1989–90 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

The 1989–90 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by head coach M. K. Turk, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of the Metro Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 9–5 in Metro play to finish in second place behind Louisville. They lost in the championship game of the Metro tournament to top-seed Louisville. Southern Miss received an at-large bid to the 1990 NCAA basketball tournament where they lost in the opening round to La Salle and National Player of the Year Lionel Simmons.

1989–90 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	20–12 (9–5 Metro)
Head coach	M. K. Turk
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum

1989–90 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 Louisville †	12	–	2		.857			27	–	8		.771
Southern Miss	9	–	5		.643			20	–	12		.625
Cincinnati	9	–	5		.643			20	–	14		.588
Memphis State	8	–	6		.571			18	–	12		.600
Florida State	6	–	8		.429			16	–	15		.516
South Carolina	6	–	8		.429			14	–	14		.500
Virginia Tech	5	–	9		.357			13	–	18		.419
Tulane	1	–	13		.071			4	–	24		.143
† 1990 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1989–90 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G Russell Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr G 23 Darrin Chancellor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr C 32 Daron Jenkins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Jr F 35 Clarence Weatherspoon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Motley Crawford, Mississippi F 42 Joe Courtney  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Mississippi State Jackson, Mississippi	Head coach M.K. Turk 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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 15, 1989*		at No. 2 Louisiana State Preseason NIT	L 80–91	0–1	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 27, 1989*		Tennessee Tech	W 95–78	1–1	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dec 9, 1989*		at Louisiana-Monroe	W 85–81	2–1	Fant-Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
Dec 18, 1989*		at Marshall	W 76–74	3–1	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 21, 1989*		at Chattanooga	L 66–69	3–2	McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 27, 1989*		vs. Bucknell	W 78–71	4–2	Pensacola Civic Center  Pensacola, Florida
Dec 28, 1989*		vs. Auburn	W 84–73	5–2	Pensacola Civic Center  Pensacola, Florida
Jan 3, 1990*		Northwestern State	W 96–67	6–2	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 6, 1990		at Florida State	L 82–113	6–3 (0–1)	Donald L. Tucker Center  Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 8, 1990*		at South Alabama	L 83–91	6–4	Jaguar Gym  Mobile, Alabama
Jan 11, 1990		Virginia Tech	W 87–85	7–4 (1–1)	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 13, 1990		at No. 20 Memphis State	L 77–93	7–5 (1–2)	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 15, 1990*		Arkansas State	W 85–65	8–5	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 17, 1990*		Appalachian State	W 96–91	9–5	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 20, 1990*		Louisiana-Lafayette	W 106–104	10–5	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 22, 1990*		at New Orleans	L 75–77	10–6	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 27, 1990		at Cincinnati	W 83–76	11–6 (2–2)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 29, 1990		at No. 4 Louisville	L 88–105	11–7 (2–3)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 31, 1990		Florida State	W 84–72	12–7 (3–3)	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 5, 1990		South Carolina	W 82–65	13–7 (4–3)	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 7, 1990		at Virginia Tech	W 93–76	14–7 (5–3)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 10, 1990		Memphis State	W 86–82	15–7 (6–3)	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 14, 1990		Tulane	W 80–71	16–7 (7–3)	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 17, 1990		at South Carolina	L 62–74	16–8 (7–4)	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 19, 1990*		at McNeese State	L 60–62	16–9	Burton Coliseum  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Feb 22, 1990		Cincinnati	W 70–63	17–9 (8–4)	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Mar 1, 1990		at Tulane	W 92–88	18–9 (9–4)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 3, 1990*		No. 21 Louisville	L 71–73	18–10 (11–5)	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Metro tournament
Mar 8, 1990*	(2)	vs. (7) Virginia Tech Metro tournament Quarterfinal	W 81–67	19–10	Mississippi Coast Coliseum  Biloxi, Mississippi
Mar 9, 1990*	(2)	vs. (3) Cincinnati Metro tournament Semifinal	W 75–63	20–10	Mississippi Coast Coliseum  Biloxi, Mississippi
Mar 10, 1990*	(2)	vs. (1) No. 18 Louisville Metro tournament championship	L 80–83	20–11	Mississippi Coast Coliseum  Biloxi, Mississippi
1990 NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1990*	(13 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 12 La Salle First Round	L 63–79	20–12	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

• Clarence Weatherspoon – Metro Conference Player of the Year