1989–90_Towson_State_Tigers_men's_basketball_team

1989–90 Towson Tigers men's basketball
1989–90 Towson Tigers men's basketball
ECC Regular season co-champions; ECC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	East Coast Conference (Division I)\|East Coast Conference
Record	18–13 (8–6 ECC)
Head coach	Terry Truax (7th season);
Home arena	Towson Center
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Towson State Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1989–90 Towson State Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson State University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Terry Truax and played their home games at the Towson Center. They finished the season 18–13, 8–6 in ECC play to tie for the regular season conference title. The Tigers won the ECC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Midwest region. Towson State was defeated in the first round by top-ranked, No. 1 seed Oklahoma, 77–68.

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"1989–90 Towson Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

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"2019-20 Towson Men's Basketball Media Guide". Towson University Athletics.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lehigh	8	–	6	.571	18	–	12	.600
Towson State †	8	–	6	.571	18	–	13	.581
Hofstra	8	–	6	.571	13	–	15	.464
Delaware	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
Lafayette	7	–	7	.500	15	–	13	.536
Drexel	7	–	7	.500	13	–	15	.464
Bucknell	6	–	8	.429	15	–	14	.517
Rider	5	–	9	.357	10	–	18	.357

† 1990 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1989*		Howard	W 83–64	1–0	Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 30, 1989*		at Gettysburg	W 102–66	2–0	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Dec 3, 1989*		at No. 12 North Carolina	L 70–87	2–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 6, 1989*		at Navy	W 73–70	3–1	Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland
Dec 8, 1989*		vs. Maryland-Baltimore County	W 100–97	4–1
Dec 9, 1989*		vs. Mount St. Mary's	W 81–68	5–1
Dec 16, 1989*		at No. 1 Syracuse	L 75–105	5–2	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 18, 1989*		at Saint Francis (PA)	L 75–95	5–3	DeGol Arena Loretto, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 1989*		at Loyola (MD)	W 87–79	6–3	Reitz Arena Baltimore, Maryland
Dec 27, 1989*		at Washington	L 68–73	6–4	Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
Dec 30, 1989*		at New Mexico	L 68–96	6–5	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 3, 1990*		at Pepperdine	L 79–91	6–6	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 13, 1990		at Rider	L 82–83	6–7 (0–1)	Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Jan 17, 1990		Drexel	W 98–79	7–7 (1–1)	Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 20, 1990		Lafayette	W 68–65	8–7 (2–1)	Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 24, 1990		at Delaware	L 77–89	8–8 (2–2)	Delaware Field House Newark, Delaware
Jan 27, 1990		at Bucknell	L 74–76	8–9 (2–3)	Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 1990		Hofstra	W 66–64	9–9 (3–3)	Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 3, 1990		at Lehigh	L 69–87	9–10 (3–4)	Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Feb 5, 1990*		Maryland-Baltimore County	W 90–74	10–10	Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 7, 1990		Rider	W 102–74	11–10 (4–4)	Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 10, 1990		at Drexel	W 104–95	12–10 (5–4)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 14, 1990		at Lafayette	L 70–83	12–11 (5–5)	Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania
Feb 17, 1990		Delaware	W 87–84	13–11 (6–5)	Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 21, 1990		Bucknell	L 66–72	13–12 (6–6)	Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 24, 1990		at Hofstra	W 73–65	14–12 (7–6)	Physical Fitness Center Hempstead, New York
Feb 26, 1990		Lehigh	W 92–82	15–12 (8–6)	Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland
ECC Tournament
Mar 3, 1990*		Rider ECC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 74–63	16–12	Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland
Mar 4, 1990*		Delaware ECC Tournament Semifinal	W 85–71	17–12	Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland
Mar 5, 1990*		Lehigh ECC tournament championship	W 73–60	18–12	Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1990*	(16 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Oklahoma First Round	L 68–77	18–13	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

1989–90_Towson_State_Tigers_men's_basketball_team

1989–90 Towson State Tigers men's basketball team

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1989–90 Towson Tigers men's basketball
ECC Regular season co-champions ECC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	East Coast Conference (Division I)\|East Coast Conference
Record	18–13 (8–6 ECC)
Head coach	Terry Truax (7th season)
Home arena	Towson Center
Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →