# 1989–90 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1989-90 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1989–90 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 15, 1989* | No. 2 | Southern Miss Preseason NIT | W 91–80 | 1–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 16, 1989* | No. 2 | Kansas Preseason NIT | L 83–89 | 1–1 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 2, 1989* | No. 9 | McNeese State | W 85–49 | 2–1 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 4, 1989* | No. 9 | Lamar | W 116–76 | 3–1 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 8, 1989* | No. 8 | Cal State Los Angeles | W 82–57 | 4–1 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 20, 1989* | No. 8 | Northwestern State | W 73–63 | 5–1 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 30, 1989* | No. 9 | Hardin-Simmons | W 100–66 | 6–1 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 2, 1990* | No. 11 | vs. Texas | W 124–113 | 7–1 | The Summit Houston, TX |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| Jan 4, 1990 | No. 11 | at Mississippi State | L 80–87 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 (0–1) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| Jan 6, 1990 | No. 11 | at Auburn | W 77–70 | 8–2 (1–1) | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| Jan 8, 1990 JP | No. 14 | Tennessee | W 111–94 | 9–2 (2–1) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 13, 1990 | No. 14 | Kentucky | W 94–81 | 10–2 (3–1) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 16, 1990 | No. 13 | Vanderbilt | W 101–72 | 11–2 (4–1) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 20, 1990* | No. 13 | vs. Notre Dame | W 87–64 | 12–2 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 21, 1990 | No. 13 | at No. 25 Alabama | L 55–70 | 12–3 (4–2) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan 24, 1990 | No. 16 | Georgia | L 92–94 | 12–4 (4–3) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 27, 1990 | No. 16 | Florida | W 70–52 | 13–4 (5–3) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 28, 1990* | No. 16 | No. 5 UNLV | W 107–105 | 14–4 | Maravich Assembly Center East Rutherford, NJ |
| Jan 31, 1990 | No. 14 | at Ole Miss | W 79–77 | 15–4 (6–3) | C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| Feb 3, 1990* CBS | No. 14 | No. 20 Loyola Marymount | W 148–141 | 16–4 | Maravich Assembly Center (14,084) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 5, 1990 | No. 11 | Mississippi State | W 86–68 | 17–4 (7–3) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 7, 1990 | No. 11 | Auburn | W 82–71 | 18–4 (8–3) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 10, 1990 | No. 11 | at Tennessee | W 119–113 | 19–4 (9–3) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| Feb 15, 1990 | No. 9 | at Kentucky | L 95–100 | 19–5 (9–4) | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| Feb 18, 1990 | No. 9 | at Vanderbilt | W 121–108 | 20–5 (10–4) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| Feb 21, 1990 | No. 12 | Alabama | W 75–69 | 21–5 (11–4) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 25, 1990 | No. 12 | at Georgia | L 85–86 | 21–6 (11–5) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| Feb 27, 1990 | No. 15 | at Florida | L 63–76 | 21–7 (11–6) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| Mar 3, 1990 | No. 15 | Ole Miss | W 103–94 | 22–7 (12–6) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 1990 JP | No. 16 | vs. Auburn SEC Tournament Quarterfinal | L 76–78 | 22–8 | Orlando Arena Orlando, FL |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 15* CBS | (5 SE) No. 19 | vs. (12 SE) Villanova NCAA Tournament First Round | W 70–63 | 23–8 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| March 17* CBS | (5 SE) No. 19 | vs. (4 SE) No. 9 Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Second Round | L 91–94 | 23–9 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Chris Jackson – SEC Player of the Year (2x), Consensus First-team All-American (2x)

## 1990 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 3 | Chris Jackson | Denver Nuggets |