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1989–90 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

American college basketball season

FieldValue
year1989–90
teamLa Salle Explorers
sportBasketball
conferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
divisionSouth Division
short_confMAAC
CoachRank13
APRank12
record30–2
conf_record16–0
head_coachSpeedy Morris
hc_year4th
asst_coach1Joe Mihalich
asst_coach2Randy Monroe
asst_coach3Sam Rines
arenaConvention Hall
championMAAC South Division champion
MAAC regular season champion
[MAAC tournament](1990-maac-men-s-basketball-tournament) champion
tourney[NCAA Division I tournament](1990-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
tourney_resultsecond round

MAAC regular season champion MAAC tournament champion

The 1989–90 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Speedy Morris, the team established the single-season school record for wins with a 30–2 record (16-0 MAAC), including a 22-game win streak. National Player of the Year Lionel "L-Train" Simmons finished his collegiate career third in NCAA scoring with 3,217 points, and also accumulated 1,429 rebounds. He was the first player in NCAA history to score more than 3,000 points and grab more than 1,100 rebounds.

Roster

  • Speedy Morris
  • Joe Mihalich ()
  • Randy Monroe ()
  • Sam Rines ()
  • Rich Prendergast ()

Schedule and results

|- !colspan=12 style=| Regular season Overton Lieverst Woods Overton Overton |- !colspan=12 style=| MAAC Tournament |- !colspan=12 style=| NCAA Tournament Sources https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/la-salle/1990-schedule.html

Rankings

*Final AP and Coaches rankings released prior to NCAA tournament

Awards and honors

  • Lionel Simmons, Adolph Rupp Trophy
  • Lionel Simmons, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
  • Lionel Simmons, First Team All-Big 5 selection
  • Lionel Simmons, Robert V. Geasey Trophy
  • Lionel Simmons, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year
  • Lionel Simmons, Naismith College Player of the Year
  • Lionel Simmons, USBWA College Player of the Year
  • Lionel Simmons, State Farm Division I Player of the Year Award
  • Lionel Simmons, John R. Wooden Award

Team players drafted into the NBA

References

References

  1. "lasalle-explorers.com".
  2. (January 5, 1990). "At La Salle, It Pays to Be Nice". [[The New York Times]].
  3. (January 7, 1990). "Loyola Marymount Outruns La Salle : Kimble, Gathers help Lions go two for Philadelphia with 121-116 victory.". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  4. (February 18, 2005). "LMU 121, Lasalle 116". [[Loyola Marymount Lions.
  5. (January 15, 1990). "Takin' the Train". [[Sports Illustrated]].
  6. (March 6, 1990). "La Salle Players Dedicate Title Game to Gathers". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  7. (March 17, 1990). "Clemson 79, La Salle 75". [[United Press International]].
  8. (March 18, 1990). "Clemson Stops Simmons, Defeats La Salle". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  9. "About Us".
  10. "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy".
  11. "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners".
  12. (March 27, 1990). "Simmons Wins Eastman Award". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  13. "Refreshing to.....". cstv.com.
  14. "1990 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.
  15. "1991 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.
  16. "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.
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