1989–90 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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1989–90 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 13
Record23–8 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPRumeal Robinson
Captains
Home arenaCrisler Arena
Seasons
1989–90 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Michigan State 15 – 3   .833 28 – 6   .824
No. 10 Purdue 13 – 5   .722 22 – 8   .733
No. 13 Michigan 12 – 6   .667 23 – 8   .742
No. 18 Illinois 11 – 7   .611 21 – 8   .724
No. 20 Minnesota 11 – 7   .611 23 – 9   .719
Ohio State 10 – 8   .556 17 – 13   .567
Indiana 8 – 10   .444 18 – 11   .621
Wisconsin 4 – 14   .222 14 – 17   .452
Iowa 4 – 14   .222 12 – 16   .429
Northwestern 2 – 16   .111 9 – 19   .321
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1989–90 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Head coach Steve Fisher led the team to a third-place finish in the Big Ten Conference.[1] The team earned the number three seed in the 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[2] For the third consecutive year, the team was ranked every week of the season in the AP Poll, which expanded from a top twenty poll to a top twenty-five poll that year. It began the season at number four, ended at number thirteen and peaked at number three.[3] and it ended the season ranked fifteenth in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.[4]

Terry Mills and Rumeal Robinson served as team co-captains and shared team co-MVP honors.[5] The team's leading scorers were Robinson (575 points), Mills (562 points), and Loy Vaught (480 points). The leading rebounders were Vaught (346), Mills (247), and Robinson (127).[6]

Robinson earned consensus All-American recognition.[7]

The team established the current Big Ten Conference single-game field goals made record against Iowa on March 10, 1990, when it made 55.[8] The team earned numerous conference statistical championships. Loy Vaught won the rebounding championship for conference games with a 10.7 average and all games with an 11.2 average, while Robinson won the assists title for all games.[9][10] This was the first year that the conference recognized both conference games and all games statistical champions.[9][10]

Vaught also set the Michigan career field goal percentage record at 67.1%. The record would stand until 1998.[11] On March 8, 1990, against Wisconsin, the team tied the school's February 21, 1987, single-game free throw percentage record by making all fifteen of its free throws, a mark that has only been outdone by the March 2, 2002 16-for-16 performance.[12] Robinson set the current school career assist average of 5.75 per game, surpassing Gary Grant's 1988 mark.[13] Loy Vaught ended his career with 135 games played, which surpassed Glen Rice's 1989 school record of 134 games to establish the record.[14] In 2012, Stu Douglass finished his career with 136 games.[15]

In the 64-team NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, number three seeded Michigan advanced one round by defeating the fourteen-seeded Illinois State 76–70 before losing to the eleven-seeded Loyola Marymount 149–115.[2] The March 18, 1990 264-point contest with Loyola Marymount stands as the highest scoring single game in NCAA tournament history.[16] It is also the highest combined total in Michigan history.[17]

Roster[edit]

1989–90 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 13 Demetrius Calip 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Flint Northern Flint, MI
G 21 Rumeal Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cambridge Rindge and Latin Cambridge, MA
F 24 Sean Higgins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Fairfax Los Angeles, CA
G 25 Rob Pelinka 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Lake Forest Lake Bluff, IL
F 35 Loy Vaught 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr East Kentwood Grand Rapids, MI
C 42 Eric Riley 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr St. Joseph Cleveland, OH
F 52 Terry Mills 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Romulus Romulus, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Regular season[edit]

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP Poll[3]41086655367475781313

Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

Five players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[18][19]

Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club
1990 1 10 10 Rumeal Robinson Atlanta Hawks
1990 1 13 13 Loy Vaught Los Angeles Clippers
1990 1 16 16 Terry Mills Milwaukee Bucks
1990 2 27 54 Sean Higgins San Antonio Spurs
1993 2 6 33 Eric Riley Dallas Mavericks

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 68. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "NCAA Tournament History". University of Michigan. 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  4. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 87. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  5. ^ "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  7. ^ "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 4–7. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  8. ^ "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 28. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  9. ^ a b "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 34. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  10. ^ a b "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 35. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  11. ^ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 10. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  12. ^ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 14. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  13. ^ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 16. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  14. ^ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 20. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  15. ^ "Postgame Notes: Ohio 65, #13 Michigan 60". MGoBlue. CBS Interactive. March 16, 2012. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  16. ^ "Division I Championship" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 4. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  17. ^ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 2. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  18. ^ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  19. ^ "1993 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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