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

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.

1989–90 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record16–13
Head coach
Assistant coachFran McCaffery (2nd season)
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
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
UMBC   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]

Roster

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1989–90 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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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

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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.