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1989–90 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

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1989–90 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
SEC Regular season champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record20–9 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Don Beasley
  • Larry Gay
  • Joe Cunningham
Home arenaStegeman Coliseum
Seasons
← 1988–89
1989–90 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia 13 5   .722 20 9   .690
No. 23 Alabama 12 6   .667 26 9   .743
No. 19 LSU 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Tennessee 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Kentucky 10 8   .556 14 14   .500
Ole Miss 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Auburn 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Mississippi State 7 11   .389 16 14   .533
Vanderbilt 7 11   .389 21 14   .600
Florida 3 15   .167 7 21   .250
1990 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1989–90 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Hugh Durham, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs won the SEC Regular season title, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. They were defeated by No. 10 seed Texas in the opening round to finish the season at 20–9 (13–5 SEC).

Roster

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1989–90 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
PG 11 Litterial Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Moss Point, Mississippi
C 33 Alec Kessler 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Roswell, Georgia
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
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 27, 1989*
Charleston Southern W 91–55  1–0
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Dec 1, 1989*
vs. TCU
WKU Invitational
W 77–72  2–0
E.A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 2, 1989*
at Western Kentucky
WKU Invitational
W 76–70  3–0
E.A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 9, 1989*
at Central Florida W 92–62  4–0
Orlando Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Dec 11, 1989*
Mercer W 85–57  5–0
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Dec 16, 1989*
at No. 15 Georgia Tech
Rivalry
L 89–92  5–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 20, 1989*
Jacksonville W 91–62  6–1
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Dec 28, 1989*
vs. Wisconsin
Tribune Classic
W 65–64  7–1
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 29, 1989*
at Arizona State
Tribune Classic
L 61–62  7–2
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
SEC Regular season
Jan 3, 1990
Kentucky W 106–91  8–2
(1–0)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Jan 6, 1990
at Florida L 69–97  8–3
(1–1)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 9, 1990
at No. 24 Alabama L 62–79  8–4
(1–2)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 13, 1990
Vanderbilt W 108–81  9–4
(2–2)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Jan 17, 1990
Mississippi State W 83–69  10–4
(3–2)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Jan 20, 1990
at Ole Miss L 74–84  10–5
(3–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 24, 1990
at No. 16 Louisiana State W 94–92  11–5
(4–3)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 27, 1990
Tennessee W 85–77  12–5
(5–3)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Jan 31, 1990
Auburn W 88–75  13–5
(6–3)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Feb 3, 1990
at Kentucky L 77–88  13–6
(6–4)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 6, 1990
Florida W 70–65  14–6
(7–4)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Feb 10, 1990
Alabama W 75–64  15–6
(8–4)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Feb 14, 1990
at Vanderbilt W 67–66  16–6
(9–4)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 17, 1990
at Mississippi State W 82–74  17–6
(10–4)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 21, 1990
Ole Miss W 107–83  18–6
(11–4)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Feb 25, 1990
No. 12 Louisiana State W 86–85  19–6
(12–4)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Feb 28, 1990
at Tennessee L 83–93  19–7
(12–5)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 3, 1990
at Auburn W 94–79  20–7
(13–5)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
SEC Tournament
Mar 9, 1990*
No. 25 vs. Vanderbilt
SEC Tournament Quarterfinal
L 74–78 OT 20–8
Orlando Arena 
Orlando, Florida
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1990*
(7 MW) vs. (10 MW) Texas
First Round
L 88–100  20–9
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 12 Alec Kessler Houston Rockets

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1989–90 Georgia Bulldogs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "1989–90 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "1989–90 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 9, 2020.