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1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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The 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1988 and ended with the Final Four at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington, on April 3, 1989.

Season headlines

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Major rule changes

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Beginning in 1988–89, the following rules changes were implemented:

  • Any player who participates in a fight is ejected from the game and placed on probation. If he participates in a second fight during the season, he is suspended for one game. If he participates in a third fight during the season, he is suspended for the rest of the season, including championship competition.[2]

Season outlook

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Pre-season polls

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The top 20 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[3]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Duke
2 Georgetown
3 Michigan
4 Louisville
5 Oklahoma
6 North Carolina
7 Iowa
8 Syracuse
9 Illinois
10 UNLV
11 Arizona
12 Villanova
13 Georgia Tech
14 Missouri
15 Florida
16 Florida State
17 Ohio State
18 NC State
19 Temple
20 Stanford
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Duke
2 Michigan
3 North Carolina
4 Georgetown
5 Illinois
6 Oklahoma
7 UNLV
8 Syracuse
9 Iowa
10 Louisville
11 Arizona
12 Villanova
13 Missouri
14 Florida
15 Temple
16 Georgia Tech
17 Indiana
18 Florida State
19 Stanford
20 NC State
Purdue

Conference membership changes

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School Former conference New conference
Davidson Wildcats Southern Conference NCAA Division I independent
Liberty Flames Mason–Dixon Conference (NCAA Division II) NCAA Division I independent
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mason–Dixon Conference (NCAA Division II) NCAA Division I independent
Southern Utah Thunderbirds non-NCAA Division I NCAA Division I independent
Youngstown State Penguins Ohio Valley Conference NCAA Division I independent

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
season first place
Conference
player of the year
Conference
Coach of the Year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (city)
Tournament
winner
American South Conference New Orleans Randy White, Louisiana Tech Al Barbre, Lamar &
Tim Floyd, New Orleans
1989 American South Conference men's basketball tournament Cajundome
(Lafayette, LA)
Louisiana Tech
Association of Mid-Continent Universities SW Missouri State Jay Taylor, Eastern Illinois Charlie Spoonhour, SW Missouri State 1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament Hammons Student Center
(Springfield, MO)
SW Missouri State
Atlantic 10 Conference West Virginia Mark Macon, Temple Bob Wenzel, Rutgers 1989 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Rutgers Athletic Center
Piscataway, New Jersey
Rutgers
Atlantic Coast Conference NC State Danny Ferry, Duke Jim Valvano, NC State 1989 ACC men's basketball tournament Omni Coliseum
Atlanta, Georgia
North Carolina
Big East Conference Georgetown Charles Smith, Georgetown P. J. Carlesimo, Seton Hall 1989 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden
New York, New York
Georgetown
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma Stacey King, Oklahoma Billy Tubbs, Oklahoma 1989 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
Missouri
Big Sky Conference Boise State & Idaho Chris Childs, Idaho Kermit Davis Jr., Idaho 1989 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament BSU Pavilion
Boise, Idaho
Idaho
Big South Conference Coastal Carolina Henry Wilson, Campbell Russ Bergman, Coastal Carolina 1989 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Winthrop Coliseum
Rock Hill, South Carolina
UNC Asheville
Big Ten Conference Indiana Jay Edwards, Indiana
Glen Rice, Michigan
Bob Knight, Indiana No Tournament
Big West Conference UNLV Stacey Augmon, UNLV Neil McCarthy, New Mexico State 1989 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Long Beach Arena
Long Beach, California
UNLV
Colonial Athletic Association Richmond Blue Edwards, East Carolina Dick Tarrant, Richmond 1989 CAA men's basketball tournament Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, Virginia
George Mason
East Coast Conference Bucknell Kurk Lee, Towson State 1989 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Towson Center
Towson, Maryland
Bucknell
Ivy League Princeton Bob Scrabis, Princeton Not named No Tournament
Metro Conference Florida State George McCloud, Florida State Larry Finch, Memphis State 1989 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Carolina Coliseum
Columbia, South Carolina
Louisville
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference La Salle Lionel Simmons, La Salle Ted Fiore, Saint Peter's, & Speedy Morris, La Salle 1989 MAAC men's basketball tournament Meadowlands Arena
East Rutherford, New Jersey
La Salle
Mid-American Conference Ball State Paul Graham, Ohio Rick Majerus, Ball State 1989 MAC men's basketball tournament John F. Savage Hall
Toledo, Ohio
Ball State
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference South Carolina State Tom Davis, Delaware State Cy McClairen, Bethune-Cookman 1989 MEAC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
South Carolina State
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Evansville Scott Haffner, Evansville Jim Crews, Evansville 1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Xavier
Missouri Valley Conference Creighton Anthony Manuel, Bradley Tony Barone, Creighton 1989 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Levitt Arena
Wichita, Kansas
Creighton
North Atlantic Conference Siena Jeff Robinson, Siena Mike Deane, Siena 1989 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, Connecticut
Siena
Northeast Conference Robert Morris Vaughn Luton, Robert Morris Jarrett Durham, Robert Morris 1989 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Charles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Robert Morris
Ohio Valley Conference Middle Tennessee & Murray State Jeff Martin, Murray State Bruce Stewart, Middle Tennessee 1989 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Nashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Pacific-10 Conference Arizona Sean Elliott, Arizona Lute Olson, Arizona, &
Ralph Miller, Oregon State
1989 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament Great Western Forum
Inglewood, California
Arizona
Southeastern Conference Florida Chris Jackson, LSU Wimp Sanderson, Alabama 1989 SEC men's basketball tournament Thompson–Boling Arena
Knoxville, Tennessee
Alabama
Southern Conference Chattanooga John Taft, Marshall Randy Nesbit, The Citadel 1989 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Asheville Civic Center
Asheville, North Carolina
East Tennessee State
Southland Conference North Texas State Deon Hunter, North Texas State Jimmy Gales, North Texas State 1989 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Super Pit
Denton, Texas
McNeese State
Southwest Conference Arkansas Travis Mays, Texas Nolan Richardson, Arkansas 1989 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament Reunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
Arkansas
Southwestern Athletic Conference Grambling State, Southern, & Texas Southern Terry Brooks, Alabama State 1989 SWAC men's basketball tournament F. G. Clark Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Southern
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama Jeff Hodge, South Alabama Ronnie Arrow, South Alabama 1989 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina
South Alabama
Trans America Athletic Conference Georgia Southern Jeff Sanders, Georgia Southern Mike Newell, Arkansas–Little Rock 1989 TAAC men's basketball tournament Barton Coliseum
Little Rock, Arkansas
Arkansas–Little Rock
West Coast Athletic Conference Saint Mary's Hank Gathers, Loyola Marymount Lynn Nance, Saint Mary's 1989 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament War Memorial Gymnasium
(San Francisco, CA)
Loyola Marymount
Western Athletic Conference Colorado State Tim Hardaway, UTEP Riley Wallace, Hawaii 1989 WAC men's basketball tournament Jon M. Huntsman Center
(Salt Lake City, UT)
UTEP

Conference standings

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1988–89 American South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Orleans 7 3   .700 19 11   .633
Louisiana Tech 6 4   .600 23 9   .719
Arkansas State 6 4   .600 20 10   .667
Southwestern Louisiana 4 6   .400 17 12   .586
Pan American 4 6   .400 15 13   .536
Lamar 3 7   .300 12 16   .429
1989 American South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[4]
1988–89 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwest Missouri State 10 2   .833 21 10   .677
Northern Iowa 8 4   .667 19 9   .679
Eastern Illinois 7 5   .583 16 16   .500
Green Bay 6 6   .500 14 14   .500
Valparaiso 4 8   .333 10 19   .345
Western Illinois 4 8   .333 9 19   .321
UIC 3 9   .250 13 17   .433
Cleveland State 0 0   16 12   .571
1989 AMCU-8 tournament winner
1988–89 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 West Virginia 17 1   .944 26 5   .839
Temple 15 3   .833 18 12   .600
Rutgers 13 5   .722 18 13   .581
Penn State 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Rhode Island 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
St. Bonaventure 7 11   .389 13 15   .464
Duquesne 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
UMass 5 13   .278 10 18   .357
Saint Joseph's 4 14   .222 8 21   .276
George Washington 1 17   .056 1 27   .036
1989 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1988–89 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 NC State 10 4   .714 22 9   .710
No. 9 Duke 9 5   .643 28 8   .778
Virginia 9 5   .643 22 11   .667
No. 5 North Carolina 9 5   .643 29 8   .784
Georgia Tech 8 6   .571 20 12   .625
Clemson 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Wake Forest 3 11   .214 13 15   .464
Maryland 1 13   .071 9 20   .310
1989 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Georgetown 13 3   .813 29 5   .853
No. 11 Seton Hall 11 5   .688 31 7   .816
No. 7 Syracuse 10 6   .625 30 8   .789
Pittsburgh 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Villanova 7 9   .438 18 16   .529
Providence 7 9   .438 18 11   .621
Connecticut 6 10   .375 18 13   .581
St. John's 6 10   .375 20 13   .606
Boston College 3 13   .188 12 17   .414
1989 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 1989[5]
Rankings from AP poll
1988–89 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma 12 2   .857 30 6   .833
No. 6 Missouri 10 4   .714 29 8   .784
Kansas State 8 6   .571 19 11   .633
Oklahoma State 7 7   .500 17 13   .567
Iowa State 7 7   .500 17 12   .586
Kansas 6 8   .429 19 12   .613
Nebraska 4 10   .286 17 16   .515
Colorado 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
1989 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012
Rankings from AP poll
1988–89 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boise State 13 3   .813 23 7   .767
Idaho 13 3   .813 25 6   .806
Montana 11 5   .688 20 11   .645
Nevada 10 6   .625 16 12   .571
Weber State 9 7   .563 17 11   .607
Montana State 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Eastern Washington 5 11   .313 8 22   .267
Idaho State 4 12   .250 9 18   .333
Northern Arizona 1 15   .063 2 25   .074
Conference tournament winner
1988–89 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Coastal Carolina 9 3   .750 14 14   .500
Campbell 8 4   .667 18 12   .600
Baptist 6 6   .500 12 16   .429
UNC Asheville 6 6   .500 16 14   .533
Radford 5 7   .417 15 13   .536
Winthrop 5 7   .417 16 13   .552
Augusta State 3 9   .250 5 23   .179
1989 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1988–89 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Indiana 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
No. 3 Illinois 14 4   .778 31 5   .861
No. 10 Michigan 12 6   .667 30 7   .811
No. 14 Iowa 10 8   .556 23 10   .697
Minnesota 9 9   .500 19 12   .613
Wisconsin 8 10   .444 18 12   .600
Purdue 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Ohio State 6 12   .333 19 15   .559
Michigan State 6 12   .333 18 15   .545
Northwestern 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
Rankings from AP Poll
1988–89 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 UNLV 16 2   .889 29 8   .784
New Mexico State 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
UC Santa Barbara 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
Cal State Fullerton 10 8   .556 16 13   .552
Long Beach State 10 8   .556 13 15   .464
Utah State 10 8   .556 12 16   .429
Fresno State 9 9   .500 15 14   .517
UC Irvine 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Pacific 3 15   .167 7 21   .250
San Jose State 1 17   .056 5 23   .179
1989 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1988-89 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 13 1   .929 21 10   .677
George Mason 10 4   .714 20 11   .645
American 9 5   .643 17 11   .607
UNC Wilmington 9 5   .643 16 14   .533
James Madison 6 8   .429 16 14   .533
East Carolina 6 8   .429 15 14   .517
William & Mary 2 12   .143 5 23   .179
Navy 1 13   .071 6 22   .214
1989 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[6]
1988–89 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 11 3   .786 23 8   .742
Towson State 10 4   .714 19 10   .655
Lafayette 8 6   .571 20 10   .667
Hofstra 7 7   .500 14 15   .483
Drexel 7 7   .500 12 16   .429
Delaware 6 8   .429 14 14   .500
Lehigh 5 9   .357 10 18   .357
Rider 2 12   .143 5 23   .179
1989 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1988–89 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena 16 1   .941 25 5   .833
Boston University 14 4   .778 21 9   .700
Northeastern 12 5   .706 17 11   .607
Canisius 11 7   .611 13 15   .464
Hartford 10 7   .588 15 13   .536
Maine 7 11   .389 9 19   .321
Niagara 6 12   .333 9 19   .321
Colgate 5 13   .278 6 22   .214
Vermont 4 14   .222 6 21   .222
New Hampshire 3 14   .176 4 22   .154
1989 NAC tournament winner
1988-89 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 11 3   .786 19 8   .704
Dartmouth 10 4   .714 17 9   .654
Penn 9 5   .643 13 13   .500
Harvard 7 7   .500 11 15   .423
Cornell 7 7   .500 10 16   .385
Yale 6 8   .429 11 17   .393
Columbia 4 10   .286 8 18   .308
Brown 2 12   .143 7 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll[7]
1988–89 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Florida State 9 3   .750 22 8   .733
No. 12 Louisville 8 4   .667 24 9   .727
Memphis State 8 4   .667 21 11   .656
South Carolina 8 4   .667 19 11   .633
Cincinnati 5 7   .417 15 12   .556
Virginia Tech 2 10   .167 11 17   .393
Southern Miss 2 10   .167 10 17   .370
1989 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1988–89 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
La Salle 13 1   .929 26 6   .813
Saint Peter's 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
Iona 8 6   .571 15 16   .484
Fordham 8 6   .571 14 15   .483
Army 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
Holy Cross 5 9   .357 13 15   .464
Manhattan 3 11   .214 7 21   .250
Fairfield 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
1989 MAAC tournament winner
1988–89 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Ball State 14 2   .875 29 3   .906
Kent State 12 4   .750 21 10   .677
Toledo 11 5   .688 18 13   .581
Eastern Michigan 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Central Michigan 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Bowling Green 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Western Michigan 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
Ohio 6 10   .375 13 16   .448
Miami (OH) 1 15   .063 5 23   .179
1989 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1988–89 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina State 14 2   .875 25 8   .758
Florida A&M 12 4   .750 20 10   .667
Coppin State 11 5   .688 18 11   .621
Morgan State 9 7   .563 16 13   .552
Bethune–Cookman 8 8   .500 12 16   .429
Delaware State 6 10   .375 11 17   .393
North Carolina A&T 6 10   .375 9 18   .333
Howard 5 11   .313 9 19   .321
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 15   .063 1 26   .037
1989 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1988–89 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Evansville 10 2   .833 25 6   .806
Saint Louis 8 4   .667 27 10   .730
Xavier 7 5   .583 21 12   .636
Dayton 6 6   .500 12 17   .414
Detroit Mercy 4 8   .333 7 21   .250
Loyola (IL) 4 8   .333 11 17   .393
Butler 3 9   .250 11 17   .393
1989 MCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1988–89 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Creighton 11 3   .786 20 11   .645
Wichita State 10 4   .714 19 11   .633
Tulsa 10 4   .714 18 13   .581
Bradley 7 7   .500 13 14   .481
Drake 6 8   .429 12 17   .414
Southern Illinois 6 8   .429 20 14   .588
Illinois State 6 8   .429 13 17   .433
Indiana State 0 14   .000 4 24   .143
1989 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1988–89 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 12 4   .750 21 9   .700
Fairleigh Dickinson 11 5   .688 17 12   .586
Marist* 9 7   .563 13 15   .464
Monmouth 9 7   .563 15 13   .536
Long Island 7 9   .438 9 19   .321
Loyola (MD) 7 9   .438 10 18   .357
Saint Francis (PA) 6 10   .375 13 16   .448
Wagner 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
St. Francis (NY) 5 11   .313 11 16   .407
1989 NEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


*Ineligible for conference tournament



1988–89 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 10 2   .833 23 8   .742
Murray State 10 2   .833 19 11   .633
Austin Peay 8 4   .667 18 12   .600
Morehead State 5 7   .417 15 16   .484
Eastern Kentucky 4 8   .333 7 22   .241
Tennessee Tech 3 9   .250 10 20   .333
Tennessee State 2 10   .167 4 24   .143
1989 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[8]
1988–89 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Arizona 17 1   .944 29 4   .879
No. 13 Stanford 15 3   .833 26 7   .788
UCLA 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
Oregon State 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
California 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Washington 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Arizona State 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
Washington State 4 14   .222 10 19   .345
Oregon 3 15   .167 8 21   .276
USC 2 16   .111 10 22   .313
Conference tournament winner
As of April 15, 1989[9]
Rankings from AP poll
1988–89 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
No. 20 Alabama 12 6   .667 23 8   .742
Vanderbilt 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
LSU 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Tennessee 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Kentucky 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Ole Miss 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Mississippi State 7 11   .389 13 15   .464
Georgia 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Auburn 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
1989 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[10]
1988–89 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 10 4   .714 18 12   .600
Furman 9 5   .643 17 12   .586
Appalachian State 8 6   .571 20 8   .714
East Tennessee State 7 7   .500 20 11   .645
The Citadel 7 7   .500 16 12   .571
Marshall 6 8   .429 15 15   .500
VMI 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
Western Carolina 4 10   .286 12 16   .429
1989 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1988
Rankings from AP poll
1988–89 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Texas State 10 4   .714 14 15   .483
NE Louisiana 9 5   .643 17 12   .586
McNeese State 9 5   .643 16 14   .533
Sam Houston State 8 6   .571 12 16   .429
Northwestern State 7 7   .500 13 16   .448
Texas State 6 8   .429 13 17   .433
UT Arlington 4 10   .286 7 21   .250
Stephen F. Austin 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
1989 Southland Conference tournament winner
1988–89 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas 13 3   .813 25 7   .781
Texas 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
TCU 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Houston 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
Texas A&M 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
Texas Tech 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
SMU 7 9   .438 13 16   .448
Rice 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
Baylor 1 15   .063 5 22   .185
1989 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1988–89 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern 10 4   .714 20 11   .645
Texas Southern 10 4   .714 17 13   .567
Grambling State 10 4   .714 15 14   .517
Jackson State 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
Alabama State 7 7   .500 13 16   .448
Prairie View A&M 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
Alcorn State 4 10   .286 5 23   .179
Mississippi Valley State 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
1989 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1988–89 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Alabama 11 3   .786 23 9   .719
UNC Charlotte 10 4   .714 17 12   .586
VCU 9 5   .643 13 15   .464
UAB 8 6   .571 22 12   .647
Old Dominion 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
Jacksonville 5 9   .357 14 16   .467
Western Kentucky 4 10   .286 14 15   .483
South Florida 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
1989 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1988–89 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia Southern 16 2   .889 23 6   .793
Arkansas–Little Rock 14 4   .778 23 8   .742
Stetson 10 8   .556 17 12   .586
Centenary (LA) 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Georgia State 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
Mercer 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
UTSA 8 10   .444 15 13   .536
Houston Baptist 6 12   .333 9 20   .310
Samford 5 13   .278 8 19   .296
Hardin-Simmons 4 14   .222 8 19   .296
1989 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1988–89 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Mary's 12 2   .857 25 5   .833
Pepperdine 10 4   .714 20 13   .606
Loyola Marymount 10 4   .714 20 11   .645
San Francisco 8 6   .571 16 12   .571
Santa Clara 7 7   .500 20 11   .645
Gonzaga 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
San Diego 2 12   .143 8 20   .286
Portland 2 12   .143 2 26   .071
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
1988–89 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado State 12 4   .750 23 10   .697
UTEP 11 5   .688 26 7   .788
New Mexico 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Hawaii 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
BYU 7 9   .438 14 15   .483
Air Force 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Wyoming 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
Utah 6 10   .375 16 17   .485
San Diego State 4 12   .250 12 17   .414
1989 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Division I independents

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A total of 22 college teams played as Division I independents. Among them, Akron (21–8) had the best winning percentage (.724) and Akron, Notre Dame (21–9), and DePaul (21–12) finished with the most wins.[11]

