# 1989–90 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1989–90 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the team finished second in the Big Ten regular season standings. The Boilermakers earned the #2 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament, but were upset in the second round by Texas, finishing the season with a 22–8 record (13-5 Big Ten).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1989* | | Ball State | W 57–43 | 1–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Nov 30, 1989* | | at Utah | W 65–63 | 2–0 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 2, 1989* | | at Long Beach State | L 69–70 | 2–1 | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Dec 7, 1989* | | at Illinois State | W 83–69 | 3–1 | Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois |
| Dec 9, 1989* | | Saint Louis | W 61–54 | 4–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 18, 1989* | | at Wichita State | W 62–54 | 5–1 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 20, 1989* | | California | W 60–55 | 6–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 28, 1989* | | vs. Wake Forest | W 66–52 | 7–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 29, 1989* | | at No. 21 Arizona | L 66–85 | 7–2 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 3, 1990* | | Eastern Illinois | W 82–55 | 8–2 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 6, 1990 | | Northwestern | W 93–77 | 9–2 (1–0) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 11, 1990 | | No. 16 Minnesota | W 86–78 | 10–2 (2–0) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 13, 1990 | | at No. 13 Indiana | W 81–79 $^{OT}$ | 11–2 (3–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Jan 17, 1990 | No. 24 | at Wisconsin | W 56–54 | 12–2 (4–0) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| Jan 20, 1990 | No. 24 | No. 7 Illinois | W 81–68 | 13–2 (5–0) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 25, 1990 | No. 13 | at Ohio State | W 78–66 | 14–2 (6–0) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 27, 1990 | No. 13 | Iowa | W 80–59 | 15–2 (7–0) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 31, 1990 | No. 8 | at No. 4 Michigan | W 91–73 | 16–2 (8–0) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Feb 3, 1990 | No. 8 | Michigan State | L 53–64 | 16–3 (8–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 5, 1990 | No. 8 | at Northwestern | W 67–60 | 17–3 (9–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| Feb 11, 1990 | No. 10 | at No. 17 Minnesota | L 72–73 | 17–4 (9–2) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Feb 17, 1990 | No. 12 | Wisconsin | W 62–55 | 18–4 (10–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 19, 1990* | No. 12 | Indiana | W 72–49 | 19–4 (11–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 21, 1990 | No. 9 | at No. 19 Illinois | L 78–90 | 19–5 (11–3) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Feb 24, 1990 | No. 9 | Ohio State | W 75–70 | 20–5 (12–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Mar 1, 1990 | No. 9 | at Iowa | L 63–64 | 20–6 (12–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Mar 4, 1990 | No. 9 | No. 8 Michigan | W 79–77 | 21–6 (13–4) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Mar 11, 1990 | No. 10 | at No. 7 Michigan State | L 70–72 | 21–7 (13–5) | Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1990* | (2 MW) No. 10 | vs. (15 MW) Northeast Louisiana First Round | W 75–63 | 22–7 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Mar 18, 1990* | (2 MW) No. 10 | vs. (10 MW) Texas Second Round | L 72–73 | 22–8 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Steve Scheffler – Big Ten Player of the Year
* Gene Keady – Big Ten Coach of the Year

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 39 | Steve Scheffler | Charlotte Hornets |