1989–90 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

1989–90 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
1989–90 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
WAC Regular season co-champions; Mile High Classic champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	21–9 (11–5 WAC)
Head coach	Boyd Grant (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Jeff Jackson
Home arena	Moby Arena
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colorado State	11	–	5	.688	21	–	9	.700
BYU	11	–	5	.688	21	–	9	.700
Hawaii	10	–	6	.625	25	–	10	.714
UTEP †	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
New Mexico	9	–	7	.563	20	–	14	.588
Wyoming	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
Utah	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
San Diego State	4	–	12	.250	13	–	18	.419
Air Force	3	–	13	.188	12	–	20	.375

† 1990 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1989–90 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Boyd Grant. The Rams finished 21–9 and won the WAC regular season title with a 11–5 conference record. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region. The Rams were beaten by No. 7 seed Alabama in the first round.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F/C	32	Mike Mitchell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Los Angeles, California

Head coach

Boyd Grant (Colorado State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Jackson (Cornell)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1989*		Texas-Pan American	W 77–53	1–0	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 1, 1989*		vs. Eastern Kentucky	W 75–66	2–0
Dec 2, 1989*		at Marshall	L 58–65	2–1	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 7, 1989*		Northwestern State	W 94–61	3–1	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 9, 1989*		at Idaho State	W 62–47	4–1	Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho
Dec 16, 1989*		at Montana	L 47–50	4–2	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana
Dec 18, 1989*		Cal State Fullerton	W 84–55	5–2	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 20, 1989*		Baylor	W 74–55	6–2	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 23, 1989*		North Texas	W 93–70	7–2	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 29, 1989*		vs. No. 24 North Carolina Mile High Classic	W 78–67	8–2	McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado
Dec 30, 1989*		vs. UMass Mile High Classic	W 77–51	9–2	McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado
Mar 3, 1990		San Diego State	W 62–45	20–7 (11–5)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
WAC tournament
Mar 8, 1990*	(1)	vs. (9) Air Force Quarterfinals	L 51–58	21–8	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1990*	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) No. 23 Alabama First Round	L 54–71	21–9	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

References

^ "1989-90 Colorado State Rams Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
^ "2019–20 Colorado State Rams Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Colorado State University Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

[1] "1989-90 Colorado State Rams Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

[2] "2019–20 Colorado State Rams Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Colorado State University Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

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v t e Colorado State Rams men's basketball
Venues	South College Gymnasium (1926–1966) Moby Arena (1966–present)
Rivalries	Wyoming
Culture & lore	CAM the Ram
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 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