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

  • July 1, 1988 – the Pacific Coast Athletic Association changed its name to the Big West Conference.
  • Loyola Marymount junior All-American Hank Gathers became the second player in NCAA Division I history to lead the nation in scoring (32.7) and rebounding (13.7) in the same season.

Major rule changes

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

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 20 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[1]

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

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

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 and
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 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
Ivy League Princeton Bob Scrabis, Princeton Not named No Tournament
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
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
Missouri Valley Conference Creighton Anthony Manuel, Bradley Tony Barone, Creighton 1989 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Levitt Arena
Wichita, Kansas		 Creighton
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
Southwest Conference Arkansas Travis Mays, Texas Nolan Richardson, Arkansas 1989 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament Reunion Arena
Dallas, Texas		 Arkansas
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

    Statistical leaders

    PlayerSchoolPPGPlayerSchoolRPGPlayerSchoolAPGPlayerSchoolBPG
    Hank GathersLoyola Marymount32.7Hank GathersLoyola Marymount13.7Glenn WilliamsHoly Cross9.9Alonzo MourningGeorgetown5.0
    Chris JacksonLSU30.2Carl HerreraJacksonville13.2Chris CorchianiNC State8.8Duane CauswellTemple4.1
    Lionel SimmonsLa Salle28.4Tyrone HillXavier12.2Sherman DouglasSyracuse8.6Alan OggUAB3.8
    Gerald GlassOle Miss28.0Ron DraperAmerican12.0Gary PaytonOregon State8.1Derrick ColemanSyracuse3.4
    Blue EdwardsEast Carolina26.7Daryl BattlesSouthern11.6Anthony ManuelBradley8.0Eric MurdockProvidence3.3

