1989–90 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by fifth year head coach Mike Jarvis, played their home games at Case Gym and were members of the North Atlantic Conference. They finished the season 18–12, 9–3 in NAC play to finish in a tie for the regular season conference title. The Terriers won the NAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. Boston University was defeated by top seed Connecticut in the opening round, 76–52.^[1]

1989–90 Boston University Terriers men's basketball
NAC Regular season co-champions NAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	North Atlantic Conference
Record	18–12 (9–3 NAC)
Head coach	Mike Jarvis (5th season)
Captain	Steven Key
Home arena	Case Gym
Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northeastern	9	–	3		.750			16	–	12		.571
Boston University †	9	–	3		.750			18	–	12		.600
Hartford	8	–	4		.667			17	–	11		.607
Maine	6	–	6		.500			11	–	17		.393
Vermont	4	–	8		.333			13	–	17		.433
Colgate	3	–	9		.250			8	–	21		.276
New Hampshire	3	–	9		.250			5	–	23		.179
† 1990 NAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1989–90 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 00 Ron Moses 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Lynchburg, South Carolina G 15 Steven Key (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Columbia, Maryland F Bill Brigham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr	Head coach Mike Jarvis (Northeastern) 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 25, 1989*		Indiana State	W 73–60	1–0	Case Gym  Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 27, 1989*		No. 10 Michigan	L 65–73	1–1	Boston Garden (10,032) Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 29, 1989*		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 76–77 OT	1–2	Rothman Center  Hackensack, New Jersey
Dec 2, 1989*		UMass	L 60–76	1–3	Case Gym  Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 8, 1989*		vs. East Tennessee State Forest Industries Classic	W 78–73	2–3	Harry Adams Field House  Missoula, Montana
Dec 9, 1989*		at Montana Forest Industries Classic	L 64–73	2–4	Harry Adams Field House  Missoula, Montana
Dec 23, 1989*		at UC Santa Barbara	L 68–89	2–5	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, California
Dec 27, 1989*		vs. No. 23 Oregon State Far West Classic	L 66–86	2–6	Portland, Oregon
Dec 28, 1989*		vs. Pepperdine Far West Classic	W 64–61	3–6	Portland, Oregon
Dec 29, 1989*		vs. UNC Charlotte Far West Classic	L 83–88 2OT	3–7	Portland, Oregon
Jan 4, 1990*		at Drexel	W 80–62	4–7	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1990		at Vermont	W 71–67	5–7 (1–0)	Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium  Burlington, Vermont
Jan 10, 1990*		at No. 17 NC State	L 70–95	5–8	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 17, 1990		at Colgate	W 68–60	6–8 (2–0)	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, New York
Jan 20, 1990*		Maryland	W 65–61	7–8	Boston Garden  Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 27, 1990		at New Hampshire	W 67–51	8–8 (3–0)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, New Hampshire
Jan 31, 1990		at Hartford	L 54–55	8–9 (3–1)	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
Feb 3, 1990		Vermont	W 80–66	9–9 (4–1)	Case Gym  Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 7, 1990		Hartford	W 82–67	10–9 (5–1)	Case Gym  Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 10, 1990		Northeastern	W 82–80	11–9 (6–1)	Case Gym  Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 14, 1990*		Maryland-Baltimore County	W 85–72	12–9	Case Gym  Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 17, 1990		Colgate	W 86–82	13–9 (7–1)	Case Gym  Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 21, 1990*		Maine	L 70–73	13–10 (7–2)	Case Gym  Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 25, 1990		at Maine	W 69–63	14–10 (8–2)	Alfond Arena  Orono, Maine
Feb 28, 1990		New Hampshire	W 85–77	15–10 (9–2)	Case Gym  Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 3, 1990		at Northeastern	L 83–93	15–11 (9–3)	Matthews Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
NAC tournament
Mar 6, 1990*	(2)	vs. (7) New Hampshire NAC Tournament Semifinal	W 63–56	16–11	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 7, 1990*	(2)	vs. (6) Colgate NAC Tournament Semifinal	W 85–63	17–11	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 8, 1990*	(2)	vs. (5) Vermont NAC tournament championship	W 75–57	18–11	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1990*	(16 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 4 Connecticut First Round	L 52–76	18–12	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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