1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Akron - -   21 8   .724
Notre Dame - -   21 9   .700
DePaul - -   21 12   .636
Miami (Fla.) - -   19 12   .613
UMBC - -   17 11   .607
Wright State - -   17 11   .607
Marquette - -   13 15   .464
Mount St. Mary's - -   12 15   .444
Chicago State - -   12 16   .429
Nicholls State - -   12 16   .429
Northern Illinois - -   11 17   .393
U.S. International - -   11 17   .393
Liberty - -   10 17   .370
Central Connecticut State - -   10 18   .357
Florida International - -   10 18   .357
Southern Utah - -   10 18   .357
Oral Roberts - -   8 20   .286
Central Florida - -   7 20   .259
Davidson - -   7 24   .226
Youngstown State - -   5 23   .179
Brooklyn - -   4 23   .148
Southeastern Louisiana - -   3 24   .111
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference Regular
season winner
Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 La Salle & Temple Lionel Simmons, La Salle

La Salle and Temple both finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

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Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School BPG
Hank Gathers Loyola Marymount 32.7 Hank Gathers Loyola Marymount 13.7 Glenn Williams Holy Cross 9.9 Alonzo Mourning Georgetown 5.0
Chris Jackson LSU 30.2 Carl Herrera Jacksonville 13.2 Chris Corchiani NC State 8.8 Duane Causwell Temple 4.1
Lionel Simmons La Salle 28.4 Tyrone Hill Xavier 12.2 Sherman Douglas Syracuse 8.6 Alan Ogg UAB 3.8
Gerald Glass Ole Miss 28.0 Ron Draper American 12.0 Gary Payton Oregon State 8.1 Derrick Coleman Syracuse 3.4
Blue Edwards East Carolina 26.7 Daryl Battles Southern 11.6 Anthony Manuel Bradley 8.0 Eric Murdock Providence 3.3

Postseason tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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The Kingdome in Seattle, Washington, hosted the NCAA men's Final Four.
National semifinals National championship game
      
E2 Duke 78
W3 Seton Hall 95
W3 Seton Hall 79*
S3 Michigan 80
S3 Michigan 83
M1 Illinois 81

(* – Denotes Overtime)


National Invitation tournament

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NIT Semifinals and Final

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Semifinals Finals
      
UAB 65
St. John's 76
St. John's 73
Saint Louis 65
Michigan State 64
Saint Louis 74
Third place game
   
UAB 78
Michigan State 76

Award winners

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Consensus All-American teams

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Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Sean Elliott F Senior Arizona
Pervis Ellison C Senior Louisville
Danny Ferry F Senior Duke
Chris Jackson G Freshman Louisiana State
Stacey King C Senior Oklahoma


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Mookie Blaylock G Senior Oklahoma
Sherman Douglas G Senior Syracuse
Jay Edwards G Sophomore Indiana
Todd Lichti G Senior Stanford
Glen Rice F Senior Michigan
Lionel Simmons F Junior La Salle

Major player of the year awards

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Major freshman of the year awards

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Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Akron Bob Huggins Coleman Crawford
Arizona State Steve Patterson Bob Schermerhorn Bill Frieder Patterson resigned on February 4 under pressure and assistant Schermerhorn completed the season as interim. Michigan coach Frieder took the job at the conclusion of the season.
BYU LaDell Andersen Roger Reid
Cincinnati Tony Yates Bob Huggins
Kentucky Eddie Sutton Rick Pitino
Marshall Rick Huckabay Dana Altman
Maryland Bob Wade Gary Williams
Michigan Bill Frieder Steve Fisher Frieder announced he would take the Arizona State job before the 1989 NCAA Tournament but was immediately fired by Michigan AD Bo Schembechler, saying he wanted a “Michigan man” to lead the team. Assistant Fisher then led the team to the national title as interim and was made full-time coach after.[12]
Ohio State Gary Williams Randy Ayers
Oregon State Ralph Miller Jim Anderson

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 4. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 965. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 American South Conference Season Summary
  5. ^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary
  6. ^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary
  7. ^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Ivy Group Season Summary
  8. ^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
  9. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  10. ^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  11. ^ "1988-89 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  12. ^ Eisenberg, Jeff (March 19, 2014). "Twenty-five years ago, the Michigan team Bill Frieder built won a title without him". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2021.