# 1989–90 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1989–90 season. The Longhorns were led by second-year head coach Tom Penders. The team finished the season with a 24–9 overall record and finished third in Southwest Conference play with a 12–4 conference record. Texas advanced to the NCAA tournament in consecutive seasons for the first time in school history, recording its fourth overall Elite Eight appearance and its first in 43 years.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Tues., Nov. 28, 1989* | | UT-Arlington | W 116–66 | 1–0 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Fri., Dec. 8, 1989* | | Manhattan 6th Longhorn Classic | W 108–63 | 2–0 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Sat., Dec. 9, 1989* | | UT-San Antonio 6th Longhorn Classic | W 89–86 | 3–0 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Thu., Dec. 14, 1989* | | Long Beach State | L 87–89 | 3–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Sat., Dec. 16, 1989* | | No. 24 Florida | W 105–94 | 4–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Thu., Dec. 21, 1989* | | VMI | W 98–74 | 5–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Sat., Dec. 23, 1989 | | at SMU | W 73–67 | 6–1 (1–0) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| Sat., Dec. 30, 1989* | | at Stetson | W 102–82 | 7–1 | Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida |
| Tue., Jan. 2, 1990* | | vs. No. 11 LSU | L 113–124 | 7–2 | The Summit Houston, Texas |
| Thu., Jan. 4, 1990 | | Texas Tech | W 109–71 | 8–2 (2–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Sat., Jan. 6, 1990 | | Baylor | W 108–89 | 9–2 (3–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Wed., Jan. 10, 1990 | | at TCU | W 83–80 | 10–2 (4–0) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Sat., Jan. 13, 1990 | | at No. 4 Oklahoma | L 84–103 | 10–3 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Wed., Jan. 17, 1990 | | Texas A&M | W 96–94 | 11–3 (5–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Sat., Jan. 20, 1990* | | Rhode Island | W 107–86 | 12–3 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Mon., Jan. 22, 1990 | | at Texas Tech | W 97–77 | 13–3 (6–0) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Thu., Jan. 25, 1990 | | at No. 6 Arkansas | L 100–109 | 13–4 (6–1) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Sat., Jan. 27, 1990 | | Rice | W 96–84 | 14–4 (7–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Tue., Jan. 30, 1990 | | Houston | L 93–102 | 14–5 (7–2) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Sun., Feb. 4, 1990 | | No. 3 Arkansas | L 96–103 $^{OT}$ | 14–6 (7–3) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Wed., Feb. 7, 1990 | | at Baylor | W 96–91 | 15–6 (8–3) | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| Sun., Feb. 11, 1990 | | TCU | W 85–77 | 16–6 (9–3) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Wed., Feb. 14, 1990 | | SMU | W 79–68 | 17–6 (10–3) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Sun., Feb. 18, 1990 | | at Texas A&M | W 79–73 | 18–6 (11–3) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Wed., Feb. 28, 1990 | | at Rice | W 86–84 | 19–6 (12–3) | Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas |
| Sat., Mar. 3, 1990* | | at DePaul | W 89–79 | 20–6 (12–3) | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois |
| Mon., Mar. 5, 1990 | | at Houston | L 79–84 | 20–7 (12–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| 1990 Southwest Conference tournament ||||||
| Fri., Mar. 9, 1990 | (3) | vs. (6) Texas A&M Quarterfinals | W 92–84 | 21–7 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Fri., Mar. 9, 1990 | (3) | vs. (2) Houston Semifinals | L 86–89 | 21–8 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| 1990 NCAA tournament ||||||
| Fri., Mar. 16, 1990 | (10 MW) | vs. (7 MW) Georgia First Round | W 100–88 | 22–8 | RCA Dome Indianapolis |
| Sun., Mar. 18, 1990 | (10 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 10 Purdue Second Round | W 73–72 | 23–8 | Hoosier Dome Indianapolis |
| Thu., Mar. 22, 1990 | (10 MW) | vs. (6 MW) No. 25 Xavier Sweet Sixteen | W 102–89 | 24–8 | Reunion Arena Dallas |
| Sat., Mar. 24, 1990 | (10 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 7 Arkansas NCAA Midwest Regional Final (Elite Eight) | L 85–88 | 24–9 | Reunion Arena Dallas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 14 | Travis Mays | Sacramento Kings |
| 1 | 26 | Lance Blanks | Detroit Pistons |