1989–90 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 1989–90 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1989–90 season. Playing in the Mid-Continent Conference and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 22–7 overall record and won the Mid-Con regular season title.^[1] Southwest Missouri State lost to North Carolina in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.

1989–90 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball
Mid-Con Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	22–7 (11–1 Mid-Con)
Head coach	Charlie Spoonhour (7th season)
Home arena	Hammons Student Center
Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southwest Missouri State	11	–	1		.917			22	–	7		.759
Green Bay	9	–	3		.750			24	–	8		.750
Western Illinois	6	–	6		.500			16	–	13		.552
Northern Iowa †	6	–	6		.500			23	–	9		.719
UIC	6	–	6		.500			16	–	12		.571
Eastern Illinois	3	–	9		.250			10	–	18		.357
Valparaiso	1	–	11		.083			4	–	24		.143
Cleveland State	0	–	0		–			15	–	13		.536
† 1990 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1989–90 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Darryl Reid 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr F Lee Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr	Head coach Charlie Spoonhour (Ozarks) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1989*		vs. La Salle Coors Light Classic	L 58–62	0–1	Selland Arena  Fresno, California
Nov 25, 1989*		vs. Saint Mary's Coors Light Classic	W 52–35	1–1	Selland Arena  Fresno, California
Dec 2, 1989*		at Tulsa	W 73–66	2–1	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 5, 1989*		at Wichita State	L 68–81	2–2	Levitt Arena  Wichita, Kansas
Dec 8, 1989*		Southern Utah	W 91–76	3–2	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Dec 9, 1989*		Creighton	W 81–74	4–2	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Mid-Con tournament
Mar 6, 1990*		at Northern Iowa Mid-Con Tournament Semifinal	L 61–63	22–6	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1990*	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) North Carolina First Round	L 70–83[3]	22–7	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

• Lee Campbell – Mid-Con Player of the Year

References

1. "2018–19 Missouri State Bears Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University. 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
2. "1989-90 Missouri State Bears Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 2, 2020.
3. "North Carolina 83, Southwest Missouri State 70". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1990. Retrieved May 2, 2020.