1989–90 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1989–90 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
1989–90 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–12 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach	Terry Holland (16th season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Jones (8th season); Craig Littlepage (2nd season);
Home arena	University Hall

The 1989–90 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 16th-year head coach Terry Holland, coaching in his final year at the school. The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the Southeast region. They defeated Notre Dame in the opening round before falling to Syracuse in the second round. The Cavaliers finished with a record of 20–12 (6–8 ACC).

1989–90 ACC men's basketball standings
	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

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	Terry Kirby	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Tabb, Virginia
G	5	Bernie Floriani	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	Jr	Dover, Delaware
G	10	Anthony Oliver	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Faison, North Carolina
G	11	Doug Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Fayetteville, Tennessee
G/F	13	Mark Cooke	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Martinsville, Virginia
G	15	Chris Havlicek	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Weston, Massachusetts
G/F	20	Bryant Stith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	So	Emporia, Virginia
F	21	Curtis Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	Sr	Easton, Massachusetts
G	22	John Crotty	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Jr	Orange, New Jersey
G	23	Blair Ford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	24	Dirk Katstra	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Stilwell, Kansas
F	30	Matt Blundin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Jr	Ridley Township, Pennsylvania
F	32	Jon Havey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Chantilly, Virginia
F/C	42	Ted Jeffries	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Fr	Bowie, Maryland
F/C	44	Jeff Daniel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Indianapolis, Indiana

Head coach

Terry Holland (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Craig Littlepage (Penn)
Jeff Jones (Virginia)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1989*		Northeastern	W 82–60	1–0	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 25, 1989*		Marshall	W 83–63	2–0	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 28, 1989*		Samford	W 87–61	3–0	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 3, 1990		at Maryland	L 74–89	17–10 (6–8)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar 9, 1990*		vs. North Carolina ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 92–85 ^OT	18–10	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 10, 1990*		vs. No. 17 Clemson ACC Tournament Semifinal	W 69–66	19–10	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 11, 1990*		vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech ACC Tournament Championship	L 61–70	19–11	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1990*	(7 SE)	vs. (10 SE) Notre Dame First Round	W 75–67	20–11	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 18, 1990*	(7 SE)	vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Syracuse Second Round	L 61–63	20–12	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern time.

Source:[2]

Rankings

References

Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 306.
"YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

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[roster-1] Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 306.

[boxscores-2] "YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)
Rivalries	Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	"The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" 1982 Chaminade upset 2018 UMBC upset Redemption National Championship
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics