1988–89 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big 8 Conference regular season Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, #1 Seed, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
Record30–6 (12–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
(Capacity: 11,528)
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

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 21 Mike Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)201 lb (91 kg) SrRobert E. Lee Montgomery, AL
G 10 Mookie Blaylock 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)177 lb (80 kg) SrGarland 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) SoYates Houston, TX
F 22 Tyrone Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrDunbar Washington, D.C.
C 33 Stacey King 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)229 lb (104 kg) SrLawton 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) SoRiordan San Francisco, CA
G 20 Art Pollard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)184 lb (83 kg) SrRoosevelt East Chicago, IN
G 11 Jason Skurcenski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)172 lb (78 kg) SoBartlesville Bartlesville, OK
F 32 Andre Wiley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)197 lb (89 kg) SrSouthwestern Flint, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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]

Honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
16Stacey KingChicago Bulls
112Mookie BlaylockNew Jersey Nets

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Conference Championships". SoonerStats.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Sooners in NBA Draft". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  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.
  4. 1 2 "King's 32 Lift Oklahoma; Missouri Coach in Hospital". The New York Times. February 10, 1989. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "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.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  8. 1 2 3 "Honored Jerseys". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  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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