1988–89 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

1988–89 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
1988–89 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
NEC Regular Season Champions; NEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	21–9 (12–4 NEC)
Head coach	Jarrett Durham;
Home arena	Charles L. Sewall Center
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

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

The 1988–89 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I basketball season. Robert Morris was coached by Jarrett Durham and played their home games at the Charles L. Sewall Center in Moon Township, PA. The Colonials were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 21–9, 12–4 in NEC play. They won the 1989 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament^[1] to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 16 seed in the West Region and played top-ranked, No. 1 seed Arizona in the first round. The Colonials were beaten 94–60^[2] to end their season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Vaughn Luton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Jarrett Durham

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1988*		at West Virginia	W 75–67	1–0	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Nov 30, 1988*		at Pittsburgh	L 62–75	1–1	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NEC tournament
Mar 2, 1989*		Long Island University NEC Tournament Semifinal	W 63–52	18–8	Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Mar 3, 1989*		Fairleigh Dickinson NEC tournament championship	W 67–66	19–8	Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1989*	(16 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 1 Arizona First Round	L 60–94	21–9	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Awards and honors

Vaughn Luton – NEC Player of the Year
Jarrett Durham – NEC Coach of the Year

References

^ "2020–21 NEC Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. p. 26. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "Arizona Quickly Slams the Door on Robert Morris". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
^ "1988-89 Robert Morris Colonials Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

[1] "2020–21 NEC Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. p. 26. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[2] "Arizona Quickly Slams the Door on Robert Morris". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

[3] "1988-89 Robert Morris Colonials Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

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