1988–89 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

1988–89 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
1988–89 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big 8 Conference regular season Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, #1 Seed, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big 8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 4
Record	30–6 (12–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Billy Tubbs (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Mims; Jim Kerwin (5th season); Mike Anderson;
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center; (Capacity: 11,528)
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 1988–89 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time. The team posted a 30–6 overall record and a 12–2 conference record to earn the Conference title under head coach Billy Tubbs. This was the fourth Big Eight Conference regular season Championship for Tubbs and his second in a row.^[1]

The team was led by two future 1989 NBA draft first round selections Stacey King and Mookie Blaylock who were both selected as 1989 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.^[2]^[3] The team won two of its three games at the 1988 Maui Invitational Tournament where it faced three ranked opponents: #16 Ohio State, #4 UNLV and #3 Michigan who defeated them and eventually won the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The team then won 11 games in a row before losing to unranked Pitt. The team then won five in a row including victories over #16 Kansas and then #13 UNLV before losing to unranked Oklahoma State. The Sooners, who were ranked in the top 10 all season and the top 5 for the entire 1989 part of its schedule, then won six more in a row including back to back wins against #3 Missouri^[4] and #1 Arizona.^[5] #7 Missouri ended the streak and gave Oklahoma its final regular season loss. Oklahoma won its final two regular season games and first two Big Eight tournament games before losing its rubber match against #10 Missouri in the championship game. The team earned a second consecutive #1 seed for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where it advanced to the sweet sixteen before losing to Virginia.^[6]

Mookie Blaylock established the current Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball single-season minutes played (1359) and career steals (281) records.^[7] His career steals per game record (3.8) stood as a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball record for 13 seasons.^[8] He also tied his own NCAA single-game steals record (13).^[7]^[8] Stacey King set the current Sooners single-season free throws made (211) record.^[7] King also set the Big Eight career blocked shots record (228).^[8] Tyrone Jones became the first Sooner to make 6 consecutive three point shots (a record since tied by 4 other Sooners).^[7] The team holds the Sooner record with 20 100-point games.^[9]

Roster

1988–89 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	21	Mike Bell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Robert E. Lee	Montgomery, AL
G	10	Mookie Blaylock	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Sr	Garland	Garland, TX
G	23	Chris Durley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)		Douglass	Oklahoma City, OK
F	55	Darryl Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	So	Yates	Houston, TX
F	22	Tyrone Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Dunbar	Washington, D.C.
C	33	Stacey King	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Lawton	Lawton, OK
F	50	Tony Martin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)		Manual Arts	Los Angeles, CA
G	24	Terrence Mullins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	So	Riordan	San Francisco, CA
G	20	Art Pollard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Roosevelt	East Chicago, IN
G	11	Jason Skurcenski	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Bartlesville	Bartlesville, OK
F	32	Andre Wiley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Sr	Southwestern	Flint, MI

