1989–90 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team explained

Year:	1989–90
Team:	Oregon State Beavers
Sport:	Basketball
Conference:	Pac-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac 10
Aprank:	22
Record:	22–7
Conf Record:	15–3
Hc Year:	1st
Champion:	Pac 10 Regular Season Champions Far West Classic Champions
Tourney Result:	first round

The 1989–90 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon in the 1989–90 season.^[1]

Led by first year head coach Jim Anderson and Pac-10 Player of the Year Gary Payton, the Beavers would earn the crown for the Pac 10 regular season. The Beavers were invited to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round to Ball State. It would be the Beavers' last trip to the "Big Dance" until 2016.

After this season, Payton would enter the NBA draft, and begin what would later become a hall of fame NBA Career.^[2]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Pac-10 Tournament|-!colspan=12 style=| NCAA TournamentSources^{[3] [4]}

Rankings

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

Awards and honors

• Gary Payton  - Pac-10 Player of the Year and Consensus First-team All-American
• Jim Anderson  - Pac-10 Coach of the Year

Team Players in the 1990 NBA draft

See main article: 1990 NBA draft.

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Seattle SuperSonics

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 1988-89 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
2. Web site: Members of 1990 Oregon State basketball reflect on end of Beavers' NCAA Tournament drought.
3. Web site: 2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide . . August 14, 2021.
4. Web site: 1988-89 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference. April 17, 2019.
5. Web site: 1990 NBA Draft. Basketball-reference.com. April 16, 2019.