    Conference standings

    1988–89 American South Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    New Orleans7–3 .70019–11  .633
    Louisiana Tech †6–4 .60023–9  .719
    Arkansas State6–4 .60020–10  .667
    Southwestern Louisiana4–6 .40017–12  .586
    Pan American4–6 .40015–13  .536
    Lamar3–7 .30012–16  .429
    † 1989 American South tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll[2]
    1988–89 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Southwest Missouri State †10–2 .83321–10  .677
    Northern Iowa8–4 .66719–9  .679
    Eastern Illinois7–5 .58316–16  .500
    Green Bay6–6 .50014–14  .500
    Valparaiso4–8 .33310–19  .345
    Western Illinois4–8 .3339–19  .321
    UIC3–9 .25013–17  .433
    Cleveland State0–0 –16–12  .571
    † 1989 AMCU-8 tournament winner
    1988–89 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    No. 17 West Virginia17–1 .94426–5  .839
    Temple15–3 .83318–12  .600
    Rutgers †13–5 .72218–13  .581
    Penn State12–6 .66720–12  .625
    Rhode Island9–9 .50013–15  .464
    St. Bonaventure7–11 .38913–15  .464
    Duquesne7–11 .38913–16  .448
    UMass5–13 .27810–18  .357
    Saint Joseph's4–14 .2228–21  .276
    George Washington1–17 .0561–27  .036
    † 1989 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1988–89 ACC men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    No. 19 NC State10–4 .71422–9  .710
    No. 9 Duke9–5 .64328–8  .778
    Virginia9–5 .64322–11  .667
    No. 5 North Carolina †9–5 .64329–8  .784
    Georgia Tech8–6 .57120–12  .625
    Clemson7–7 .50019–11  .633
    Wake Forest3–11 .21413–15  .464
    Maryland1–13 .0719–20  .310
    † 1989 ACC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    No. 2 Georgetown †13–3 .81329–5  .853
    No. 11 Seton Hall11–5 .68831–7  .816
    No. 7 Syracuse10–6 .62530–8  .789
    Pittsburgh9–7 .56317–13  .567
    Villanova7–9 .43818–16  .529
    Providence7–9 .43818–11  .621
    Connecticut6–10 .37518–13  .581
    St. John's6–10 .37520–13  .606
    Boston College3–13 .18812–17  .414
    † 1989 Big East tournament winner
    As of April 3, 1989[3]
    Rankings from AP poll
    1988–89 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    No. 4 Oklahoma12–2 .85730–6  .833
    No. 6 Missouri †10–4 .71429–8  .784
    Kansas State8–6 .57119–11  .633
    Oklahoma State7–7 .50017–13  .567
    Iowa State7–7 .50017–12  .586
    Kansas6–8 .42919–12  .613
    Nebraska4–10 .28617–16  .515
    Colorado2–12 .1437–21  .250
    † 1989 Big Eight tournament winner
    As of March 3, 2012
    Rankings from AP poll
    1988–89 Big Sky men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Boise State13–3 .81323–7  .767
    Idaho †13–3 .81325–6  .806
    Montana11–5 .68820–11  .645
    Nevada10–6 .62516–12  .571
    Weber State9–7 .56317–11  .607
    Montana State6–10 .37515–16  .484
    Eastern Washington5–11 .3138–22  .267
    Idaho State4–12 .2509–18  .333
    Northern Arizona1–15 .0632–25  .074
    † Conference tournament winner
    1988–89 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Coastal Carolina9–3 .75014–14  .500
    Campbell8–4 .66718–12  .600
    Baptist6–6 .50012–16  .429
    UNC Asheville †6–6 .50016–14  .533
    Radford5–7 .41715–13  .536
    Winthrop5–7 .41716–13  .552
    Augusta State3–9 .2505–23  .179
    † 1989 Big South tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1988–89 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    No. 8 Indiana15–3 .83327–8  .771
    No. 3 Illinois14–4 .77831–5  .861
    No. 10 Michigan12–6 .66730–7  .811
    No. 14 Iowa10–8 .55623–10  .697
    Minnesota9–9 .50019–12  .613
    Wisconsin8–10 .44418–12  .600
    Purdue8–10 .44415–16  .484
    Ohio State6–12 .33319–15  .559
    Michigan State6–12 .33318–15  .545
    Northwestern2–16 .1119–19  .321
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1988–89 Big West men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    No. 15 UNLV †16–2 .88929–8  .784
    New Mexico State12–6 .66721–11  .656
    UC Santa Barbara11–7 .61121–9  .700
    Cal State Fullerton10–8 .55616–13  .552
    Long Beach State10–8 .55613–15  .464
    Utah State10–8 .55612–16  .429
    Fresno State9–9 .50015–14  .517
    UC Irvine8–10 .44412–17  .414
    Pacific3–15 .1677–21  .250
    San Jose State1–17 .0565–23  .179
    † 1989 Big West tournament winner
    Rankings from AP poll
    1988-89 CAA men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Richmond13–1 .92921–10  .677
    George Mason †10–4 .71420–11  .645
    American9–5 .64317–11  .607
    UNC Wilmington9–5 .64316–14  .533
    James Madison6–8 .42916–14  .533
