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1989–90 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1989–90 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight Conference
No. 5
No. 5
30–5 (11–3 Big Eight)
Roy Williams (2nd season)
Jerry Green (2nd season)
Steve Robinson (2nd season)
Kevin Stallings (2nd season)
Mark Turgeon (3rd season)
Rick Calloway
Jeff Gueldner
Kevin Pritchard
Freeman West
Allen Fieldhouse

The 1989–90 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 92nd basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 2nd year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. The team set an NCAA record for largest unranked to ranked jump. Following the preseason NIT, where the Jayhawks defeated the 2nd, 1st, and 25th ranked teams in the nation, the Jayhawks jumped to the 4th ranked team in the nation. They remained in the top two for the remainder of the regular season. The season also marked the beginning of an NCAA-record 32 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances that as of the 2025 tournament (there was no tournament in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) is still active. The Jayhawks 150–95 victory over Kentucky on December 9, remains the most points scored in a game in Kansas basketball history and the worst defeat in Kentucky's history.

Name#PositionHeightWeightYearHome Town
Todd Alexander35Guard6–2190FreshmanMcPherson, Kansas
Terry Brown3Guard6–1185JuniorClyde, New York
Rick Calloway20Forward6–6190SeniorCincinnati, Ohio
Jeff Gueldner33Guard/Forward6–5190SeniorCharleston, Illinois
Alonzo Jamison24Forward6–5235SophomoreSanta Ana, California
Adonis Jordan30Guard5–11160FreshmanReseda, California
Mike Maddox32Forward6–7210JuniorOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Pekka Markkanen44Center6–10215JuniorJyvaskyla, Finland
Macolm Nash43Forward6–7195SophomoreSt. Louis, Missouri
Kevin Pritchard14Guard6–3180SeniorTulsa, Oklahoma
Mark Randall42Forward6–9230JuniorEnglewood, Colorado
Kirk Wagner31Forward6–7210JuniorPasadena, California
Freeman West34Forward6–5210SeniorEast Chicago, Indiana
Eric Ridenour40Forward6–5205JuniorCimarron, Kansas
#TeamConferencePct.OverallPct.
1Missouri12–2.85726–6.813
2Oklahoma11–3.78627–5.844
3Kansas11–3.78630–5.857
4Kansas State7–7.50017–15.531
5Oklahoma State6–8.42917–14.548
6Iowa State4–10.28610–18.357
7Nebraska3–11.21410–18.357
8Colorado2–12.14312–18.400
Datetime, TVRank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite city, state
11/15/1989*UAB Preseason NIT First RoundW 109–831–0Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
11/16/1989*at No. 2 LSU Preseason NIT Second RoundW 89–832–0Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
11/22/1989*vs. No. 1 UNLV Preseason NIT SemifinalsW 91–773–0Madison Square Garden New York, NY
11/24/1989*at No. 25 St. John's Preseason NIT Championship GameW 66–574–0Madison Square Garden New York, NY
11/30/1989*No. 4IdahoW 87–585–0Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
12/2/1989*No. 4UMBCW 86–676–0Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
12/4/1989*No. 4Tennessee-MartinW 103–487–0Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
12/6/1989*No. 2at SMUW 86–538–0Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
12/9/1989*No. 2KentuckyW 150–959–0Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
12/16/1989*No. 2PepperdineW 98–7310–0Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
12/22/1989No. 2Arizona StateW 90–6711–0Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
12/29/1989*No. 2vs. UTPAW 103–8312–0Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
12/30/1989No. 2vs. StanfordW 83–6113–0Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
1/4/1990*No. 2at Wichita StateW 93–6614–0Levitt Arena Wichita, KS
1/6/1990*No. 2WinthropW 94–5415–0Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
1/8/1990No. 2at NebraskaW 98–9316–0Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
1/10/1990*No. 1at MiamiW 100–7317–0Miami Arena Miami, FL
1/13/1990No. 1Oklahoma StateW 91–7718–0Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
1/18/1990*No. 1Elizabeth City StateW 132–6519–0Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
1/20/1990No. 1at No. 4 Missouri Border WarL 87–9519–1Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
1/27/1990No. 2at Kansas State Sunflower ShowdownW 85–5720–1Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
1/31/1990No. 2ColoradoW 90–6921–1Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
2/3/1990No. 2No. 9 OklahomaW 85–7422–1Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
2/7/1990No. 2at Oklahoma StateW 83–7623–1Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
2/10/1990No. 2at Iowa StateW 88–8324–1Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
2/13/1990No. 1No. 2 Missouri Border WarL 71–7724–2Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
2/17/1990No. 1NebraskaW 94–6725–2Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
2/21/1990No. 2at ColoradoW 103–7126–2Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
2/24/1990No. 2Kansas State Sunflower ShowdownW 70–5827–2Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
2/27/1990No. 1at No. 5 OklahomaL 78–10027–3Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
3/3/1990No. 1Iowa StateW 96–6328–3Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
3/9/1990No. 2vs. Iowa State QuarterfinalsW 118–7529–3Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
3/10/1990No. 2vs. No. 1 Oklahoma SemifinalsL 77–9529–4Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
3/16/1990*(2 E) No. 5vs. (15 E) Robert Morris First RoundW 79–7130–4Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
3/18/1990*(2 E) No. 5vs. (7 E) UCLA Second RoundL 70–7130–5Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

*There was no coaches poll in week 1.

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