1989–90 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

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1989–90 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet 16
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–13 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Guthridge (22nd season)
Home arenaDean Smith Center
Seasons
1989–90 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Clemson 10 4   .714 26 9   .743
No. 15 Duke 9 5   .643 29 9   .763
#9 Georgia Tech 8 6   .571 28 7   .800
North Carolina 8 6   .571 21 13   .618
Virginia 6 8   .429 20 12   .625
NC State 6 8   .429 18 12   .600
Maryland 6 8   .429 19 14   .576
Wake Forest 3 11   .214 12 16   .429
1990 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[1]

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. [2]

Roster

1988–89 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Jeff Denny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Rural Hall, North Carolina
G 4 Kenny Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Petersburg, Virginia
G/F 5 Henrik Rödl 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Heusenstamm, West Germany
G 11 Scott Cherry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Ballston Spa, New York
G 21 King Rice 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Binghamton, New York
G/F 22 Kevin Madden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Staunton, Virginia
F 32 Pete Chilcutt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Eutaw, Alabama
F 34 George Lynch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Roanoke, Virginia
G 40 Hubert Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Burke, Virginia
C 42 Scott Williams 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Hacienda Heights, California
F 44 Rick Fox 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Nassau, Bahamas
F/C 45 Marty Hensley 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Sr Marion, North Carolina
C 54 John Greene 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr Raleigh, North Carolina
C 55 Matt Wenstrom 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Katy, Texas
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
Nov 24, 1989*
No. 7 vs. James Madison
Maui Invitational
W 80–79  1–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Nov 25, 1989*
No. 7 vs. Villanova
Maui Invitational
W 78–68  2–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Nov 26, 1989*
No. 7 vs. No. 11 Missouri
Maui Invitational
L 73–80  2–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Nov 30, 1989*
No. 12 at Alabama L 93–101  2–2
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 2, 1989*
No. 12 UCF W 92–42  3–2
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 3, 1989*
No. 12 Towson State W 87–70  4–2
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 7, 1989*
No. 17 vs. No. 3 Georgetown
ACC-Big East Challenge
L 81–93  4–3
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 9, 1989*
No. 17 at Iowa L 74–87  4–4
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Dec 16, 1989*
DePaul W 70–51  5–4
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 23, 1989*
vs. Kansas State W 79–63  6–4
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Dec 27, 1989*
No. 24 vs. Kentucky W 121–110  7–4
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Feb 28, 1990*
No. 11 Georgia Tech W 81–79  18–11
(7–6)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Mar 4, 1990*
at No. 5 Duke W 87–75  19–11
(8–6)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 9, 1990*
(4) vs. (5) Virginia
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
L 85–92 OT 19–12
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1990*
(8 MW) vs. (9 MW) SW Missouri State W 83–70  20–12
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Mar 17, 1990*
(8 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Oklahoma
Second round
W 79–77  21–12
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Mar 22, 1990*
(8 MW) vs. (4 MW) No. 7 Arkansas
Midwest Regional semifinal
L 73–96  21–13
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in EST.

Rankings

[3]

References

  1. ^ "1989-90 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels 1989-1990 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  3. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 976–977. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.