    East Carolina6–8 .42915–14  .517
    William & Mary2–12 .1435–23  .179
    Navy1–13 .0716–22  .214
    † 1989 CAA tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll[4]
    1988–89 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Bucknell †11–3 .78623–8  .742
    Towson State10–4 .71419–10  .655
    Lafayette8–6 .57120–10  .667
    Hofstra7–7 .50014–15  .483
    Drexel7–7 .50012–16  .429
    Delaware6–8 .42914–14  .500
    Lehigh5–9 .35710–18  .357
    Rider2–12 .1435–23  .179
    † 1989 ECC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP poll
    1988–89 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Siena †16–1 .94125–5  .833
    Boston University14–4 .77821–9  .700
    Northeastern12–5 .70617–11  .607
    Canisius11–7 .61113–15  .464
    Hartford10–7 .58815–13  .536
    Maine7–11 .3899–19  .321
    Niagara6–12 .3339–19  .321
    Colgate5–13 .2786–22  .214
    Vermont4–14 .2226–21  .222
    New Hampshire3–14 .1764–22  .154
    † 1989 NAC tournament winner
    1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Akron-–- –21–8  .724
    Notre Dame-–- –21–9  .700
    DePaul-–- –21–12  .636
    Miami (FL)-–- –19–12  .613
    Maryland-Baltimore County-–- –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
    SE Louisiana-–- –3–24  .111
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1988-89 Ivy League men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Princeton11–3 .78619–8  .704
    Dartmouth10–4 .71417–9  .654
    Penn9–5 .64313–13  .500
    Harvard7–7 .50011–15  .423
    Cornell7–7 .50010–16  .385
    Yale6–8 .42911–17  .393
    Columbia4–10 .2868–18  .308
    Brown2–12 .1437–19  .269
    Rankings from AP Poll[5]
    1988–89 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    No. 16 Florida State9–3 .75022–8  .733
    No. 12 Louisville †8–4 .66724–9  .727
    Memphis State8–4 .66721–11  .656
    South Carolina8–4 .66719–11  .633
    Cincinnati5–7 .41715–12  .556
    Virginia Tech2–10 .16711–17  .393
    Southern Miss2–10 .16710–17  .370
    † 1989 Metro Conference tournament winner
    Rankings from AP poll
    1988–89 MAAC men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    La Salle †13–1 .92926–6  .813
    Saint Peter's11–3 .78622–9  .710
    Iona8–6 .57115–16  .484
    Fordham8–6 .57114–15  .483
    Army6–8 .42912–16  .429
    Holy Cross5–9 .35713–15  .464
    Manhattan3–11 .2147–21  .250
    Fairfield2–12 .1437–21  .250
    † 1989 MAAC tournament winner
    1988–89 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    No. 18 Ball State †14–2 .87529–3  .906
    Kent State12–4 .75021–10  .677
    Toledo11–5 .68818–13  .581
    Eastern Michigan8–8 .50017–12  .586
    Central Michigan7–9 .43813–15  .464
    Bowling Green7–9 .43813–15  .464
    Western Michigan6–10 .37512–16  .429
    Ohio6–10 .37513–16  .448
    Miami (OH)1–15 .0635–23  .179
    † 1989 MAC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP poll
    1988–89 MEAC men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    South Carolina State †14–2 .87525–8  .758
    Florida A&M12–4 .75020–10  .667
    Coppin State11–5 .68818–11  .621
    Morgan State9–7 .56316–13  .552
    Bethune–Cookman8–8 .50012–16  .429
    Delaware State6–10 .37511–17  .393
    North Carolina A&T6–10 .3759–18  .333
    Howard5–11 .3139–19  .321
    Maryland Eastern Shore1–15 .0631–26  .037
    † 1989 MEAC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1988–89 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Evansville10–2 .83325–6  .806
    Saint Louis8–4 .66727–10  .730
    Xavier †7–5 .58321–12  .636
    Dayton6–6 .50012–17  .414
    Detroit Mercy4–8 .3337–21  .250
    Loyola (IL)4–8 .33311–17  .393
    Butler3–9 .25011–17  .393
    † 1989 MCC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1988–89 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Creighton †11–3 .78620–11  .645
    Wichita State10–4 .71419–11  .633
    Tulsa10–4 .71418–13  .581
    Bradley7–7 .50013–14  .481
    Drake6–8 .42912–17  .414
    Southern Illinois6–8 .42920–14  .588
    Illinois State6–8 .42913–17  .433
    Indiana State0–14 .0004–24  .143
    † 1989 MVC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1988–89 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Robert Morris†12–4 .75021–9  .700
    Fairleigh Dickinson11–5 .68817–12  .586
    Marist*9–7 .56313–15  .464
    Monmouth9–7 .56315–13  .536
    Long Island7–9 .4389–19  .321
    Loyola (MD)7–9 .43810–18  .357
    Saint Francis (PA)6–10 .37513–16  .448
    Wagner6–10 .37511–16  .407
    St. Francis (NY)5–11 .31311–16  .407
    † 1989 NEC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll


