1989–90 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

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).

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
Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

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

Main article: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

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

NBA draft

Main article: 1990 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	12	Alec Kessler	Houston Rockets

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