1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 1989 Big East Tournament winner; As of April 3, 1989; Rankings from AP Poll

1988–89 AMCU-8 men's basketball standings
	† 1989 AMCU-8 Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP #1	Duke
NCAA Tournament	1989
Tournament dates	March 16, 1989 – April 3, 1989
National Championship	Kingdome; Seattle, Washington
NCAA Champions	Michigan
Other champions	St. John's (NIT)
Player of the Year; (Naismith, Wooden)	Danny Ferry, Duke (Naismith), Sean Elliott, Arizona (Wooden)
«1987–88	1989–90»

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
20	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

Player	School	PPG	Player	School	RPG	Player	School	APG	Player	School	BPG
Points per game			Rebounds per game			Assists per game			Blocked shots per game
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

Conference standings

Template:1988–89 American South Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 ACC men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Big Sky men's basketball standings

1988–89 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 College	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
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 Indiana	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
#3 Illinois	14	–	4	.778	31	–	5	.861
#10 Michigan	12	–	6	.667	30	–	7	.811
#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

Template:1988–89 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings

1988-89 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	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^[3]

Template:1988–89 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Independent men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Ivy League men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

1988–89 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#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	1	–	15	.063	5	–	23	.179

† Mid-American Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Template:1988–89 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

1988–89 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chattanooga	10	–	4	.714	18	–	12	.600
Furman	9	–	5	.643	17	–	12	.586
[[{{{school}}}\|Appalachian State]]	8	–	6	.571	20	–	8	.714
[[{{{school}}}\|East Tennessee State]]†	7	–	7	.500	20	–	11	.645
The Citadel	7	–	7	.500	16	–	12	.571
[[{{{school}}}\|Marshall]]	6	–	8	.429	15	–	15	.500
VMI	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
[[{{{school}}}\|Western Carolina]]	4	–	10	.286	12	–	16	.429

† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1988; Rankings from AP Poll

Template:1988–89 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

Template:1988–89 WAC men's basketball standings

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

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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

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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

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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

Coaching changes

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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.^[4]
Ohio State	Gary Williams		Randy Ayers
Oregon State	Ralph Miller		Jim Anderson

References

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↑ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary
↑ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary
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[2] sports-reference.com 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary

[3] sports-reference.com 1988-89 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary

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1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Contents

Season headlines

Major rule changes

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Statistical leaders

Conference standings

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four - Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

National Invitation tournament

NIT Semifinals and Final

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Major player of the year awards

Major freshman of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

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