    *Ineligible for conference tournament
    1988–89 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Middle Tennessee †10–2 .83323–8  .742
    Murray State10–2 .83319–11  .633
    Austin Peay8–4 .66718–12  .600
    Morehead State5–7 .41715–16  .484
    Eastern Kentucky4–8 .3337–22  .241
    Tennessee Tech3–9 .25010–20  .333
    Tennessee State2–10 .1674–24  .143
    † 1989 OVC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll[6]
    1988–89 Pacific-10 Conference
    men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    No. 1 Arizona †17–1 .94429–4  .879
    No. 13 Stanford15–3 .83326–7  .788
    UCLA13–5 .72221–10  .677
    Oregon State13–5 .72222–8  .733
    California10–8 .55620–13  .606
    Washington8–10 .44412–16  .429
    Arizona State5–13 .27812–16  .429
    Washington State4–14 .22210–19  .345
    Oregon3–15 .1678–21  .276
    USC2–16 .11110–22  .313
    † Conference tournament winner
    As of April 15, 1989[7]
    Rankings from AP poll
    1988–89 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Florida13–5 .72221–13  .618
    No. 20 Alabama †12–6 .66723–8  .742
    Vanderbilt12–6 .66719–14  .576
    LSU11–7 .61120–12  .625
    Tennessee11–7 .61119–11  .633
    Kentucky8–10 .44413–19  .406
    Ole Miss8–10 .44415–15  .500
    Mississippi State7–11 .38913–15  .464
    Georgia6–12 .33315–16  .484
    Auburn2–16 .1119–19  .321
    † 1989 SEC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP poll[8]
    1988–89 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Chattanooga10–4 .71418–12  .600
    Furman9–5 .64317–12  .586
    Appalachian State8–6 .57120–8  .714
    East Tennessee State †7–7 .50020–11  .645
    The Citadel7–7 .50016–12  .571
    Marshall6–8 .42915–15  .500
    VMI5–9 .35711–17  .393
    Western Carolina4–10 .28612–16  .429
    † 1989 SoCon Tournament winner
    As of April 30, 1988
    Rankings from AP poll
    1988–89 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    North Texas State10–4 .71414–15  .483
    NE Louisiana9–5 .64317–12  .586
    McNeese State †9–5 .64316–14  .533
    Sam Houston State8–6 .57112–16  .429
    Northwestern State7–7 .50013–16  .448
    Texas State6–8 .42913–17  .433
    UT Arlington4–10 .2867–21  .250
    Stephen F. Austin3–11 .21410–18  .357
    † 1989 Southland Conference tournament winner
    1988–89 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Arkansas †13–3 .81325–7  .781
    Texas12–4 .75025–9  .735
    TCU9–7 .56317–13  .567
    Houston8–8 .50017–14  .548
    Texas A&M8–8 .50016–14  .533
    Texas Tech8–8 .50013–15  .464
    SMU7–9 .43813–16  .448
    Rice6–10 .37512–16  .429
    Baylor1–15 .0635–22  .185
    † 1989 SWC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1988–89 SWAC men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Southern †10–4 .71420–11  .645
    Texas Southern10–4 .71417–13  .567
    Grambling State10–4 .71415–14  .517
    Jackson State7–7 .50015–13  .536
    Alabama State7–7 .50013–16  .448
    Prairie View A&M5–9 .35711–16  .407
    Alcorn State4–10 .2865–23  .179
    Mississippi Valley State3–11 .2148–20  .286
    † 1989 SWAC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1988–89 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    South Alabama †11–3 .78623–9  .719
    UNC Charlotte10–4 .71417–12  .586
    VCU9–5 .64313–15  .464
    UAB8–6 .57122–12  .647
    Old Dominion7–7 .50015–13  .536
    Jacksonville5–9 .35714–16  .467
    Western Kentucky4–10 .28614–15  .483
    South Florida2–12 .1437–21  .250
    † 1989 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1988–89 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Georgia Southern16–2 .88923–6  .793
    Arkansas–Little Rock †14–4 .77823–8  .742
    Stetson10–8 .55617–12  .586
    Centenary (LA)9–9 .50016–14  .533
    Georgia State9–9 .50014–14  .500
    Mercer9–9 .50014–14  .500
    UTSA8–10 .44415–13  .536
    Houston Baptist6–12 .3339–20  .310
    Samford5–13 .2788–19  .296
    Hardin-Simmons4–14 .2228–19  .296
    † 1989 TAAC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1988–89 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Saint Mary's12–2 .85725–5  .833
    Pepperdine10–4 .71420–13  .606
    Loyola Marymount †10–4 .71420–11  .645
    San Francisco8–6 .57116–12  .571
    Santa Clara7–7 .50020–11  .645
    Gonzaga5–9 .35714–14  .500
    San Diego2–12 .1438–20  .286
    Portland2–12 .1432–26  .071
    † Conference tournament winner
    Rankings from AP poll
    1988–89 WAC men's basketball standings
    ConfOverall
    TeamW L PCTW L PCT
    Colorado State12–4 .75023–10  .697
    UTEP †11–5 .68826–7  .788
    New Mexico11–5 .68822–11  .667
    Hawaii9–7 .56317–13  .567
    BYU7–9 .43814–15  .483
    Air Force6–10 .37514–14  .500
    Wyoming6–10 .37514–17  .452
    Utah6–10 .37516–17  .485
    San Diego State4–12 .25012–17  .414
    † 1989 WAC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll

    Postseason tournaments

    NCAA tournament

    Final Four - Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

    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

    NIT Semifinals and Final

    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

    Consensus All-American teams

    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

    Major freshman of the year awards

    Major coach of the year awards

    Other major awards

    Coaching changes

    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.[9]
    Ohio State Gary Williams Randy Ayers
    Oregon State Ralph Miller Jim Anderson

    References

    1. ↑
      • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 965. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
    2. ↑ sports-reference.com 1988-89 American South Conference Season Summary
    3. ↑ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary
    4. ↑ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary
    5. ↑ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Ivy Group Season Summary
    6. ↑ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
    7. ↑ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
    8. ↑ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
    9. ↑ 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.
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