1989–90 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1989–90 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

NCAA tournament, Sweet 16
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	21–13 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (28th season)
Assistant coach	Bill Guthridge (22nd season)
Home arena	Dean Smith Center
Seasons← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Clemson	10	–	4	.714	26	–	9	.743
No. 15 Duke	9	–	5	.643	29	–	9	.763
#9 Georgia Tech†	8	–	6	.571	28	–	7	.800
North Carolina	8	–	6	.571	21	–	13	.618
Virginia	6	–	8	.429	20	–	12	.625
NC State	6	–	8	.429	18	–	12	.600
Maryland	6	–	8	.429	19	–	14	.576
Wake Forest	3	–	11	.214	12	–	16	.429

† 1990 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament.

Roster

1988–89 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Jeff Denny	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Rural Hall, North Carolina
G	4	Kenny Harris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Petersburg, Virginia
G/F	5	Henrik Rödl	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Heusenstamm, West Germany
G	11	Scott Cherry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Ballston Spa, New York
G	21	King Rice	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Binghamton, New York
G/F	22	Kevin Madden	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Staunton, Virginia
F	32	Pete Chilcutt	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Eutaw, Alabama
F	34	George Lynch	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Fr	Roanoke, Virginia
G	40	Hubert Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Burke, Virginia
C	42	Scott Williams	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Hacienda Heights, California
F	44	Rick Fox	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Nassau, Bahamas
F/C	45	Marty Hensley	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Sr	Marion, North Carolina
C	54	John Greene	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr	Raleigh, North Carolina
C	55	Matt Wenstrom	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Katy, Texas

Head coach

Dean Smith (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Guthridge (Kansas State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Nov 24, 1989*	No. 7	vs. James Madison Maui Invitational	W 80–79	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Nov 25, 1989*	No. 7	vs. Villanova Maui Invitational	W 78–68	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Nov 26, 1989*	No. 7	vs. No. 11 Missouri Maui Invitational	L 73–80	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Nov 30, 1989*	No. 12	at Alabama	L 93–101	2–2	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 2, 1989*	No. 12	UCF	W 92–42	3–2	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 3, 1989*	No. 12	Towson State	W 87–70	4–2	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 7, 1989*	No. 17	vs. No. 3 Georgetown ACC-Big East Challenge	L 81–93	4–3	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 9, 1989*	No. 17	at Iowa	L 74–87	4–4	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Dec 16, 1989*		DePaul	W 70–51	5–4	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 23, 1989*		vs. Kansas State	W 79–63	6–4	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Dec 27, 1989*	No. 24	vs. Kentucky	W 121–110	7–4	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Feb 28, 1990*		No. 11 Georgia Tech	W 81–79	18–11 (7–6)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Mar 4, 1990*		at No. 5 Duke	W 87–75	19–11 (8–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 9, 1990*	(4)	vs. (5) Virginia ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 85–92	19–12	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1990*	(8 MW)	vs. (9 MW) SW Missouri State	W 83–70	20–12	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Mar 17, 1990*	(8 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Oklahoma Second round	W 79–77	21–12	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Mar 22, 1990*	(8 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 7 Arkansas Midwest Regional semifinal	L 73–96	21–13	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in EST.

Rankings

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

References

"1989-90 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
"North Carolina Tar Heels 1989-1990 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 976–977. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

v t e North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1923) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Blue blood status Dixie Classic/Big Four Jumpman Invitational Tobacco Road Academic-athletic scandal Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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