# 1989–90 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon in the 1989–90 season.
Led by first year head coach Jim Anderson and Pac-10 Player of the Year Gary Payton, the Beavers would earn the crown for the Pac 10 regular season. The Beavers were invited to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round to Ball State. It would be the Beavers' last trip to the "Big Dance" until 2016.
After this season, Payton would enter the NBA draft, and begin what would later become a hall of fame NBA Career.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1989* | | Marquette | W 71–57 | 1–0 | Gill Coliseum (9,826) Corvallis, OR |
| Nov 30, 1989 | | Arizona State | W 87–64 | 2–0 (1–0) | Gill Coliseum (8,677) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec 2, 1989 | | No. 2 Arizona | W 84–61 | 3–0 (2–0) | Gill Coliseum (10,275) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec 8, 1989* | No. 20 | at No. 16 Memphis State | L 72–78 | 3–1 | Mid-South Coliseum (8,007) Memphis, TN |
| Dec 10, 1989* | No. 20 | at Tennessee | W 96–90 | 4–1 | Thompson-Boling Arena (7,839) Knoxville, TN |
| Dec 16, 1989* | No. 23 | at Gonzaga | W 82–61 | 5–1 | The Kennel (3,309) Spokane, WA |
| Dec 19, 1989* | No. 21 | Loyola Marymount | L 113–117 | 5–2 | Gill Coliseum (9,183) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec 22, 1989* | No. 21 | Boise State | W 76–42 | 6–2 | Gill Coliseum (8,289) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec 27, 1989* | No. 23 | vs. Boston University Far West Classic | W 86–66 | 7–2 | (10,490) Portland, OR |
| Dec 28, 1989* | No. 23 | vs. Louisiana Tech Far West Classic | W 82–81 | 8–2 | (11,015) Portland, OR |
| Dec 29, 1989* | No. 23 | vs. Oregon Far West Classic | W 71–68 | 9–2 | (12,105) Portland, OR |
| Jan 5, 1990 | No. 23 | at Stanford | W 77–76 $^{OT}$ | 10–2 (3–0) | Maples Pavilion (6,623) Stanford, CA |
| Jan 7, 1990 | No. 23 | at California | W 64–58 | 11–2 (4–0) | Harmon Gym (6,578) Berkeley, CA |
| Jan 13, 1990 | No. 22 | at Oregon | W 69–67 | 12–2 (5–0) | McArthur Court (10,063) Eugene, OR |
| Jan 18, 1990 | No. 18 | Washington State | W 79–64 | 13–2 (6–0) | Gill Coliseum (9,814) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan 20, 1990 | No. 18 | Washington | W 70–63 | 14–2 (7–0) | Gill Coliseum (10,400) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan 25, 1990 | No. 17 | at USC | W 92–82 | 15–2 (8–0) | L.A. Sports Arena (2,129) Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan 27, 1990 | No. 17 | at No. 23 UCLA | L 80–94 | 15–3 (8–1) | Pauley Pavilion (12,525) Los Angeles, CA |
| Feb 1, 1990 | No. 21 | California | W 98–81 | 16–3 (9–1) | Gill Coliseum (9,580) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb 3, 1990 | No. 18 | Stanford | W 84–70 | 17–3 (10–1) | Gill Coliseum (10,400) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb 11, 1990 | No. 18 | Oregon | W 57–55 | 18–3 (11–1) | Gill Coliseum (10,400) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb 15, 1990 | No. 16 | at Washington | L 57–66 | 18–4 (11–2) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (4,534) Seattle, WA |
| Feb 18, 1990 | No. 16 | at Washington State | W 83–63 | 19–4 (12–2) | Friel Court (3,408) Pullman, WA |
| Feb 22, 1990 | No. 17 | USC | W 98–94 | 20–4 (13–2) | Gill Coliseum (9,878) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb 24, 1990 | No. 17 | UCLA | W 83–74 | 21–4 (14–2) | Gill Coliseum (10,400) Corvallis, OR |
| Mar 1, 1990 | No. 16 | at Arizona State | W 73–59 | 22–4 (15–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (7,188) Tempe, AZ |
| Mar 3, 1990 | No. 16 | at No. 23 Arizona | L 60–87 | 22–5 (15–3) | McKale Center (13,658) Tucson, AZ |
| Pac-10 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 1990* | No. 22 | at Arizona State Pac-10 tournament Quarterfinal | L 75–83 | 22–6 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,380) Tempe, AZ |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1990* | (5 W) No. 22 | vs. (12 W) Ball State First Round | L 53–54 | 22–7 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,020) Salt Lake City, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
Sources

## Awards and honors

* Gary Payton – Pac-10 Player of the Year and Consensus First-team All-American
* Jim Anderson – Pac-10 Coach of the Year

## Team Players in the 1990 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 2 | Gary Payton | Seattle SuperSonics |