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

1989–90 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
1989–90 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	16–13
Head coach	Digger Phelps (19th season);
Assistant coach	Fran McCaffery (2nd season)
Home arena	Joyce Center
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wright State		–		–	21	–	7	.750
Northern Illinois		–		–	17	–	11	.607
Akron		–		–	16	–	12	.571
DePaul		–		–	20	–	15	.571
Notre Dame		–		–	16	–	13	.552
Miami (FL)		–		–	13	–	15	.464
Missouri-Kansas City		–		–	13	–	15	.464
Southern Utah		–		–	13	–	15	.464
Maryland-Baltimore County		–		–	12	–	16	.429
U.S. International		–		–	12	–	16	.429
Liberty		–		–	11	–	17	.393
Youngstown State		–		–	8	–	20	.286
Brooklyn		–		–	7	–	21	.250
Central Florida		–		–	7	–	21	.250
Florida International		–		–	7	–	21	.250
Central Connecticut State		–		–	6	–	22	.214
Chicago State		–		–	6	–	22	.214
Nicholls State		–		–	4	–	23	.148
Davidson		–		–	4	–	24	.143

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

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.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
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

Digger Phelps (Rider)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

^ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Independent Season Summary
^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : For the Record, It Goes Brown's Way". Los Angeles Times. January 21, 1990. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. p. 120. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1989-90 Independent Season Summary

[2] "COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : For the Record, It Goes Brown's Way". Los Angeles Times. January 21, 1990. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

[3] "2019-20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. p. 120. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

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Rivalries	UCLA
Culture & lore	Notre Dame Leprechaun Crossroads Classic
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics