# 1989–90 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 1989–90 men's college basketball season. Their head coach was Kevin O'Neill. The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a record of 15–14, 9—5. This was the first year in which Marquette played in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference.
Guard Tony Smith was the team's leading scorer with 689 points and 225 assists in 29 games. Other statistical leaders included Forward Trevor Powell with 158 rebounds.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 24* | at Oregon State | W 57–51 | 0–1 | Gill Coliseum (9,826) Corvallis, Oregon |
| December 1* | North Carolina-Wilmington | W 76–54 | 1–1 | Bradley Center (11,593) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 2* | Wisconsin | L 58–63 | 1–2 | Bradley Center (14,742) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 5 | Loyola (IL) | W 73–69 | 2–2 (1–0) | Bradley Center (10,565) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 9* | Notre Dame | W 80–68 | 3–2 (1–0) | Bradley Center (14,012) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 16* | Michigan | L 73–82 | 3–3 (1–0) | Bradley Center (15,570) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 20* | Chicago State | W 77–45 | 4–3 (1–0) | Bradley Center (13,351) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 23* | at DePaul | L 62–71 | 4–4 (1–0) | Rosemont Horizon (9,210) Rosemont, Illinois |
| December 31* | Morgan State | W 75–51 | 5–4 (1–0) | Bradley Center (13,676) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 3* | Charleston Southern | W 83–57 | 6–4 (1–0) | Bradley Center (14,073) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 6 | Xavier | L 80–86 | 6–5 (1–1) | Bradley Center (14,499) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 11 | at Dayton | W 95–84 | 7–5 (2–1) | University of Dayton Arena (11,261) Dayton, Ohio |
| January 18 | at Detroit | W 84–70 | 8–5 (3–1) | Calihan Hall (3,264) Detroit, Michigan |
| January 20* | DePaul | W 77–55 | 9–5 (3–1) | Bradley Center (16,761) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 22 | Saint Louis | W 65–59 | 10–5 (4–1) | Bradley Center (11,331) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 27 | at Evansville | L 66–70 | 10–6 (4–2) | Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,113) Evansville, Indiana |
| February 1 | at Butler | W 75–73 | 11–6 (5–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,154) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| February 3* | Virginia | L 91–96 | 11–7 (5–2) | Bradley Center (12,823) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 8 | at Xavier | L 78–83 | 11–8 (5–3) | Cincinnati Gardens (9,723) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| February 10 | Dayton | L 77–79 | 11–9 (5–4) | Bradley Center (14,988) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 14* | at Notre Dame | L 76–79 | 11–10 (5–4) | Joyce Center (10,387) South Bend, Indiana |
| February 17 | at Loyola (IL) | W 68–48 | 12–10 (6–4) | Rosemont Horizon (6,512) Rosemont, Illinois |
| February 19* | at Wisconsin | L 65–82 | 12–11 (6–4) | Wisconsin Field House (10,889) Madison, WI |
| February 24 | at Saint Louis | L 55–65 | 12–12 (6–5) | Kiel Auditorium (9,169) St. Louis, Missouri |
| February 26 | Evansville | W 90–65 | 13–12 (7–5) | Bradley Center (11,477) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 1 | Detroit | W 70–69 | 14–12 (8–5) | Bradley Center (11,490) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 3 | Butler | W 90–70 | 15–12 (9–5) | Bradley Center (12,142) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 8 | vs. Saint Louis Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament • Quarterfinal | L 57–66 | 15–13 | University of Dayton Arena (10,100) Dayton, Ohio |
| March 14 | at Penn State NIT First round | L 54–57 | 15–14 | Rec Hall (3,729) University Park, Pennsylvania |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 51 | Tony Smith | Los Angeles Lakers |