1989–90 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

1989–90 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
1989–90 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
SEC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–9 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach	Hugh Durham (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Don Beasley; Larry Gay; Joe Cunningham;
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum

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

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

Hugh Durham (Florida State)

Assistant coach(es)

Don Beasley (Northwestern State)
Larry Gay (Florida State)
Joe Cunningham

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
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

Awards and honors

Alec Kessler – All-American, SEC Athlete of the Year

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	12	Alec Kessler	Houston Rockets

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References

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

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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.

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