1989–90 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

The 1989–90 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 19th season in school history. The team was coached by Bobby Paschal in his fourth year at the school, and USF played its home games in the USF Sun Dome. The Bulls finished the season 20–11, 9–5 in Sun Belt play, and won the Sun Belt tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first in school history. USF lost to Arizona in the first round.

1989–90 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record20–11 (9–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bobby Bowman
  • Dennis Donaldson
  • Tommy Tonelli
Home arenaUSF Sun Dome
Seasons
1989–90 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 12 2   .857 22 9   .710
South Florida 9 5   .643 20 11   .645
Old Dominion 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
Western Kentucky 7 7   .500 13 17   .433
UNC Charlotte 6 8   .429 16 14   .533
Jacksonville 5 9   .357 13 16   .448
South Alabama 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
VCU 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
1990 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1989–90 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Marvin Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Yazoo City, MS
G 3 Jay Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Tampa, FL
G/F 5 Fred Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Tampa, FL
F 10 Steve Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Hallandale, FL
G 11 Tony Armstrong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Haines City, FL
G 13 Andre Crenshaw 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Montgomery, AL
G 22 Maurice Webster 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Pensacola, FL
G 31 Radenko Dobraš 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Banja Luka, Yugoslavia
F 32 Bobby Russell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Fort Lauderdale, FL
C 34 Hakim Shahid 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 43 Chris Risey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr New Orleans, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bobby Bowman
  • Dennis Donaldson
  • Tommy Tonelli
  • Rodney Tention (graduate assistant)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1989*
Florida International W 94–80  1–0
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Dec 2, 1989*
Bethune-Cookman W 88–72  2–0
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Dec 5, 1989*
Stetson W 68–54  3–0
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Dec 9, 1989*
at Florida International W 80–58  4–0
U.S. Century Bank Arena 
Miami, Florida
Dec 16, 1989*
Florida State L 72–78  4–1
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Dec 19, 1989*
Augusta State W 99–77  5–1
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Dec 23, 1989*
at Florida L 54–91  5–2
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 28, 1989*
Western Carolina
Tampa Tribune Holiday Invitational
W 78–67  6–2
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Dec 29, 1989*
Houston
Tampa Tribune Holiday Invitational
L 78–87  6–3
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Jan 4, 1990
at UNC Charlotte W 89–86[3]  7–3
(1–0)
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 6, 1990*
Miami (FL) W 93–77  8–3
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Jan 8, 1990
Alabama-Birmingham L 66–83  8–4
(1–1)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Jan 13, 1990
South Alabama W 98–74  9–4
(2–1)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Jan 15, 1990*
Central Connecticut State W 89–59  10–4
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Jan 18, 1990
at South Alabama L 79–81  10–5
(2–2)
Jaguar Gymnasium 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 23, 1990*
at Maryland L 66–84  10–6
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Jan 27, 1990
UNC Charlotte W 79–74  11–6
(3–2)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Jan 29, 1990
at VCU W 68–65  12–6
(4–2)
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 1, 1990
Jacksonville W 96–84  13–6
(5–2)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Feb 3, 1990*
at Western Kentucky W 59–58  14–6
(6–2)
E.A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 7, 1990*
Old Dominion W 94–93  15–6
(7–2)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Feb 10, 1990
at Alabama-Birmingham L 64–82  15–7
(7–3)
UAB Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 15, 1990
at Old Dominion L 56–75  15–8
(7–4)
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 17, 1990
VCU W 75–66  16–8
(8–4)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Feb 19, 1990
Western Kentucky W 80–70  17–8
(9–4)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Feb 22, 1990
at Jacksonville L 84–86  17–9
(9–5)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 24, 1990*
at Miami (FL) L 73–81  17–10
Miami Arena 
Miami, Florida
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 3, 1990*
(2) vs. (7) South Alabama
Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinal
W 80–78  18–10
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 4, 1990*
(2) vs. (6) Jacksonville
Sun Belt Tournament Semifinal
W 86–59  19–10
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 5, 1990*
(2) vs. (5) UNC Charlotte
Sun Belt tournament championship
W 81–74[4]  20–10
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1990*
(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 14 Arizona L 67–79  20–11
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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References

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  1. ^ "1989-90 South Florida Bulls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "USF Bulls 2020-2021 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). gousfbulls.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "15 DAYS, 15 GAMES: THE COUNTDOWN TO USF HOOPS". University of South Florida Athletics. October 25, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "LETTERS FROM LOUK: 1990 SUN BELT TOURNAMENT". University of South Florida Athletics. November 18, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019-20 South Florida Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Florida Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2020.