1989–90 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team

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|year = 1989–90

|team = Southwest Missouri State Bears

|sport= Basketball

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|conference = Mid-Continent Conference

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|short_conf = Mid-Con

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|record = 22–7

|conf_record = 11–1

|head_coach = Charlie Spoonhour

|hc_year = 7th

|asst_coach1= Derek Thomas

|ac1_year = 1st

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|stadium = Hammons Student Center

|champion = Mid-Con Regular Season Champions

|tourney=NCAA tournament

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The 1989–90 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1989–90 season. Playing in the Mid-Continent Conference and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 22–7 overall record and won the Mid-Con regular season title.{{cite web| title = 2018–19 Missouri State Bears Men's Basketball Media Guide | publisher =Missouri State University| date =2018 | url =https://missouristate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/sports/m-baskbl/mediaguide/2018-19%20MSU%20MBB%20Media%20Guide.pdf | accessdate = May 2, 2020}} Southwest Missouri State lost to North Carolina in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.

Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lee|last=Campbell|num=|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=|class=Sr|link=|dab=|rs=|home=}}

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|head_coach=

Charlie Spoonhour ({{college|Ozarks}})

|asst_coach=

Derek Thomas ({{college|Missouri–St. Louis}})

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{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/missouri-state/1990.html|title=1989-90 Missouri State Bears Roster and Stats|accessdate=May 2, 2020}}

Schedule and results

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri State Bears}}| Regular season

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| date = Nov 24, 1989

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| nonconf = yes

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| neutral = yes

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| opponent = La Salle

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| site_stadium = Selland Arena

| site_cityst = Fresno, California

| gamename = Coors Light Classic

| score = 58–62

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| record = 0–1

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 25, 1989

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| nonconf = yes

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| neutral = yes

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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1989|sex=men|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}

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| site_stadium = Selland Arena

| site_cityst = Fresno, California

| gamename = Coors Light Classic

| score = 52–35

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| record = 1–1

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 2, 1989

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| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1989|sex=men|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane|title=Tulsa}}

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| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

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| score = 73–66

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| record = 2–1

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 5, 1989

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| away = yes

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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1989|sex=men|team=Wichita State Shockers|title=Wichita State}}

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| site_stadium = Levitt Arena

| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas

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| score = 68–81

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| record = 2–2

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 8, 1989

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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1989|sex=men|team=Southern Utah Thunderbirds|title=Southern Utah}}

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| site_stadium = Hammons Student Center

| site_cityst = Springfield, Missouri

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| score = 91–76

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| record = 3–2

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 9, 1989

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| nonconf = yes

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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1989|sex=men|team=Creighton Bluejays|title=Creighton}}

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| site_stadium = Hammons Student Center

| site_cityst = Springfield, Missouri

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| score = 81–74

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| record = 4–2

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri State Bears}}| 1990 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

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| date = Mar 6, 1990

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| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

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| opponent = Northern Iowa

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| site_stadium = UNI-Dome

| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, Iowa

| gamename = Mid-Con Tournament Semifinal

| score = 61–63

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| record = 22–6

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!colspan=10 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri State Bears}}| 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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| date = Mar 15, 1990

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| nonconf = yes

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| neutral = yes

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| seed = 9 MW

| opponent = North Carolina

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| oppseed = 8 MW

| site_stadium = Frank Erwin Center

| site_cityst = Austin, Texas

| gamename = First Round

| score = 70–83{{cite news |title=North Carolina 83, Southwest Missouri State 70 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-03-16-sp-155-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=March 16, 1990 |access-date=May 2, 2020}}

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| record = 22–7

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| rank =

| poll = AP Poll

| timezone = Central Time

| region = MW

| regionname = Midwest

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