# 1989–90 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

The 1989–90 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Hugh Durham, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs won the SEC Regular season title, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. They were defeated by No. 10 seed Texas in the opening round to finish the season at 20–9 (13–5 SEC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1989* | | Charleston Southern | W 91–55 | 1–0 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 1, 1989* | | vs. TCU WKU Invitational | W 77–72 | 2–0 | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Dec 2, 1989* | | at Western Kentucky WKU Invitational | W 76–70 | 3–0 | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Dec 9, 1989* | | at Central Florida | W 92–62 | 4–0 | Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida |
| Dec 11, 1989* | | Mercer | W 85–57 | 5–0 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 16, 1989* | | at No. 15 Georgia Tech Rivalry | L 89–92 | 5–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 20, 1989* | | Jacksonville | W 91–62 | 6–1 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 28, 1989* | | vs. Wisconsin Tribune Classic | W 65–64 | 7–1 | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| Dec 29, 1989* | | at Arizona State Tribune Classic | L 61–62 | 7–2 | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| SEC Regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 1990 | | Kentucky | W 106–91 | 8–2 (1–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 6, 1990 | | at Florida | L 69–97 | 8–3 (1–1) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan 9, 1990 | | at No. 24 Alabama | L 62–79 | 8–4 (1–2) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Jan 13, 1990 | | Vanderbilt | W 108–81 | 9–4 (2–2) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 17, 1990 | | Mississippi State | W 83–69 | 10–4 (3–2) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 20, 1990 | | at Ole Miss | L 74–84 | 10–5 (3–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Jan 24, 1990 | | at No. 16 Louisiana State | W 94–92 | 11–5 (4–3) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 27, 1990 | | Tennessee | W 85–77 | 12–5 (5–3) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 31, 1990 | | Auburn | W 88–75 | 13–5 (6–3) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 3, 1990 | | at Kentucky | L 77–88 | 13–6 (6–4) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 6, 1990 | | Florida | W 70–65 | 14–6 (7–4) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 10, 1990 | | Alabama | W 75–64 | 15–6 (8–4) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 14, 1990 | | at Vanderbilt | W 67–66 | 16–6 (9–4) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 17, 1990 | | at Mississippi State | W 82–74 | 17–6 (10–4) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 21, 1990 | | Ole Miss | W 107–83 | 18–6 (11–4) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 25, 1990 | | No. 12 Louisiana State | W 86–85 | 19–6 (12–4) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 28, 1990 | | at Tennessee | L 83–93 | 19–7 (12–5) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Mar 3, 1990 | | at Auburn | W 94–79 | 20–7 (13–5) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 1990* | No. 25 | vs. Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Quarterfinal | L 74–78 $^{OT}$ | 20–8 | Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1990* | (7 MW) | vs. (10 MW) Texas First Round | L 88–100 | 20–9 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Alec Kessler – All-American, SEC Athlete of the Year

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 12 | Alec Kessler | Houston Rockets |