# 1989–90 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

The 1989–90 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by head coach M. K. Turk, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of the Metro Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 9–5 in Metro play to finish in second place behind Louisville. They lost in the championship game of the Metro tournament to top-seed Louisville. Southern Miss received an at-large bid to the 1990 NCAA basketball tournament where they lost in the opening round to La Salle and National Player of the Year Lionel Simmons.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 15, 1989* | | at No. 2 Louisiana State Preseason NIT | L 80–91 | 0–1 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Nov 27, 1989* | | Tennessee Tech | W 95–78 | 1–1 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Dec 9, 1989* | | at Louisiana-Monroe | W 85–81 | 2–1 | Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana |
| Dec 18, 1989* | | at Marshall | W 76–74 | 3–1 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia |
| Dec 21, 1989* | | at Chattanooga | L 66–69 | 3–2 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 27, 1989* | | vs. Bucknell | W 78–71 | 4–2 | Pensacola Civic Center Pensacola, Florida |
| Dec 28, 1989* | | vs. Auburn | W 84–73 | 5–2 | Pensacola Civic Center Pensacola, Florida |
| Jan 3, 1990* | | Northwestern State | W 96–67 | 6–2 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Jan 6, 1990 | | at Florida State | L 82–113 | 6–3 (0–1) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 8, 1990* | | at South Alabama | L 83–91 | 6–4 | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 11, 1990 | | Virginia Tech | W 87–85 | 7–4 (1–1) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Jan 13, 1990 | | at No. 20 Memphis State | L 77–93 | 7–5 (1–2) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 15, 1990* | | Arkansas State | W 85–65 | 8–5 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Jan 17, 1990* | | Appalachian State | W 96–91 | 9–5 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Jan 20, 1990* | | Louisiana-Lafayette | W 106–104 | 10–5 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Jan 22, 1990* | | at New Orleans | L 75–77 | 10–6 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 27, 1990 | | at Cincinnati | W 83–76 | 11–6 (2–2) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 29, 1990 | | at No. 4 Louisville | L 88–105 | 11–7 (2–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 31, 1990 | | Florida State | W 84–72 | 12–7 (3–3) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Feb 5, 1990 | | South Carolina | W 82–65 | 13–7 (4–3) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Feb 7, 1990 | | at Virginia Tech | W 93–76 | 14–7 (5–3) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Feb 10, 1990 | | Memphis State | W 86–82 | 15–7 (6–3) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Feb 14, 1990 | | Tulane | W 80–71 | 16–7 (7–3) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Feb 17, 1990 | | at South Carolina | L 62–74 | 16–8 (7–4) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| Feb 19, 1990* | | at McNeese State | L 60–62 | 16–9 | Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Feb 22, 1990 | | Cincinnati | W 70–63 | 17–9 (8–4) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Mar 1, 1990 | | at Tulane | W 92–88 | 18–9 (9–4) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Mar 3, 1990* | | No. 21 Louisville | L 71–73 | 18–10 (11–5) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Metro tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1990* | (2) | vs. (7) Virginia Tech Metro tournament Quarterfinal | W 81–67 | 19–10 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Mar 9, 1990* | (2) | vs. (3) Cincinnati Metro tournament Semifinal | W 75–63 | 20–10 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Mar 10, 1990* | (2) | vs. (1) No. 18 Louisville Metro tournament championship | L 80–83 | 20–11 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi |
| 1990 NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1990* | (13 E) | vs. (4 E) No. 12 La Salle First Round | L 63–79 | 20–12 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Clarence Weatherspoon – Metro Conference Player of the Year