# 1989–90 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

The 1989–90 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 19th season in school history. The team was coached by Bobby Paschal in his fourth year at the school, and USF played its home games in the USF Sun Dome. The Bulls finished the season 20–11, 9–5 in Sun Belt play, and won the Sun Belt tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first in school history. USF lost to Arizona in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1989* | | Florida International | W 94–80 | 1–0 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Dec 2, 1989* | | Bethune-Cookman | W 88–72 | 2–0 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Dec 5, 1989* | | Stetson | W 68–54 | 3–0 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Dec 9, 1989* | | at Florida International | W 80–58 | 4–0 | U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, Florida |
| Dec 16, 1989* | | Florida State | L 72–78 | 4–1 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Dec 19, 1989* | | Augusta State | W 99–77 | 5–1 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Dec 23, 1989* | | at Florida | L 54–91 | 5–2 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec 28, 1989* | | Western Carolina Tampa Tribune Holiday Invitational | W 78–67 | 6–2 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Dec 29, 1989* | | Houston Tampa Tribune Holiday Invitational | L 78–87 | 6–3 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Jan 4, 1990 | | at UNC Charlotte | W 89–86 | 7–3 (1–0) | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Jan 6, 1990* | | Miami (FL) | W 93–77 | 8–3 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Jan 8, 1990 | | Alabama-Birmingham | L 66–83 | 8–4 (1–1) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Jan 13, 1990 | | South Alabama | W 98–74 | 9–4 (2–1) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Jan 15, 1990* | | Central Connecticut State | W 89–59 | 10–4 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Jan 18, 1990 | | at South Alabama | L 79–81 | 10–5 (2–2) | Jaguar Gymnasium Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 23, 1990* | | at Maryland | L 66–84 | 10–6 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 27, 1990 | | UNC Charlotte | W 79–74 | 11–6 (3–2) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Jan 29, 1990 | | at VCU | W 68–65 | 12–6 (4–2) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 1, 1990 | | Jacksonville | W 96–84 | 13–6 (5–2) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Feb 3, 1990* | | at Western Kentucky | W 59–58 | 14–6 (6–2) | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Feb 7, 1990* | | Old Dominion | W 94–93 | 15–6 (7–2) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Feb 10, 1990 | | at Alabama-Birmingham | L 64–82 | 15–7 (7–3) | UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 15, 1990 | | at Old Dominion | L 56–75 | 15–8 (7–4) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 17, 1990 | | VCU | W 75–66 | 16–8 (8–4) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Feb 19, 1990 | | Western Kentucky | W 80–70 | 17–8 (9–4) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Feb 22, 1990 | | at Jacksonville | L 84–86 | 17–9 (9–5) | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Feb 24, 1990* | | at Miami (FL) | L 73–81 | 17–10 | Miami Arena Miami, Florida |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 1990* | (2) | vs. (7) South Alabama Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinal | W 80–78 | 18–10 | Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 4, 1990* | (2) | vs. (6) Jacksonville Sun Belt Tournament Semifinal | W 86–59 | 19–10 | Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 5, 1990* | (2) | vs. (5) UNC Charlotte Sun Belt tournament championship | W 81–74 | 20–10 | Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1990* | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 14 Arizona | L 67–79 | 20–11 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||