1989-90 Hoops Basketball Card Set Checklist, Information
The inaugural issue of Hoops basketball in 1989-90 really ushered in a new era for basketball cards. The basketball card hobby was much smaller than the baseball card hobby at the time. Fleer was the only manufacturer and they had only started producing sets again in 1986-87. Hoops provided collectors with a new brand to collect and the product was very well-received. This was compounded by the fact that the David Robinson rookie card was only found in the Hoops set. Fleer did not product a David Robinson card in 1989-90. Hoops was the product for the hot rookies. Hoops was a widely available and distributed release which helped it get into the hands of many collectors. The product was issued in two series. Series 1 with 300 cards and Series 2 with 53 cards.
You will find two David Robinson cards in this set #138 and #310. The #138 card is Robinson’s rookie card and is more valuable. It is also considered a short print. Keep in mind that Hoops really worked the printing presses for this release so a short print isn’t rare. It is just less common than the other cards in the set. The card was short printed due to the way the sheets were constructed when Hoops combined series 1 and 2 cards onto one uncut sheet.
The Pistons championship card with the team holding the trophy is also a short print (SP). This is noted as #353A in the hobby. It was inserted somewhere between 1:72 and 1:75 packs. There weren’t any official odds so these are based on the experience of collectors that opened boxes of Hoops series 2. At 15 cards per pack, you would make about 3 sets of all the other cards before you came across 1 Pistons championship card.
Set collectors were not happy with the relative scarcity of the card so Hoops allowed collectors to obtain card #353 by mail order. This was just a Pistons logo world championship card with a team photo on the back. It is known as #353B in the hobby. #353A is scarcer and more valuable.
Hoops did not have inserts, stickers like Fleer, or gum (Topps) or puzzles (Donruss). It only had base cards. I would say this era’s version of inserts were the error cards. Some believe companies created errors on purpose to create a buzz for the product. Those familiar with baseball remember the Billy Ripken 1989 Fleer card and the numerous variations of the card that Fleer released. Error cards still exist but manufacturers rarely provide corrected version now. They are usually noted as UER (uncorrected errors). The notable error cards in 1989-90 Hoops are:
#115 Spud Webb – The back of the error version shows he signed with Hawks on 9/27/89. The corrected version says 9/26/85. The error version is more scarce.
#123 Don Chaney – The back of the error version has a black vertical line next to Chaney’s coaching record. Print runs for the error and corrected versions are about equal.
#171 John Macleod – The back of the error version has the NBA logo next to his picture. The corrected does not have the NBA logo. The error version is scarcer.
#269 Bernie Bickerstaff – The back of the error version shows his birthday as 2/11/44. Corrected version shows 11/2/43. The error version is once again rarer.
#279 Orlando Woolridge – The back of the error version is missing the “TM” next to the Lakers logo. The corrected version has the “TM” The rarer version is the error.
#284 James Edwards – Another black line error. This one appears on the upper left on the reverse. The print run of the error and corrected version are about equal.
