1989–90 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

1989–90 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceMid-Continent Conference
Record23–9 (6–6 Mid-Con)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Boyle (4th season)
  • Kevin Lehman (4th season)
  • Samuel Skarich (4th season)
Home arenaUNI-Dome
1989–90 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwest Missouri State 11 1   .917 22 7   .759
Wisconsin–Green Bay 9 3   .750 24 8   .750
Western Illinois 6 6   .500 16 13   .552
Northern Iowa 6 6   .500 23 9   .719
Illinois–Chicago 6 6   .500 16 12   .571
Eastern Illinois 3 9   .250 10 18   .357
Valparaiso 1 11   .083 4 24   .143
Cleveland State 0 0   15 13   .536
1990 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the Mid-Continent Conference during the 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eldon Miller and played their home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Panthers won the Mid-Con tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament — the school’s first trip to the "Big Dance." In the first round, UNI upset No. 3 seed Missouri, 74–71. The Panthers fell to No. 6 seed Minnesota, 81–78, in the second round. The team finished with a record of 23–9 (6–6 in the Mid-Con).

The 1989–90 team was inducted into the UNI Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011.