1989–90 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

1989–90 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
1989–90 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	19–12 (10–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Robert Moreland (15th season);
Home arena	Health and Physical Education Arena
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern	12	–	2	.857	25	–	6	.806
Texas Southern †	10	–	4	.714	19	–	12	.613
Alabama State	7	–	7	.500	15	–	13	.536
Mississippi Valley State	7	–	7	.500	11	–	18	.379
Alcorn State	6	–	8	.429	7	–	22	.241
Prairie View A&M	5	–	9	.357	9	–	18	.333
Grambling	5	–	9	.357	9	–	19	.321
Jackson State	4	–	10	.286	9	–	19	.321

† 1990 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 15th-year head coach Robert Moreland, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Texas Southern compiled an overall record of 19–12, and 10–4 in SWAC play, to finish second during the conference regular season. The Tigers won the SWAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first in school history. As No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, the team was defeated by 8th-ranked, No. 3 seed Georgetown in the opening round.

Roster

1989–90 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	Darrion Applewhite	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—
G	Keith Armwood	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
G	Keith Boyd	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
F	Michael Brooks	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—
F	Raule Collins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—
G	Tony Gatlin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
G	Terry Gee	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—
G	Sean Gibson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
C	Charles Parker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—
F	Charles Price	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
G	Chester Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
G	Chris Tatum	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—
F	Fred West	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr
G	Ray Younger	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—

Head coach

Robert Moreland

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1989*		at Iowa	L 64–80	0–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 4, 1989*		at North Texas	W 83–66	1–1	Super Pit Denton, Texas
Dec 8, 1989*		at Idaho Palouse Classic	W 78–77	2–1	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho
Dec 9, 1989*		vs. Washington State Palouse Classic	L 75–88	2–2	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho
Dec 16, 1989*		at Drake	L 71–78	2–3	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 19, 1989*		at No. 24 Oklahoma State	L 77–79	2–4	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 1989*		Northern Arizona	W 94–79	3–4	Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas
Dec 28, 1989*		at New Mexico State	L 76–97	3–5	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 4, 1990*		at New Orleans	L 59–73	3–6	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 13, 1990		at Jackson State	W 87–74	6–6 (1–0)	Williams Assembly Center Jackson, Mississippi
Jan 15, 1990		at Alabama State	W 116–98	7–6 (2–0)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, Alabama
Jan 17, 1990*		at Memphis State	L 82–85	7–7	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 20, 1990		Grambling	W 87–69	8–7 (3–0)	Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas
Jan 22, 1990		Mississippi Valley State	W 95–79	9–7 (4–0)	Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas
Jan 24, 1990*		at Northern Arizona	W 70–67	10–7	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona
Jan 27, 1990		at Alcorn State	L 66–69	10–8 (4–1)	Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, Mississippi
Jan 29, 1990		at Southern	L 87–93	10–9 (4–2)	F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 3, 1990		at Prairie View A&M	W 75–63	11–9 (5–2)	William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, Texas
Feb 10, 1990		Jackson State	W 77–58	11–9 (6–2)	Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas
Feb 12, 1990		Alabama State	L 92–98	12–10 (6–3)	Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas
Feb 17, 1990		at Grambling	W 90–82	13–10 (7–3)	Tiger Memorial Gym Grambling, Louisiana
Feb 19, 1990		at Mississippi Valley State	L 98–106	13–11 (7–4)	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi
Feb 24, 1990*		Alcorn State	W 91–49	14–11 (8–4)	Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas
Feb 26, 1990		Southern	W 84–72	15–11 (9–4)	Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas
Mar 3, 1990		Prairie View A&M	W 109–79	16–11 (10–4)	Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas
SWAC Tournament
Mar 7, 1990*	(2)	(7) Prairie View A&M SWAC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 89–60	17–11	Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas
Mar 8, 1990*	(2)	(3) Mississippi Valley State SWAC Tournament Semifinal	W 105–75	18–11	Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas
Mar 9, 1990*	(2)	(1) Southern SWAC tournament championship	W 94–89	19–11	Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1990*	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 8 Georgetown First Round	L 52–70^[2]^[3]	19–12	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "1989–90 Texas Southern Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ "TEXAS SOUTHERN GEARS GUMPTION FOR HOYAS". The Washington Post. March 13, 1990. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ "Hoyas dispose of TSU, 70-52". Galveston Daily News via newspapers.com. March 17, 1990. p. 14. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[1] "1989–90 Texas Southern Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[2] "TEXAS SOUTHERN GEARS GUMPTION FOR HOYAS". The Washington Post. March 13, 1990. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[3] "Hoyas dispose of TSU, 70-52". Galveston Daily News via newspapers.com. March 17, 1990. p. 14. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

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