Head coach

Billy Tubbs

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Mims
Jim Kerwin

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 22, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1988*	No. 4	vs. No. 16 Ohio State Maui Invitational	W 97–93	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 26, 1988*	No. 4	vs. No. 8 UNLV Maui Invitational	W 83–81	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 27, 1988*	No. 4	vs. No. 3 Michigan Maui Invitational	L 80–91	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 30, 1988*	No. 5	Southern Methodist	W 104–87	3–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 8, 1988*	No. 6	at New Mexico	W 100–96	4–1	University Arena ("The Pit") Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 10, 1988*	No. 6	Oral Roberts	W 152–122	5–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 17, 1988*	No. 7	Loyola Marymount	W 136–103	6–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 20, 1988*	No. 7	Southern Utah	W 132–64	7–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 1988*	No. 7	Arkansas-Little Rock	W 115–96	8–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 1988*	No. 6	vs. Texas A&M All-College Tournament	W 128–80	9–1	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1988*	No. 6	vs. Texas All-College Tournament	W 124–95	10–1	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 1989*	No. 4	Sam Houston State	W 111–66	11–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 7, 1989*	No. 4	UNC Charlotte	W 94–86	12–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 9, 1989	No. 4	at Nebraska	W 89–81	13–1 (1–0)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 15, 1989*	No. 3	at Pittsburgh	L 91–99	13–2	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 18, 1989	No. 5	No. 17 Kansas	W 123–95	14–2 (2–0)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 21, 1989	No. 5	at Iowa State	W 109–100 ^OT	15–2 (3–0)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Jan 25, 1989	No. 4	Colorado	W 122–86	16–2 (4–0)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 30, 1989*	No. 4	at No. 13 UNLV	W 90–88	17–2	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 1, 1989	No. 1	at Kansas State	W 90–82	18–2 (5–0)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 4, 1989	No. 1	at Oklahoma State	L 73–77	18–3 (5–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 6, 1989	No. 1	Iowa State	W 126–97	19–3 (6–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 9, 1989	No. 5	No. 3 Missouri	W 112–105^[4]	20–3 (7–1)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,734) Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 12, 1989*	No. 5	No. 1 Arizona	W 82–80^[5]	21–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 15, 1989	No. 1	at Kansas	W 94–89 ^OT	22–3 (8–1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 18, 1989	No. 1	at Colorado	W 106–88	23–3 (9–1)	CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Feb 22, 1989	No. 1	Kansas State	W 86–82	24–3 (10–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 25, 1989	No. 1	at No. 7 Missouri	L 84–97	24–4 (10–2)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Mar 1, 1989	No. 4	Oklahoma State	W 111–108	25–4 (11–2)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 4, 1989	No. 4	Nebraska	W 103–76	26–4 (12–2)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Big Eight Conference tournament
Mar 10, 1989*	(1) No. 2	vs. (8) Colorado Quarterfinal	W 95–87 ^2OT	27–4	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 11, 1989*	(1) No. 2	vs. (5) Iowa State Semifinal	W 76–74	28–4	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 1989* ABC	(1) No. 2	vs. (2) No. 10 Missouri Championship	L 86–98^[10]	28–5	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1989*	(1 SE) No. 4	vs. (16 SE) East Tennessee State First round	W 72–71	29–5	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 18, 1989*	(1 SE) No. 4	vs. (9 SE) Louisiana Tech Second Round	W 124–81	30–5	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 23, 1989*	(1 SE) No. 4	vs. (5 SE) Virginia Southeast Regional semifinal	L 80–86	30–6	Rupp Arena (22,314) Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Central.

NCAA basketball tournament

The following is a summary of the team's performance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament:^[11]

Southeast
- Oklahoma (1) 72, East Tennessee State (16) 71
- Oklahoma 124, Louisiana Tech (9) 81
- Virginia (5) 86, Oklahoma 80 (Sweet 16)

Honors

All-American: Mookie Blaylock and Stacey King (2nd selection)^[12]
Big Eight POY: King^[13]

Team players drafted into the NBA

The following players were drafted in the 1989 NBA draft:^[2]^[14]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NBA club
1	6	Stacey King	Center	Chicago Bulls
1	12	Mookie Blaylock	Guard	New Jersey Nets

References

^ "Conference Championships". SoonerStats.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Sooners in NBA Draft". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "King's 32 Lift Oklahoma; Missouri Coach in Hospital". The New York Times. February 10, 1989. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Oklahoma Stakes No. 1 Claim, 82-80". The Washington Post. February 13, 1989. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
^ "1989 Men's Basketball Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 126. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Honored Jerseys". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 127. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
^ "College Basketball; Oklahoma Upset By Missouri, 98-86". The New York Times. March 13, 1989. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
^ "1989 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". databaseSports.com. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
^ "1989 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.

[1] "Conference Championships". SoonerStats.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.

[SiND-2] "Sooners in NBA Draft". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.

[O910MBG164-3] "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.

[Miz1-4] "King's 32 Lift Oklahoma; Missouri Coach in Hospital". The New York Times. February 10, 1989. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

[Ariz-5] "Oklahoma Stakes No. 1 Claim, 82-80". The Washington Post. February 13, 1989. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

[6] "1989 Men's Basketball Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.

[OMBG-7] "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 126. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.

[HJ-8] "Honored Jerseys". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.

[OMBG127-9] "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 127. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.

[10] "College Basketball; Oklahoma Upset By Missouri, 98-86". The New York Times. March 13, 1989. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

[11] "1989 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". databaseSports.com. Retrieved July 5, 2010.

[12] "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.

[13] "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.

[14] "1989 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.

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v t e Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Venues	Oklahoma Gymnasium (1907–1919) University of Oklahoma R.O.T.C. Armory (1919–1928) McCasland Field House (1928–1975) Lloyd Noble Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	Boomer and Sooner RUF/NEKS Jumpman Invitational
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 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 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics