1989–90 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 10th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

1989–90 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	10-18 (4-10 Big Eight)
Head coach	Johnny Orr (10th season)
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

1989–90 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 11 Missouri	12	–	2		.857			26	–	6		.813
No. 1 Oklahoma †	11	–	3		.786			27	–	5		.844
No. 5 Kansas	11	–	3		.786			30	–	5		.857
Kansas State	7	–	7		.500			17	–	15		.531
Oklahoma State	6	–	8		.429			17	–	14		.548
Iowa State	4	–	10		.286			10	–	18		.357
Nebraska	3	–	11		.214			10	–	18		.357
Colorado	2	–	12		.143			12	–	18		.400
† 1990 Big Eight tournament winner As of March 3, 2012 Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 10–18, 4–10 in Big Eight play to finish in sixth place. They lost to third-seeded Kansas in the 1990 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals.

Games were televised by ESPN, Raycom Sports, and the Cyclone Television Network.

Previous season

The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 17–12, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Oklahoma State in the 1990 Big Eight conference tournament quarterfinals before losing to Oklahoma, 76–74, in the semifinals. They qualified for the NCAA tournament, losing to UCLA in the first round of the Southeast Regional.

Roster

Roster

Name	Position
Victor Alexander	Center
Terry Woods	Guard
Doug Collins	Guard
Kirk Baker	Forward
Justus Thigpen	Guard
Paul Doerrfeld	Forward
Phil Kunz	Center
Brian Pearson	Guard
Adrian Moore	Forward
Bryan Heger	Senior
Norman Brown	Forward
David Washington	Guard
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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 11, 1989* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Australian National Team Exhibition	W 89-86		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 25, 1989* 3:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Toledo	W 87-69	1-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 27, 1989* 7:00 pm		Florida A&M	W 93-68	2-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 2, 1989* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at No. 10 Michigan	L 78-101	2-1	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, Michigan
December 7, 1989* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Iowa Cy-Hawk Rivalry	L 87-89	2-2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 9, 1989* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Minnesota	L 82-98	2-3	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 12, 1989* 7:05 pm, Iowa Cable Network		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 117-114 OT	3-3	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
December 16, 1989* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Northern Iowa Iowa's Big Four	W 92-80	4-3	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 23, 1989* 3:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at No. 11 Indiana	L 66-115	4-4	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
Exhibition
December 30, 1989* 1:00 pm		Marathon Oil Exhibition	W 87-74		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Regular season
January 3, 1990* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Illinois-Chicago	L 75-76	4-5	UIC Pavilion  Chicago
January 6, 1990 2:30 pm, Raycom		at Kansas State	L 68-72	4-6 (0-1)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
January 10, 1990* 7:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Houston	L 82-83	4-7	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
January 13, 1990* 7:00 pm		Davidson	W 86-71	5-7	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 16, 1990* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Creighton	L 94-99 2OT	5-8	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 20, 1990 3:00 pm, Raycom		Colorado	W 117-96	6-8 (1-1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 24, 1990 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at No. 9 Oklahoma	L 96-107	6-9 (1-2)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
January 27, 1990 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Nebraska	W 91-83	7-9 (2-2)	Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 31, 1990 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		No. 1 Missouri	L 93-95	7-10 (2-3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 3, 1990 3:00 pm, Raycom		at Oklahoma State	L 78-86	7-11 (2-4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 7, 1990 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		No. 13 Oklahoma	L 81-86	7-12 (2-5)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 10, 1990 3:00 pm, Raycom		No. 2 Kansas	L 83-88	7-13 (2-6)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 13, 1990 6:00 pm CT, Cyclone Television Network		at Colorado	L 60-83	7-14 (2-7)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
February 17, 1990 1:00 pm, Raycom		Kansas State	L 90-93 OT	7-15 (2-8)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 19, 1990 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Loyola-Chicago	W 74-69	8-15	Rosemont Horizon  Rosemont, Illinois
February 21, 1990 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at No. 1 Missouri	L 85-89	8-16 (2-9)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
February 24, 1990 1:00 pm, Raycom		Nebraska	W 101-85	9-16 (3-9)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
March 1, 1990 8:40 pm, ESPN		Oklahoma State	W 83-72	10-16 (4-9)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1990 3:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 1 Kansas	L 63-96	10-17 (4-10)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Big Eight tournament
March 9, 1990 8:20 pm, Raycom		vs. No. 2 Kansas Big Eight tournament quarterfinals	L 75-118	10-18	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

• All-Big Eight Selections

  Victor Alexander (2nd, AP, UPI)

  Terry Woods (HM, AP, UPI)

  Doug Collins (HM, AP, UPI)

• Academic All-Big Eight

  Phil Kunz

• Ralph Olsen Award

  Doug Collins

  Terry Woods