Box Breakdown
36 packs x 15 packs per box = 540 cards per box
Available in Series 1 (1-300) and Series 2 (301-353). Series 2 packs contained cards from both series.
1989-90 Hoops Basketball Checklist
Legend
SP = Short Print
RC = Rookie Card
Coach = Coach card
AS = All Star Card subset
ERR/COR – Error and Corrected Versions Exist
| # | First | Last | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe | Dumars | |
| 2 | Wayne | Rollins | |
| 3 | Kenny | Walker | |
| 4 | Mychal | Thompson | |
| 5 | Alvin | Robertson | SP |
| 6 | Vinny | Del Negro | RC |
| 7 | Greg | Anderson | SP |
| 8 | Rod | Strickland | RC |
| 9 | Ed | Pinckney | |
| 10 | Dale | Ellis | |
| 11 | Chuck | Daly | RC |
| 12 | Eric | Leckner | RC |
| 13 | Charles | Davis | |
| 14 | Cotton | Fitzsimmons | Coach |
| 15 | Byron | Scott | |
| 16 | Derrick | Chievous | RC |
| 17 | Reggie | Lewis | RC |
| 18 | Jim | Paxson | |
| 19 | Tony | Campbell | RC |
| 20 | Rolando | Blackman | |
| 21 | Michael | Jordan | AS |
| 22 | Cliff | Levingston | |
| 23 | Roy | Tarpley | |
| 24 | Harold | Pressley | |
| 25 | Larry | Nance | |
| 26 | Chris | Morris | RC |
| 27 | Bobby | Hansen | |
| 28 | Mark | Price | AS |
| 29 | Reggie | Miller | |
| 30 | Karl | Malone | |
| 31 | Sidney | Lowe | SP |
| 32 | Ron | Anderson | |
| 33 | Mike | Gminski | |
| 34 | Scott | Brooks | RC |
| 35 | Kevin | Johnson | RC |
| 36 | Mark | Bryant | |
| 37 | Rik | Smits | RC |
| 38 | Tim | Perry | RC |
| 39 | Ralph | Sampson | |
| 40 | Danny | Manning | RC |
| 41 | Kevin | Edwards | RC |
| 42 | Paul | Mokeski | |
| 43 | Dale | Ellis | AS |
| 44 | Walter | Berry | |
| 45 | Chuck | Person | |
| 46 | Rick | Mahorn | SP |
| 47 | Joe | Kleine | |
| 48 | Brad | Daugherty | AS |
| 49 | Mike | Woodson | |
| 50 | Brad | Daugherty | |
| 51 | Shelton | Jones | SP |
| 52 | Michael | Adams | |
| 53 | Wes | Unseld | Coach |
| 54 | Rex | Chapman | RC |
| 55 | Kelly | Tripucka | |
| 56 | Rickey | Green | |
| 57 | Frank | Johnson | SP |
| 58 | Johnny | Newman | RC |
| 59 | Billy | Thompson | |
| 60 | Stu | Jackson | Coach |
| 61 | Walter | Davis | |
| 62 | Brian | Shaw | RC SP |
| 63 | Gerald | Wilkins | |
| 64 | Armon | Gilliam | |
| 65 | Maurice | Cheeks | SP |
| 66 | Jack | Sikma | |
| 67 | Harvey | Grant | RC |
| 68 | Jim | Lynam | Coach |
| 69 | Clyde | Drexler | AS |
| 70 | Xavier | McDaniel | |
| 71 | Danny | Young | |
| 72 | Fennis | Dembo | |
| 73 | Mark | Acres | SP |
| 74 | Brad | Lohaus | RC SP |
| 75 | Manute | Bol | |
| 76 | Purvis | Short | |
| 77 | Allen | Leavell | |
| 78 | Johnny | Dawkins | SP |
| 79 | Paul | Pressey | |
| 80 | Patrick | Ewing | |
| 81 | Bill | Wennington | RC |
| 82 | Danny | Schayes | |
| 83 | Derek | Smith | |
| 84 | Moses | Malone | AS |
| 85 | Jeff | Malone | |
| 86 | Otis | Smith | RC SP |
| 87 | Trent | Tucker | |
| 88 | Robert | Reid | |
| 89 | John | Paxson | |
| 90 | Chris | Mullin | |
| 91 | Tom | Garrick | |
| 92 | Willis | Reed | Coach SP |
| 93 | Dave | Corzine | SP |
| 94 | Mark | Alarie | RC |
| 95 | Mark | Aguirre | |
| 96 | Charles | Barkley | AS |
| 97 | Sidney | Green | SP |
| 98 | Kevin | Willis | |
| 99 | Dave | Hoppen | |
| 100 | Terry | Cummings | SP |
| 101 | Dwayne | Washington | SP |
| 102 | Larry | Brown | Coach |
| 103 | Kevin | Duckworth | |
| 104 | Uwe | Blab | SP |
| 105 | Terry | Porter | |
| 106 | Craig | Ehlo | RC |
| 107 | Don | Casey | Coach |
| 108 | Pat | Riley | Coach |
| 109 | John | Salley | |
| 110 | Charles | Barkley | |
| 111 | Sam | Bowie | SP |
| 112 | Earl | Cureton | |
| 113 | Craig | Hodges | |
| 114 | Benoit | Benjamin | |
| 115 | Spud | Webb | ERR/COR |
| 116 | Karl | Malone | AS |
| 117 | Sleepy | Floyd | |
| 118 | HotRod | Williams | |
| 119 | Michael | Holton | |
| 120 | Alex | English | |
| 121 | Dennis | Johnson | |
| 122 | Wayne | Cooper | SP |
| 123 | Don | Chaney | Coach ERR/COR |
| 124 | A.C. | Green | |
| 125 | Adrian | Dantley | |
| 126 | Del | Harris | Coach |
| 127 | Dick | Harter | Coach |
| 128 | Reggie | Williams | RC |
| 129 | Bill | Hanzlik | |
| 130 | Dominique | Wilkins | |
| 131 | Herb | Williams | |
| 132 | Steve | Johnson | SP |
| 133 | Alex | English | AS |
| 134 | Darrell | Walker | |
| 135 | Bill | Laimbeer | |
| 136 | Fred | Roberts | RC |
| 137 | Hersey | Hawkins | RC |
| 138 | David | Robinson | RC SP |
| 139 | Brad | Sellers | SP |
| 140 | John | Stockton | |
| 141 | Grant | Long | RC |
| 142 | Marc | Iavaroni | SP |
| 143 | Steve | Alford | RC SP |
| 144 | Jeff | Lamp | SP |
| 145 | Buck | Williams | SP |
| 146 | Mark | Jackson | AS |
| 147 | Jim | Petersen | |
| 148 | Steve | Stipanovich | SP |
| 149 | Sam | Vincent | RC SP |
| 150 | Larry | Bird | |
| 151 | Jon | Koncak | RC |
| 152 | Olden | Polynice | RC |
| 153 | Randy | Breuer | |
| 154 | John | Battle | RC |
| 155 | Mark | Eaton | |
| 156 | Kevin | McHale | AS |
| 157 | Jerry | Sichting | SP |
| 158 | Pat | Cummings | SP |
| 159 | Patrick | Ewing | AS |
| 160 | Mark | Price | |
| 161 | Jerry | Reynolds | Coach |
| 162 | Ken | Norman | RC |
| 163 | John | Bagley | SP |
| 164 | Christian | Welp | SP |
| 165 | Reggie | Theus | SP |
| 166 | Magic | Johnson | AS |
| 167 | John | Long | |
| 168 | Larry | Smith | SP |
| 169 | Charles | Shackleford | RC SP |
| 170 | Tom | Chambers | |
| 171 | John | MacLeod | Coach ERR/COR |
| 172 | Ron | Rothstein | Coach |
| 173 | Joe | Wolf | |
| 174 | Mark | Eaton | AS |
| 175 | Jon | Sundvold | |
| 176 | Scott | Hastings | SP |
| 177 | Isiah | Thomas | AS |
| 178 | Hakeem | Olajuwon | AS |
| 179 | Mike | Fratello | Coach |
| 180 | Hakeem | Olajuwon | |
| 181 | Randolph | Keys | RC |
| 182 | Richard | Anderson | |
| 183 | Dan | Majerle | RC |
| 184 | Derek | Harper | |
| 185 | Robert | Parish | |
| 186 | Ricky | Berry | SP |
| 187 | Michael | Cooper | |
| 188 | Vinnie | Johnson | |
| 189 | James | Donaldson | |
| 190 | Clyde | Drexler | |
| 191 | Jay | Vincent | SP |
| 192 | Nate | McMillan | |
| 193 | Kevin | Duckworth | AS |
| 194 | Ledell | Eackles | RC |
| 195 | Eddie | Johnson | |
| 196 | Terry | Teagle | |
| 197 | Tom | Chambers | AS |
| 198 | Joe | Barry Carroll | |
| 199 | Dennis | Hopson | RC |
| 200 | Michael | Jordan | |
| 201 | Jerome | Lane | RC |
| 202 | Greg | Kite | RC |
| 203 | David | Rivers | SP |
| 204 | Sylvester | Gray | RC |
| 205 | Ron | Harper | |
| 206 | Frank | Brickowski | |
| 207 | Rory | Sparrow | |
| 208 | Gerald | Henderson | |
| 209 | Rod | Higgins | |
| 210 | James | Worthy | |
| 211 | Dennis | Rodman | |
| 212 | Ricky | Pierce | |
| 213 | Charles | Oakley | |
| 214 | Steve | Colter | |
| 215 | Danny | Ainge | |
| 216 | Lenny | Wilkens | Coach |
| 217 | Larry | Nance | |
| 218 | Muggsy | Bogues | |
| 219 | James | Worthy | AS |
| 220 | Lafayette | Lever | |
| 221 | Quintin | Dailey | SP |
| 222 | Lester | Conner | |
| 223 | Jose | Ortiz | RC |
| 224 | Micheal | Williams | RC SP |
| 225 | Wayman | Tisdale | |
| 226 | Mike | Sanders | SP |
| 227 | Jim | Farmer | SP |
| 228 | Mark | West | |
| 229 | Jeff | Hornacek | RC |
| 230 | Chris | Mullin | AS |
| 231 | Vern | Fleming | |
| 232 | Kenny | Smith | |
