1989–90 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1989–90 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

Metro Conference tournament champions Metro Conference regular season Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Metro Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
Record	27–8 (12–2 Metro)
Head coach	Denny Crum (19th season)
Home arena	Freedom Hall
Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Louisville †	12	–	2	.857	27	–	8	.771
Southern Miss	9	–	5	.643	20	–	12	.625
Cincinnati	9	–	5	.643	20	–	14	.588
Memphis State	8	–	6	.571	18	–	12	.600
Florida State	6	–	8	.429	16	–	15	.516
South Carolina	6	–	8	.429	14	–	14	.500
Virginia Tech	5	–	9	.357	13	–	18	.419
Tulane	1	–	13	.071	4	–	24	.143

† 1990 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum^[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 27–8.^[2]

Roster

1989–90 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
SG	23	LaBradford Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Bay City	Bay City, Texas
C	50	Felton Spencer	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Eastern	Louisville, Kentucky

Head coach

Denny Crum (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

^[3]

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	6	Felton Spencer	Minnesota Timberwolves

^[4]

References

^ "1989-1990 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved June 8, 2019.
^ "1989-1990 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved June 8, 2019.
^ "1989-90 Louisville Cardinals". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
^ "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

v t e Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Venues	Belknap Gymnasium (1933–1944) Jefferson County Armory (1945–1956) Freedom Hall (1956–2010) KFC Yum! Center (2010–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Kentucky Memphis
Culture & lore	Billy Minardi Classic Cardinal Bird The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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
NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics