The 1989–90 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 11th in conference history, and involved its nine full-time member schools.
Connecticut and Syracuse were the regular-season co-champions with identical records of . Connecticut won the Big East tournament championship.
Season summary & highlights Connecticut and Syracuse were the regular-season co-champions with identical records of . It was Connecticut's first and Syracuse's fourth regular-season championship or co-championship. Connecticut won its first Big East tournament championship.
Head coaches SchoolCoachSeasonNotes Boston College Jim O'Brien 4th Connecticut Jim Calhoun 4th Big East Coach of the Year Georgetown John Thompson Jr. 18th Pittsburgh Paul Evans 4th Providence Rick Barnes 2nd St. John's Lou Carnesecca 20th Seton Hall P. J. Carlesimo 8th Syracuse Jim Boeheim 14th Villanova Rollie Massimino 15th
Rankings Georgetown and Syracuse were ranked in the Top 25 of the Associated Press poll all season: Syracuse never dropped below No. 11 and was ranked No. 1 for six consecutive weeks, and Georgetown never dropped below No. 8 and was ranked in the Top Five for most of the season, reaching as high as No. 2. Connecticut, St. John's, and Pittsburgh also appeared in the Top 25.
+ 1989–90 Big East Conference Weekly RankingsKey: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. AP Poll Pre 11/27 12/4 12/11 12/18 12/25 1/1 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29 2/5 2/12 2/19 2/26 3/5 FinalBoston College Connecticut 20 13 8 10 6 4 8 4 Georgetown 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 6 5 3 5 7 5 8 Pittsburgh 18 18 22 Providence St. John's 25 20 15 18 19 17 16 15 15 15 18 24 24 Seton Hall Syracuse 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 5 11 7 6 4 11 10 4 6 Villanova
Regular-season statistical leaders
ScoringNameSchoolPPG Brian Shorter Pitt 20.6 Mark Tillmon GU 19.8 Jason Matthews Pitt 19.1 Billy Owens Syr 18.2 Malik Sealy SJU 18.1
ReboundingNameSchoolRPG Derrick Coleman Syr 12.1 GU 10.5 Brian Shorter Pitt 9.4 Anthony Avent SHU 9.4 Alonzo Mourning GU 8.5
AssistsNameSchoolAPG Darelle Porter Pitt 7.9 Carlton Screen Prov 7.0 Dwayne Bryant GU 5.7 Boo Harvey SJU 5.5 Michael Edwards Syr 5.1
StealsNameSchoolSPG Nadav Henefeld Conn 3.7 Eric Murdock Prov 2.8 Carlton Screen Prov 2.4 Billy Owens Syr 2.2 Malik Sealy SJU 2.2
BlocksNameSchoolBPG GU 4.1 Alonzo Mourning GU 2.2 Derrick Coleman Syr 2.0 Tom Greis Vill 2.0 Robert Werdann SJU 1.9
Field GoalsNameSchoolFG% Michael Cooper SHU .557 Derrick Coleman Syr .551 Bobby Martin Pitt .537 Brian Shorter Pitt .532 Malik Sealy SJU .525
3-Pt Field GoalsNameSchool3FG% Jason Matthews Pitt .457 Terry Dehere SHU .390(no other qualifiers)
Free ThrowsNameSchoolFT% Jason Matthews Pitt .892 Carlton Screen Prov .866 Greg Woodard Vill .830 Chris Walker Vill .826 Rod Brookin Pitt .824
Postseason
Big East tournament
Seeding Seeding in the Big East tournament was based on conference record, with tiebreakers applied as necessary. The eighth- and ninth-seeded teams played a first-round game, and the other seven teams received a bye into the quarterfinals.
The tournament's seeding was as follows:
Bracket
NCAA tournament
Six Big East teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament, with Connecticut seeded No. 1 in the East Region. Providence and Villanova lost in the first round and Georgetown and St. John's in the second round. Syracuse was defeated in the regional semifinals and Connecticut in the East Region final.
School Region Seed Round 1 Round 2 Sweet 16 Elite 8 Connecticut East 1 16 11 California, 5 Clemson, 3 Duke, Syracuse Southeast 2 15 7 Virginia, 6 Minnesota, Georgetown Midwest 3 14 6 Xavier, St. John's East 6 11 Temple, 3 Duke, Providence West 9 8 Villanova West 12 5 LSU,
National Invitation Tournament
No Big East teams received bids to the National Invitation Tournament
Awards and honors Big East Conference Player of the Year: * Derrick Coleman, Syracuse, F Sr. Defensive Co-Players of the Year: Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown, C, So. Dikembe Mutombo, Georgetown, C Jr. Rookie of the Year: Nadav Henefeld, Connecticut, F, Fr. Coach of the Year: Jim Calhoun, Connecticut (4th season)
All-Big East First Team Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown, C, So. , , Chesapeake, Va. Mark Tillmon, Georgetown, G Sr. , , Little Rock, Ark. Brian Shorter, Pittsburgh, F Jr., , , Philadelphia, Pa. Boo Harvey, St. John's, G Sr., , , Queens, N.Y. Billy Owens, Syracuse, F, So., , , Carlisle, Pa. Derrick Coleman, Syracuse, F Sr., , , Mobile, Ala.
All-Big East Second Team: Chris Smith, Connecticut, G, So., , , Bridgeport, Conn. Dikembe Mutombo, Georgetown, C Jr., , , Léopoldville, Congo Carlton Screen, Providence, G Sr., , , Brooklyn, N.Y. Malik Sealy, St. John's, F, So., , , The Bronx, N.Y. Stephen Thompson, Syracuse, G Sr., , , Los Angeles, Calif.
All-Big East Third Team: Nadav Henefeld, Connecticut, F, Fr., , , Ramat Hasharon, Israel Tate George, Connecticut, G Sr., , , Newark, N.J. Dwayne Bryant, Georgetown, G Sr., , , New Orleans, La. Jason Matthews, Pittsburgh, G Jr. Eric Murdock, Providence, G Jr., , , Somerville, N.J. Marty Conlon, Providence, F Sr. , , The Bronx, N.Y.
Big East All-Rookie Team: Nadav Henefeld, Connecticut, F, Fr., , , Ramat Hasharon, Israel Scott Burrell, Connecticut, G, Fr., , , New Haven, Conn. Terry Dehere, Seton Hall, G, Fr., , , Jersey City, N.J. Michael Edwards, Syracuse, G, Fr., , Voorhees, N.J. Lance Miller, Villanova, F, Fr., , Bridgewater, N.J.
All-Americans The following players were selected to the 1990 Associated Press All-America teams.
Consensus All-America First Team: Derrick Coleman, Syracuse, Key Stats: 17.9 ppg, 12.1 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.9 spg, 55.1 FG%, 36.6 3P%, 591 points
Consensus All-America Second Team: Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown, Key Stats: 16.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.2 bpg, 52.5 FG%, 510 points
First Team All-America: Derrick Coleman, Syracuse, Key Stats: 17.9 ppg, 12.1 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.9 spg, 55.1 FG%, 36.6 3P%, 591 points
Second Team All-America: Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown, Key Stats: 16.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.2 bpg, 52.5 FG%, 510 points
AP Honorable Mention Boo Harvey, St. John's Nadav Henefeld, Connecticut Dikembe Mutombo, Georgetown Billy Owens, Syracuse Chris Smith, Connecticut Mark Tillmon, Georgetown Stephen Thompson, Syracuse
See also 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 1989–90 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team 1989–90 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team 1989–90 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team 1989–90 Providence Friars men's basketball team 1989–90 St. John's Redmen basketball team 1989–90 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team 1989–90 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
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