# 1989–90 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1989–90 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins started the season ranked 13th in the AP Poll. Jim Harrick in his second year as head coach for the Bruins, led them to a 4th place in the Pac-10. UCLA went on to the NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, before losing to Duke 81–90.

## Starting lineup

| Position | Player | Class |
| F | Trevor Wilson | Sr. |
| F | Don MacLean | So. |
| F | Tracy Murray | Fr. |
| G | Darrick Martin | So. |
| G | Gerald Madkins | So. |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 25, 1989 | No. 13 | Santa Clara | W 66–62 | 1–0 | Pauley Pavilion (8,761) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 30, 1989 | No. 15 | at Washington | W 58–56 | 2–0 (1–0) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (5,230) Seattle, WA |
| December 2, 1989 | No. 15 | at Washington State | W 68–64 | 3–0 (2–0) | Beasley Coliseum (4,360) Pullman, WA |
| December 9, 1989 | No. 13 | San Diego | W 83–74 | 4–0 | Pauley Pavilion (5,714) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 17, 1989 | No. 13 | at Notre Dame | L 84–86 | 4–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (10,717) Notre Dame, IN |
| December 19, 1989 | No. 18 | American | W 89–74 | 5–1 | Pauley Pavilion (5,468) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 23, 1989 | No. 18 | Cal State Fullerton | W 87–75 | 6–1 | Pauley Pavilion (10,217) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 27, 1989 | No. 16 | at Fresno State | W 74–65 | 7–1 | Selland Arena (10,159) Fresno, CA |
| December 29, 1989 | No. 16 | East Tennessee State | W 115–66 | 8–1 | Pauley Pavilion (7,466) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 3, 1990 | No. 15 | USC | W 89–72 | 9–1 (3–0) | Pauley Pavilion (12,583) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 7, 1990 | No. 15 | at No. 8 Louisville | L 80–97 | 9–2 | Freedom Hall (19,455) Louisville, KY |
| January 11, 1990 | No. 19 | Arizona State | W 62–53 | 10–2 (4–0) | Pauley Pavilion (8,681) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 13, 1990 | No. 19 | No. 18 Arizona | W 73–67 | 11–2 (5–0) | Pauley Pavilion (12,312) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 18, 1990 | No. 16 | at Stanford | L 79–87 | 11–3 (5–1) | Maples Pavilion (7,500) Stanford, CA |
| January 21, 1990 | No. 16 | at California | W 106–97 | 12–3 (6–1) | Harmon Gym (6,578) Berkeley, CA |
| January 25, 1990 | No. 23 | Oregon | W 79–62 | 13–3 (7–1) | Pauley Pavilion (9,458) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 27, 1990 | No. 23 | Oregon State | W 94–80 | 14–3 (8–1) | Pauley Pavilion (12,525) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 1, 1990 | No. 16 | at USC | L 75–76 | 14–4 (8–2) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (6,455) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 3, 1990 | No. 16 | DePaul | W 87–77 | 15–4 | Pauley Pavilion (12,668) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 8, 1990 | No. 19 | at Arizona State | W 80–72 | 16–4 (9–2) | ASU Activity Center (10,994) Tempe, AZ |
| February 10, 1990 | No. 19 | at Arizona | L 74–83 | 16–5 (9–3) | McKale Center (13,627) Tucson, AZ |
| February 15, 1990 | No. 23 | California | L 71–79 | 16–6 (9–4) | Pauley Pavilion (10,788) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 18, 1990 | No. 23 | Stanford | L 69–70 | 16–7 (9–5) | Pauley Pavilion (10,936) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 22, 1990 | | at Oregon | L 99–105 | 16–8 (9–6) | McArthur Court (9,134) Eugene, OR |
| February 24, 1990 | | at No. 17 Oregon State | L 74–83 | 16–9 (9–7) | Gill Coliseum (10,400) Corvallis, OR |
| March 1, 1990 | | Washington State | W 96–89 | 17–9 (10–7) | Pauley Pavilion (7,267) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 4, 1990 | | Washington | W 74–61 | 18–9 (11–7) | Pauley Pavilion (8,166) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-10 Tournament ||||||
| March 9, 1990 | (4) | vs. (5) Oregon Quarterfinals | W 94–76 | 19–9 | McKale Center (4,380) Tucson, AZ |
| March 10, 1990 | (4) | vs. (8) Arizona State Semifinals | W 79–78 | 20–9 | McKale Center (10,989) Tucson, AZ |
| March 11, 1990 | (4) | vs. (2) No. 15 Arizona Finals | L 78–94 | 20–10 | McKale Center (8,087) Tucson, AZ |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16, 1990 | (7 E) | vs. (10 E) UAB First round | W 68–56 | 21–10 | Omni Coliseum (10,742) Atlanta, GA |
| March 18, 1990 | (7 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 5 Kansas Second Round | W 71–70 | 22–10 | Omni Coliseum (11,630) Atlanta, GA |
| March 22, 1990 | (7 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 15 Duke Regional semifinals | L 81–90 | 22–11 | Brendan Byrne Arena (19,502) East Rutherford, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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