# 1989–90 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the Pac-10 Basketball Tournament, Arizona beat UCLA by a score of 94–78 to claim its third consecutive Pac-10 title.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1989* | No. 6 | vs. No. 4 Michigan Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic | W 82-75 | 1–0 | Springfield Civic Arena Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Nov 30, 1989 | No. 2 | at Oregon | L 63-68 | 1–1 (0-1) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Dec 2, 1989 | No. 2 | at Oregon State | L 61-84 | 1-2 (0-2) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Dec 6, 1989* | No. 20 | Northern Arizona | W 84-37 | 2-2 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 19, 1989 | No. 22 | Miami (FL) | W 83-53 | 3-2 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 28, 1989 | No. 21 | Penn State | W 74-55 | 4-2 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 29, 1989* | No. 21 | Purdue | W 85-66 | 5-2 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 2, 1990 | No. 19 | California | W 71-70 | 6-2 (1-2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 4, 1990 | No. 19 | Washington | W 65-51 | 7-2 (2-2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 6, 1990 | No. 19 | Washington State | W 81-61 | 8–2 (3–2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 11, 1990 | No. 18 | at Southern California | W 90-75 | 9–2 (4–2) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 13, 1990 | No. 18 | at No. 19 UCLA Rivalry | L 67-73 | 9-3 (4-3) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 17, 1990 | No. 23 | at Arizona State Rivalry | W 70-61 | 10-3 (5-3) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan 20, 1990* | No. 23 | No. 3 Oklahoma | W 78-74 | 11-3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 25, 1990* | No. 19 | Stanford | W 68-61 | 12-3 (6-3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 27, 1990* | No. 19 | at Pittsburgh | L 92-100 | 12-4 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 1, 1990 | No. 24 | at No. 19 Washington State | W 86-62 | 13-4 (7-3) | Friel Court Pullman, Washington |
| Feb 3, 1990 | No. 24 | at Washington | W 75-60 | 14-4 (8-3) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington |
| Feb 8, 1990 | No. 22 | Southern California | W 95-70 | 15-4 (9-3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 10, 1990 | No. 22 | No. 19 UCLA Rivalry | W 83-74 | 16-4 (10-3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 15, 1990 | No. 20 | Arizona State Rivalry | W 71-50 | 17-4 (11-3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 18, 1990* | No. 20 | at No. 7 UNLV | L 87-95 | 17-5 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| Feb 21, 1990 | No. 21 | at California | W 93-68 | 18-5 (12-3) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California |
| Feb 23, 1990 | No. 21 | at Stanford | W 80-61 | 19-5 (13-3) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 25, 1990* | No. 21 | at No. 3 Duke | L 76-78 | 19-6 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Mar 1, 1990 | No. 23 | Oregon | W 84-58 | 20-6 (14-3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 3, 1990 | No. 23 | No. 16 Oregon State | W 87-60 | 21-6 (15-3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Pac-10 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 1990* | (2) No. 15 | vs. (7) Southern California Pac-10 Tournament Quarterfinal | W 80-57 | 22-6 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Mar 10, 1990* | (2) No. 15 | vs. (6) Stanford Pac-10 Tournament Semifinal | W 85-61 | 23-6 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Mar 11, 1990* | (2) No. 15 | vs. (4) UCLA Pac-10 tournament championship | W 94-78 | 24-6 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1990* | (2 W) No. 14 | vs. (15 W) South Florida First Round | W 79-66 | 25-6 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| Mar 18, 1990* | (2 W) No. 14 | vs. (7 W) No. 23 Alabama Second Round | L 55-77 | 25-7 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |

## Awards and honors

* Jud Buechler, Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament Most Valuable Player

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 38 | Jud Buechler | Seattle SuperSonics |