1989–90 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1989–90 Houston Cougars men's basketball
1989–90 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	25–8 (13–3 SWC)
Head coach	Pat Foster (4th season);
Captain	Chris Morris; Craig Upchurch
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Arkansas †	14	–	2	.875	30	–	5	.857
Houston	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
Texas	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
TCU	9	–	7	.563	16	–	13	.552
Baylor	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Texas A&M	7	–	9	.438	14	–	17	.452
Rice	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
SMU	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Texas Tech	0	–	16	.000	5	–	22	.185

† 1990 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Pat Foster, and the team played its home games at the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas.

The Cougars played in the NCAA tournament for the first time in three seasons, and lost in the opening round to UC Santa Barbara, 70–66. Houston finished with a record of 25–8 (13–3 SWC).

Roster

1989–90 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F	3	Craig Upchurch	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
F	11	Carl Herrera	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr
G	24	Byron Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
C	52	Álvaro Teherán	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr

Head coach

Pat Foster

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 (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 15, 1989*		at Wichita State Preseason NIT	W 67–66	1–0	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Nov 16, 1989*		at No. 25 St. John's Preseason NIT	L 69–76	1–1	Alumni Hall Queens, New York
Nov 30, 1989		Hawaii Pacific	W 102–47	2–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 2, 1989*		Nevada	W 109–68	3–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 5, 1989*		DePaul	W 65–42	4–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 9, 1989*		at Virginia	L 54–72	4–2	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 13, 1989*		Stephen F. Austin	W 69–56	5–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 16, 1989*		at Toledo	L 60–62	5–3	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Dec 18, 1989*		at Northeastern	W 72–68	6–3	Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 28, 1989*		vs. Coastal Carolina Holiday Classic	W 82–79	7–3	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Dec 29, 1989*		at South Florida Holiday Classic	W 87–78	8–3	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Jan 3, 1990		No. 14 Arkansas	L 78–82	8–4 (0–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 6, 1990		at Rice	W 84–69	9–4 (1–1)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Jan 10, 1990*		Iowa State	W 83–82	10–4	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 13, 1990		Texas Tech	W 83–63	11–4 (2–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 17, 1990		at Baylor	W 78–74	12–4 (3–1)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Jan 20, 1990		at TCU	L 73–89	12–5 (3–2)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 22, 1990		at No. 12 Arkansas	L 89–100	12–6 (3–3)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 24, 1990		SMU	W 64–47	13–6 (4–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 27, 1990		Texas A&M	W 108–90	14–6 (5–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 30, 1990		at Texas	W 102–93	15–6 (6–3)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Feb 7, 1990		Rice	W 84–67	16–6 (7–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 10, 1990*		Notre Dame	W 93–82	17–6	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 14, 1990		at Texas Tech	W 74–71	18–6 (8–3)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Feb 17, 1990		Baylor	W 83–77	19–6 (9–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 21, 1990		TCU	W 82–62	20–6 (10–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 24, 1990		at SMU	W 71–63	21–6 (11–3)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Feb 28, 1990		at Texas A&M	W 100–81	22–6 (12–3)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Mar 5, 1990		Texas	W 84–79	23–6 (13–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
SWC Tournament
Mar 9, 1990*	(2)	vs. (7) Rice Quarterfinals	W 90–81	24–6	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 10, 1990*	(2)	vs. (3) Texas Semifinals	W 89–86	25–6	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 11, 1990*	(2)	vs. (1) No. 9 Arkansas Championship game	L 84–96	25–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1990*	(8 SE)	vs. (9 SE) UC Santa Barbara First Round	L 66–70^[2]	25–8	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast region.

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NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	30	Carl Herrera	Miami Heat

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References

^ "1989–90 Houston Cougars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
^ "McArthur Keeps UCSB Alive". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1990. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "2019–20 Men's Basketball Media Almanac". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[1] "1989–90 Houston Cougars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

[2] "McArthur Keeps UCSB Alive". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1990. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[3] "2019–20 Men's Basketball Media Almanac". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[4] "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

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v t e Houston Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Sam Houston Coliseum (select games; 1937–19??) Jeppesen Gymnasium (1946–1966) Delmar Fieldhouse (1966–1969) Fertitta Center (1969–present) Health and Physical Education Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Rice SMU
Culture & lore	Shasta Phi Slama Jama Game of the Century "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics