1989–90 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team explained

Sport:Basketball
Year:1989–90
Prev Year:1988–89
Next Year:1990–91
Team:La Salle Explorers
Conference:Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Division:South Division
Short Conf:MAAC
Coachrank:13
Aprank:12
Record:30–2
Conf Record:16–0
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach3:Sam Rines
Champion:MAAC South Division champion
MAAC regular season champion
MAAC tournament champion
Bowl Result:second round

The 1989–90 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Speedy Morris, the team established the single-season school record for wins with a 30-2 record (16-0 MAAC), including a 22-game win streak. National Player of the Year Lionel "L-Train" Simmons finished his collegiate career third in NCAA scoring with 3,217 points, and also accumulated 1,429 rebounds.[1] He was the first player in NCAA history to score more than 3,000 points and grab more than 1,100 rebounds.[1]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| MAAC Tournament|-!colspan=12 style=| NCAA TournamentSources https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/la-salle/1990-schedule.html

Rankings

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

*Final AP and Coaches rankings released prior to NCAA tournament

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 7 Sacramento Kings
2 40 Detroit Pistons
1 16 Los Angeles Clippers
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: lasalle-explorers.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081208041510/http://lasalle-explorers.com/history.html . 2008-12-08 .
  2. Web site: About Us . 2009-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090107024610/http://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm . 2009-01-07 .
  3. Web site: Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy . 2013-10-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090302160347/http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx . 2009-03-02 .
  4. Web site: The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners . 2008-06-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080611112656/http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ . 2008-06-11 .
  5. Web site: Simmons Wins Eastman Award . March 27, 1990 . April 15, 2018 . .
  6. Web site: Refreshing to...... cstv.com. 2009-05-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20090413170924/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html. 2009-04-13. dead.
  7. Web site: 1990 NBA Draft. Basketball-reference.com. April 14, 2018.
  8. Web site: 1991 NBA Draft. Basketball-reference.com. April 14, 2018.
  9. Web site: 1992 NBA Draft. Basketball-reference.com. April 14, 2018.