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.

1989–90 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Conference
Record20–12 (9–5 Metro)
Head coach
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons
1989–90 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Louisville 12 2   .857 27 8   .771
Southern Miss 9 5   .643 20 12   .625
Cincinnati 9 5   .643 20 14   .588
Memphis State 8 6   .571 18 12   .600
Florida State 6 8   .429 16 15   .516
South Carolina 6 8   .429 14 14   .500
Virginia Tech 5 9   .357 13 18   .419
Tulane 1 13   .071 4 24   .143
1990 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1989–90 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G Russell Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr
G 23 Darrin Chancellor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
C 32 Daron Jenkins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Jr
F 35 Clarence Weatherspoon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Motley Crawford, Mississippi
F 42 Joe Courtney   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Mississippi State Jackson, Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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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.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "1989–90 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019–20 Southern Miss Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Southern Mississippi Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.