# 1989–90 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 12–16 overall and 4–14 in Big Ten play.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1989* | | Texas Southern | W 80–64 | 1–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| 11/28/1989* | | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 68–54 | 2–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 1, 1989* | | Ohio | W 75–49 | 3–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 2, 1989* | | UC Santa Barbara | W 85–79 | 4–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| 12/7/1989* | | Iowa State Rivalry | W 89–87 | 5–0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| 12/9/1989* | | No. 17 North Carolina | W 87–74 | 6–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/18/1989* | No. 21 | Drexel | W 59–50 | 7–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/23/1989* | No. 16 | at No. 13 UNLV | L 80–97 | 7–1 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV |
| Dec 30, 1989* | | Monmouth | W 55–46 | 8–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 3, 1990* | No. 20 | at Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | L 74–77 | 8–2 | UNI-Dome (22,797) Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 6, 1990 | | Ohio State | L 73–79 | 8–3 (0–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 11, 1990 | | at Wisconsin | L 69–73 | 8–4 (0–2) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| Jan 13, 1990 | | at Michigan State | L 80–87 | 8–5 (0–3) | Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| Jan 18, 1990 | | No. 14 Indiana | L 79–83 | 8–6 (0–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 20, 1990 | | No. 6 Michigan | W 78–76 | 9–6 (1–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 25, 1990 | | at No. 21 Minnesota | L 72–84 | 9–7 (1–5) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Jan 27, 1990 | | at No. 13 Purdue | L 59–80 | 9–8 (1–6) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 29, 1990 | | No. 10 Illinois | W 69–67 | 10–8 (2–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 3, 1990 | | Northwestern | W 98–80 | 11–8 (3–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 8, 1990 | | at Ohio State | L 80–98 | 11–9 (3–7) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 10, 1990 | | Wisconsin | L 71–80 | 11–10 (3–8) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 12, 1990 | | No. 23 Michigan State | L 70–80 | 11–11 (3–9) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 17, 1990 | | at Indiana | L 71–118 | 11–12 (3–10) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Feb 22, 1990 | | at Northwestern | L 66–72 | 11–13 (3–11) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| Feb 24, 1990 | | No. 18 Minnesota | L 80–102 | 11–14 (3–12) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Mar 1, 1990 | | No. 9 Purdue | W 64–63 | 12–14 (4–12) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| Mar 4, 1990 | | at No. 18 Illinois | L 85–118 | 12–15 (4–13) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Mar 11, 1990 | | at No. 13 Michigan | L 96–127 | 12–16 (4–14) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players in the 1990 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 28 | Les Jepsen | Golden State Warriors |