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1989–90 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

1989–90 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
American South champions
ConferenceAmerican South Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 1
Record32–1 (10–0 American South Conference)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
Seasons
1989–90 American South women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Louisiana Tech 10 0   1.000 32 1   .970
Lamar 7 3   .700 19 10   .655
New Orleans 5 5   .500 10 18   .357
Arkansas State 4 6   .400 12 14   .462
Louisiana-Lafayette 3 7   .300 11 17   .393
Texas-Rio Grande Valley 0 10   .000 3 24   .111
† 1990 ASC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1989–90 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by fifth–year head coach Leon Barmore, who led the team to a 32–1 record, the NCAA tournament, and the program's fourth straight Final Four.[1] The Lady Techsters played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a member of the American South Conference.

Roster

[2]

1989–90 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 3 Shelia Ethridge 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Ruston, Louisiana
22 Phoebe Dunn 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Abernathy, Texas
F 32 Annie Lockett 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr  
C 43 Venus Lacy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Chattanooga, Tennessee
50 Jocelyn Watson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr McNeil, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1989*
No. 2 Mississippi Valley State
Louisiana Tech Dial Soap Classic
W 95–51  3–0
Thomas Assembly Center (2,513)
Ruston, Louisiana
Dec 2, 1989*
No. 2 No. 10 Iowa
Louisiana Tech Dial Soap Classic
W 85–82  4–0
Thomas Assembly Center (2,603)
Ruston, Louisiana
Dec 9, 1989*
No. 2 at No. 1 Tennessee W 59–58  6–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,223)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 23, 1990*
No. 1 at No. 9 Stephen F. Austin W 69–56  15–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (6,639)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Feb 20, 1990
No. 1 New Orleans W 98–60  24–0
(9–0)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,101)
Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 22, 1990
No. 1 Louisiana–Lafayette W 101–52  25–0
(10–0)
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 24, 1990*
No. 1 at Stetson W 88–46  26–0
Edmunds Center 
DeLand, Florida
Feb 26, 1990*
No. 1 at UCF W 121–57  27–0
Education Gymnasium (727)
Orlando, Florida
American South tournament
Mar 9, 1990*
(1) No. 1 (5) Louisiana–Lafayette
Semifinals
W 124–51  28–0
Thomas Assembly Center (1,837)
Ruston, Louisiana
Mar 10, 1990*
(1) No. 1 (2) Lamar
Championship game
W 79–58  29–0
Thomas Assembly Center (2,026)
Ruston, Louisiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1990*
(1 MW) No. 1 (8 MW) Southern Miss
Second round
W 89–70  30–0
Thomas Assembly Center (4,177)
Ruston, Louisiana
Mar 22, 1990*
(1 MW) No. 1 at (4 MW) No. 15 Purdue
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 91–47  31–0
Frank Erwin Center (7,200)
Austin, Texas
Mar 24, 1990*
(1 MW) No. 1 at (3 MW) No. 8 Texas
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 71–57[1]  32–0
Frank Erwin Center (12,390)
Austin, Texas
Mar 30, 1990*
(1 MW) No. 1 vs. (2 ME) No. 9 Auburn
National Semifinal – Final Four
L 69–81[3]  32–1
Thompson-Boling Arena (19,467)
Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Rankings

References