1989–90 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team explained

Year:1989–90
Team:Loyola Marymount Lions
Sport:Basketball
Conference:West Coast Conference
Short Conf:WCC
Aprank:21
Record:26–6
Conf Record:13–1
Hc Year:5th
Ac1 Year:5th
Asst Coach3:Bruce Woods
Champion:WCC regular season Champions
Gator Bowl tournament champions
Tourney:NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:Elite Eight

The 1989–90 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by fifth-year head coach Paul Westhead. They played their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Powered by consensus Second-Team All-Americans Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble, LMU led the nation in scoring for the third consecutive year and established an NCAA record of 122.4 points per game. Kimble won the NCAA individual scoring title by averaging 35.3 points per game.

On March 4, 1990, Gathers collapsed and died during a WCC Tournament Semifinal matchup against Portland. The team is remembered for honoring Gathers with a run to the Elite Eight as the 11 seed in the West Region of the NCAA tournament. They would become the first WCC team to reach the Elite Eight in 33 years.[1] The Lions defeated New Mexico State 111–92, defending National Champion Michigan 149–115, and Alabama 62–60 before falling 131–101 to UNLV, the eventual National Champion.

Schedule and results

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Sources[2] [3] [4] [5]

Rankings

See also: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

*Final AP and Coaches rankings released prior to NCAA tournament

Awards

All-Americans
NCAA Scoring Leader
WCC Player of the Year

Records

Season
NCAA Tournament[7] Team

Individual

Players in the 1990 NBA draft

See also: 1990 NBA draft.

1 8 Los Angeles Clippers
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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The tragedy of Hank Gathers and triumph of Loyola Marymount . 13 March 2021 .
  2. Web site: 1989-90 Loyola Marymount Lions Schedule and Results. Sports Reference. February 17, 2018.
  3. Web site: 1989-90 Loyola Marymount Lions Box Scores. Loyola Marymount Athletic Department. February 18, 2018. September 10, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910013412/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/loyo/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/1989--10/misc_non_event/198990_MBB_Box_Scores.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Loyola Marymount Men's Basketball 2019-20 Media Almanac . 90 . . October 18, 2020.
  5. Web site: 1989-1990 LMU Lions Men's Basketball Stats. NCAA Career Statistics.
  6. Web site: Division I Men's Basketball Records. February 18, 2018. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 7.
  7. Web site: Division I Championship. February 18, 2018. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 4.
  8. Web site: 1990 NBA Draft. Basketball-reference.com. February 17, 2018.