1989–90 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1989–90 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record25–8 (13–3 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • Chris Morris
  • Craig Upchurch
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
1989–90 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Arkansas 14 2   .875 30 5   .857
Houston 13 3   .813 25 8   .758
Texas 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
TCU 9 7   .563 16 13   .552
Baylor 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Texas A&M 7 9   .438 14 17   .452
Rice 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
SMU 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Texas Tech 0 16   .000 5 22   .185
1990 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Pat Foster, and the team played its home games at the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas.

The Cougars played in the NCAA tournament for the first time in three seasons, and lost in the opening round to UC Santa Barbara, 70–66. Houston finished with a record of 25–8 (13–3 SWC).