant International	W 166–101	5–0	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
December 12, 1989* ESPN	No. 7	No. 4 Missouri	L 88–89	5–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
December 18, 1989*	No. 7	Bethune–Cookman	W 91–61	6–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
December 23, 1989*	No. 10	VMI	W 92–61	7–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
December 26, 1989* KATV	No. 11	Delaware State	W 117–75	8–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
December 30, 1989* CBS	No. 11	at No. 12 UNLV	L 93–101	8–2	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Regular season
January 3, 1990	No. 14	at Houston	W 82–78	9–2 (1–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
January 6, 1990 Raycom	No. 14	at Texas Tech	W 92–75	10–2 (2–0)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
January 10, 1990	No. 12	Baylor	W 99–84	11–2 (3–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 13, 1990 KATV	No. 12	TCU	W 93–79	12–2 (4–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 17, 1990	No. 12	at SMU	W 80–61	13–2 (5–0)	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
January 20, 1990 Raycom	No. 12	at Texas A&M	W 100–84	14–2 (6–0)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, TX
January 22, 1990 KATV	No. 6	Houston	W 100–89	15–2 (7–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 25, 1990 ESPN	No. 6	Texas	W 109–100	16–2 (8–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 27, 1990* KATV	No. 6	at UAB	W 109–95	17–2	UAB Arena Birmingham, AL
January 31, 1990 HSE	No. 3	at Rice	W 70–66	18–2 (9–0)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 4, 1990 ABC	No. 3	at Texas	W 103–96 ^OT	19–2 (10–0)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
February 7, 1990 KATV	No. 3	Texas Tech	W 100–77	20–2 (11–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
February 10, 1990 Raycom	No. 3	at Baylor	L 77–82	20–3 (11–1)	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
February 14, 1990 KATV	No. 8	at TCU	L 79–81	20–4 (11–2)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX
February 17, 1990 Raycom	No. 8	SMU	W 77–46	21–4 (12–2)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
February 17, 1990 KATV	No. 13	Texas A&M	W 114–100	22–4 (13–2)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
February 17, 1990	No. 12	Rice	W 104–80	23–4 (14–2)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
SWC Tournament
March 9, 1990*	No. 9	vs. SMU SWC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 84–61	24–4	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
March 10, 1990*	No. 9	vs. Baylor SWC Tournament Semifinal	W 115–75	25–4	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
March 11, 1990*	No. 9	vs. Houston SWC tournament championship	W 96–84	26–4	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 1990* NCAA	No. 7	vs. Princeton	W 68–64	27–4	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
March 17, 1990* CBS	No. 7	vs. Dayton	W 86–84	28–4	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
March 22, 1990* CBS	No. 7	vs. North Carolina Midwest Regional semifinal	W 96–73	29–4	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
March 24, 1990* CBS	No. 7	vs. Texas Midwest Regional Final	W 88–85^[2]	30–4	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
March 31, 1990* CBS	No. 7	vs. No. 15 Duke National semifinal	L 83–97^[3]	30–5	McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.