| 233 | Derrick | McKey | |
| 234 | Dominique | Wilkins | AS |
| 235 | Willie | Anderson | RC |
| 236 | Keith | Lee | SP |
| 237 | Buck | Johnson | RC |
| 238 | Randy | Wittman | |
| 239 | Terry | Catledge | SP |
| 240 | Bernard | King | |
| 241 | Darrell | Griffith | |
| 242 | Horace | Grant | |
| 243 | Rony | Seikaly | RC |
| 244 | Scottie | Pippen | |
| 245 | Michael | Cage | |
| 246 | Kurt | Rambis | |
| 247 | Morlon | Wiley | RC |
| 248 | Ronnie | Grandison | |
| 249 | Scott | Skiles | RC |
| 250 | Isiah | Thomas | |
| 251 | Thurl | Bailey | |
| 252 | Doc | Rivers | |
| 253 | Stuart | Gray | SP |
| 254 | John | Williams | |
| 255 | Bill | Cartwright | |
| 256 | Terry | Cummings | AS |
| 257 | Rodney | McCray | |
| 258 | Larry | Krystkowiak | RC |
| 259 | Will | Perdue | RC |
| 260 | Mitch | Richmond | |
| 261 | Blair | Rasmussen | |
| 262 | Charles | Smith | |
| 263 | Tyrone | Corbin | RC SP |
| 264 | Kelvin | Upshaw | RC |
| 265 | Otis | Thorpe | |
| 266 | Phil | Jackson | Coach |
| 267 | Jerry | Sloan | Coach |
| 268 | John | Shasky | RC |
| 269 | Bernie | Bickerstaff | Coach SP ERR/COR |
| 270 | Magic | Johnson | |
| 271 | Vernon | Maxwell | |
| 272 | Tim | McCormick | |
| 273 | Don | Nelson | Coach |
| 274 | Gary | Grant | RC |
| 275 | Sidney | Moncrief | SP |
| 276 | Roy | Hinson | |
| 277 | Jimmy | Rodgers | Coach |
| 278 | Antoine | Carr | |
| 279 | Orlando | Woolridge | ERR/COR |
| 280 | Kevin | McHale | |
| 281 | LaSalle | Thompson | |
| 282 | Detlef | Schrempf | |
| 283 | Doug | Moe | Coach ERR/COR |
| 284 | James | Edwards | |
| 285 | Jerome | Kersey | |
| 286 | Sam | Perkins | |
| 287 | Sedale | Threatt | |
| 288 | Tim | Kempton | SP |
| 289 | Mark | McNamara | |
| 290 | Moses | Malone | |
| 291 | Rick | Adelman | Coach |
| 292 | Dick | Versace | Coach |
| 293 | Alton | Lister | SP |
| 294 | Winston | Garland | |
| 295 | Kiki | Vandeweghe | |
| 296 | Brad | Davis | |
| 297 | John | Stockton | AS |
| 298 | Jay | Humphries | |
| 299 | Dell | Curry | |
| 300 | Mark | Jackson | |
| 301 | Morlon | Wiley | |
| 302 | Reggie | Theus | |
| 303 | Otis | Smith | |
| 304 | Tod | Murphy | RC |
| 305 | Sidney | Green | |
| 306 | Shelton | Jones | |
| 307 | Mark | Acres | |
| 308 | Terry | Catledge | |
| 309 | Larry | Smith | |
| 310 | David | Robinson | |
| 311 | Johnny | Dawkins | |
| 312 | Terry | Cummings | |
| 313 | Sidney | Lowe | |
| 314 | Bill | Musselman | Coach |
| 315 | Buck | Williams | |
| 316 | Mel | Turpin | |
| 317 | Scott | Hastings | |
| 318 | Scott | Skiles | |
| 319 | Tyrone | Corbin | |
| 320 | Maurice | Cheeks | |
| 321 | Matt | Guokas | Coach |
| 322 | Jeff | Turner | |
| 323 | David | Wingate | |
| 324 | Steve | Johnson | |
| 325 | Alton | Lister | |
| 326 | Ken | Bannister | |
| 327 | Bill | Fitch | |
| 328 | Sam | Vincent | |
| 329 | Larry | Drew | |
| 330 | Rick | Mahorn | |
| 331 | Christian | Welp | |
| 332 | Brad | Lohaus | |
| 333 | Frank | Johnson | |
| 334 | Jim | Farmer | |
| 335 | Wayne | Cooper | |
| 336 | Mike | Brown | RC |
| 337 | Sam | Bowie | |
| 338 | Kevin | Gamble | RC |
| 339 | Jerry | Reynolds | RC |
| 340 | Mike | Sanders | |
| 341 | Bill | Jones | |
| 342 | Greg | Anderson | |
| 343 | Dave | Corzine | |
| 344 | Micheal | Williams | |
| 345 | Jay | Vincent | |
| 346 | David | Rivers | |
| 347 | Caldwell | Jones | |
| 348 | Brad | Sellers | |
| 349 | Scott | Roth | |
| 350 | Alvin | Robertson | |
| 351 | Steve | Kerr | RC |
| 352 | Stuart | Gray | |
| 353 | Pistons | Championship | SP (version A) Common (version B) |