1989–90 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

1989–90 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
1989–90 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
American South champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Conference	American South Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 1
Record	32–1 (10–0 American South Conference)
Head coach	Leon Barmore (5th season);
Assistant coach	Kim Mulkey
Home arena	Thomas Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 American South women's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

1989–90 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
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
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

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
American South tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1990*	(1 MW) No. 1	at (8 MW) Southern Miss Second round	W 89–70	30–0	Thomas Assembly Center 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 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 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.

v t e Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1974–1982) Thomas Assembly Center (1982–present)
Culture & lore	Tech (mascot) Traditions of Louisiana Tech University Hoop Troop
People	Sonja Hogg Leon Barmore Kurt Budke Chris Long Teresa Weatherspoon Tyler Summitt Brooke Stoehr
Seasons	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
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics