1989–90 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1989–90 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
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 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1989–90 college basketball season . Led by head coach Gene Keady , the team finished second in the Big Ten regular season standings. The Boilermakers earned the #2 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament , but were upset in the second round by Texas, finishing the season with a 22–8 record (13-5 Big Ten).
Roster
1989–90 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
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 24, 1989 *
Ball State
W 57–43
1–0
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 30, 1989 *
at Utah
W 65–63
2–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 2, 1989 *
at Long Beach State
L 69–70
2–1
Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Dec 7, 1989 *
at Illinois State
W 83–69
3–1
Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois
Dec 9, 1989 *
Saint Louis
W 61–54
4–1
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 18, 1989 *
at Wichita State
W 62–54
5–1
Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Dec 20, 1989 *
California
W 60–55
6–1
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 28, 1989 *
vs. Wake Forest
W 66–52
7–1
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 29, 1989 *
at No. 21 Arizona
L 66–85
7–2
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 3, 1990 *
Eastern Illinois
W 82–55
8–2
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 6, 1990
Northwestern
W 93–77
9–2 (1–0)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 11, 1990
No. 16 Minnesota
W 86–78
10–2 (2–0)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 13, 1990
at No. 13 Indiana
W 81–79 OT
11–2 (3–0)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Jan 17, 1990
No. 24
at Wisconsin
W 56–54
12–2 (4–0)
Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 20, 1990
No. 24
No. 7 Illinois
W 81–68
13–2 (5–0)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 25, 1990
No. 13
at Ohio State
W 78–66
14–2 (6–0)
St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 27, 1990
No. 13
Iowa
W 80–59
15–2 (7–0)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 31, 1990
No. 8
at No. 4 Michigan
W 91–73
16–2 (8–0)
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 3, 1990
No. 8
Michigan State
L 53–64
16–3 (8–1)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 5, 1990
No. 8
at Northwestern
W 67–60
17–3 (9–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
Feb 11, 1990
No. 10
at No. 17 Minnesota
L 72–73
17–4 (9–2)
Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 17, 1990
No. 12
Wisconsin
W 62–55
18–4 (10–2)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 19, 1990 *
No. 12
Indiana
W 72–49
19–4 (11–2)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 21, 1990
No. 9
at No. 19 Illinois
L 78–90
19–5 (11–3)
Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Feb 24, 1990
No. 9
Ohio State
W 75–70
20–5 (12–3)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 1, 1990
No. 9
at Iowa
L 63–64
20–6 (12–4)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 4, 1990
No. 9
No. 8 Michigan
W 79–77
21–6 (13–4)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 11, 1990
No. 10
at No. 7 Michigan State
L 70–72
21–7 (13–5)
Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1990 *
(2 MW) No. 10
vs. (15 MW) Northeast Louisiana First Round
W 75–63
22–7
RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 18, 1990 *
(2 MW) No. 10
vs. (10 MW) Texas Second Round
L 72–73[ 1]
22–8
RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
[ 2]
Rankings
Awards and honors
Team players drafted into the NBA
[ 3]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics