# 1989–90 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Yoder, coaching his eighth season with Wisconsin. The Badgers finished 14-17, 4-14 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place.

## Offseason

Yoder's top assistant Brad McNulty, suspended without pay since August 1, 1989, was fired just prior to his eighth season at Wisconsin for billing personal phone calls to the university from January 1988 to May 1989. McNulty made 51 calls to Nevada hotel casinos, which cost the university over $2,000 and resulted in a felony charge.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/24/1989* | vs. Eastern Michigan San Juan Shootout | L 52–71 | 0–1 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR |
| 11/25/1989* | vs. Western Kentucky San Juan Shootout | W 73–62 | 1–1 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR |
| 11/26/1989* | vs. Bradley San Juan Shootout | W 63–57 | 2–1 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR |
| 11/28/1989* | North Dakota State | W 81–55 | 3–1 | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 12/1/1989* | vs. Gonzaga First Bank Classic | W 63–58 | 4–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/2/1989* | vs. Marquette First Bank Classic | W 63–58 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/4/1989* | at Washington State | L 52–55 | 5–2 | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| 12/7/1989* | Western Illinois | W 69–42 | 6–2 | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 12/9/1989* | Butler | W 75–59 | 7–2 | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 12/15/1989* | Rollins | W 68–46 | 8–2 | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 12/28/1989* | vs. Georgia Tribune Classic | L 64–65 | 8–3 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ |
| 12/29/1989* | vs. Manhattan Tribune Classic | W 63–48 | 9–3 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ |
| 1/4/1990 | at No. 4 Illinois | L 59–73 | 9–4 (0–1) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 1/6/1990 | Michigan State | L 61–64 | 9–5 (0–2) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 1/11/1990 | Iowa | W 73–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–5 (1–2) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 1/13/1990 | at Ohio State | L 53–68 | 10–6 (1–3) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/17/1990 | No. 24 Purdue | L 54–56 | 10–7 (1–4) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 1/22/1990 | No. 21 Minnesota | W 77–75 | 11–7 (2–4) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 1/25/1990 | No. 10 Illinois | L 63–66 | 11–8 (2–5) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 1/27/1990 | at Northwestern | L 85–87 | 11–9 (2–6) | Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 2/1/1990 | at No. 22 Indiana | L 61–85 | 11–10 (2–7) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/3/1990 | No. 4 Michigan | L 63–77 | 11–11 (2–8) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 2/8/1990 | at No. 23 Michigan State | L 57–60 | 11–12 (2–9) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| 2/10/1990 | at Iowa | W 80–71 | 12–12 (3–9) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/15/1990 | Ohio State | L 58–68 | 12–13 (3–10) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 2/17/1990 | at No. 12 Purdue | L 55–62 | 12–14 (3–11) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/19/1990* | Marquette | W 82–65 | 13–14 | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 2/22/1990 | at No. 18 Minnesota | L 67–68 | 13–15 (3–12) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 3/1/1990 | Northwestern | W 65–60 | 14–15 (4–12) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 3/3/1990 | Indiana | L 68–70 | 14–16 (4–13) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 3/8/1990 | at No. 13 Michigan | L 64–94 | 14–17 (4–14) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Player statistics

Individual player statistics (Final) :
| | | | Minutes | Minutes | Scoring | Scoring | Total FGs | Total FGs | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | 3-point FGs | 3-point FGs | Free Throws | Free Throws | Free Throws | Rebounds | Rebounds | Rebounds | Rebounds | | | | | |
| Player | GP | GS | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | 3FG | 3FA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | A | TO | Blk | Stl | PF |
| Jones, Danny | 31 | 31 | 1043 | 33.6 | 548 | 17.7 | 215 | 412 | .522 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 118 | 188 | .628 | - | - | 140 | 4.5 | 26 | 68 | 15 | 20 | 91 |
| Simms, Willie | 30 | 30 | 970 | 32.3 | 400 | 13.3 | 153 | 284 | .539 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 92 | 146 | .630 | - | - | 145 | 4.8 | 97 | 99 | 11 | 33 | 85 |
| Locum, Tim | 30 | 19 | 792 | 26.4 | 295 | 9.8 | 94 | 194 | .485 | 67 | 143 | .469 | 40 | 45 | .889 | - | - | 69 | 2.3 | 67 | 35 | 0 | 33 | 61 |
| Tompkins, Patrick | 28 | 19 | 719 | 25.7 | 186 | 6.6 | 73 | 146 | .500 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 40 | 80 | .500 | - | - | 178 | 6.4 | 29 | 56 | 10 | 17 | 67 |
| Good, Brian | 30 | 5 | 471 | 15.7 | 170 | 5.7 | 41 | 111 | .369 | 31 | 81 | .383 | 57 | 63 | .905 | - | - | 21 | 0.7 | 37 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 35 |
| Hisle, Larry | 31 | 12 | 516 | 16.6 | 141 | 4.5 | 46 | 126 | .365 | 17 | 52 | .327 | 32 | 46 | .696 | - | - | 44 | 1.4 | 33 | 46 | 7 | 18 | 48 |
| Portmann, Kurt | 31 | 16 | 652 | 21.0 | 115 | 3.7 | 53 | 127 | .417 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9 | 25 | .360 | - | - | 134 | 4.3 | 37 | 42 | 30 | 24 | 77 |
| Douglass, Billy | 31 | 17 | 525 | 16.9 | 86 | 2.8 | 32 | 72 | .444 | 9 | 19 | .474 | 13 | 18 | .722 | - | - | 41 | 1.3 | 65 | 41 | 1 | 17 | 49 |
| Ellenson, John | 30 | 6 | 368 | 12.3 | 58 | 1.9 | 26 | 54 | .481 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 5 | 17 | .294 | - | - | 57 | 1.9 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 32 |
| Robinson, Byron | 9 | 0 | 71 | 7.9 | 12 | 1.3 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | - | - | 13 | 1.4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Harrell, Damon | 19 | 0 | 123 | 6.5 | 20 | 1.1 | 8 | 24 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 8 | .500 | - | - | 19 | 1.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| Total | 31 | - | 6250 | 40.3 | 2031 | 65.5 | 744 | 1558 | .478 | 121 | 311 | .408 | 416 | 642 | .648 | - | - | 933 | 30.1 | 445 | 450 | 78 | 195 | 569 |
| Opponents | 31 | - | 6250 | 40.3 | 2004 | 64.6 | 721 | 1591 | .453 | 117 | 313 | .374 | 445 | 622 | .715 | - | - | 951 | 30.7 | 363 | 440 | 59 | 189 | 580 |

## Awards and honors

Danny Jones was named Second Team All-Big Ten by the media at the conclusion of the season.