1989–90 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1989–90 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Boyd Grant. The Rams finished 21–9 and won the WAC regular season title with a 11–5 conference record. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region. The Rams were beaten by No. 7 seed Alabama in the first round.

1989–90 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
WAC Regular season co-champions Mile High Classic champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	21–9 (11–5 WAC)
Head coach	Boyd Grant (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Jeff Jackson
Home arena	Moby Arena

1989–90 WAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Colorado State	11	–	5		.688			21	–	9		.700
BYU	11	–	5		.688			21	–	9		.700
Hawaii	10	–	6		.625			25	–	10		.714
UTEP †	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
New Mexico	9	–	7		.563			20	–	14		.588
Wyoming	7	–	9		.438			15	–	14		.517
Utah	7	–	9		.438			16	–	14		.533
San Diego State	4	–	12		.250			13	–	18		.419
Air Force	3	–	13		.188			12	–	20		.375
† 1990 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1989–90 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F/C 32 Mike Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Los Angeles, California	Head coach Boyd Grant (Colorado State) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Jackson (Cornell) 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 25, 1989*		Texas-Pan American	W 77–53	1–0	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 1, 1989*		vs. Eastern Kentucky	W 75–66	2–0
Dec 2, 1989*		at Marshall	L 58–65	2–1	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 7, 1989*		Northwestern State	W 94–61	3–1	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 9, 1989*		at Idaho State	W 62–47	4–1	Holt Arena  Pocatello, Idaho
Dec 16, 1989*		at Montana	L 47–50	4–2	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Dec 18, 1989*		Cal State Fullerton	W 84–55	5–2	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 20, 1989*		Baylor	W 74–55	6–2	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 23, 1989*		North Texas	W 93–70	7–2	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 29, 1989*		vs. No. 24 North Carolina Mile High Classic	W 78–67	8–2	McNichols Sports Arena  Denver, Colorado
Dec 30, 1989*		vs. UMass Mile High Classic	W 77–51	9–2	McNichols Sports Arena  Denver, Colorado
Mar 3, 1990		San Diego State	W 62–45	20–7 (11–5)	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, Colorado
WAC tournament
Mar 8, 1990*	(1)	vs. (9) Air Force Quarterfinals	L 51–58	21–8	Special Events Center  El Paso, Texas
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1990*	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) No. 23 Alabama First Round	L 54–71	21–9	Long Beach Arena  Long Beach, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Rankings

Main article: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings