1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 19–12 9–9 Clem Haskins 3rd Williams Arena NCAA tournament Sweet 16 The 1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Clem Haskins, the Golden Gophers advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament and finished with a 19–12 record (9–9 Big Ten). Roster 1988 Minnesota Golden Gophers y Kevin Lynch 3 G 6 5 195 So y basketball Bloomington, Minnesota Melvin Newbern 20 G 6 4 200 So y Toledo, Ohio Richard Coffey 33 F 6 6 210 Jr y Aurora, North Carolina Willie Burton 34 F 6 8 210 Jr y Detroit, Michigan Walter Bond 40 G 6 5 200 So y Chicago, Illinois Jim Shikenjanski 45 FC 6 9 Jr Bob Martin C 7 0 250 Fr y basketball Clem Haskins (Western Kentucky) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/minnesota/1989.html 1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster and Stats March 9, 2019 Schedule and results no yes no no |- !colspan=9 style=Minnesota Golden Gophers| Non-conference regular season |- Nov 26, 1989 yes Ball State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 57–63 OT 0–1 Nov 29, 1989 yes Youngstown State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 97–64 1–1 Dec 3, 1989 yes Maryland Eastern Shore Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 112–68 2–1 Dec 10, 1989 yes Florida International Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 99–75 3–1 Dec 13, 1989 yes yes Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA 52–66 3–2 Dec 17, 1989 yes yes Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI 83–67 4–2 Dec 21, 1989 yes Detroit Mercy Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 93–69 5–2 Dec 23, 1989 yes yes Northern Illinois Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL 93–74 6–2 Dec 30, 1989 yes Denver Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 99–54 7–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Minnesota Golden Gophers| Big Ten regular season Jan 4, 1989 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 67–75 7–3 0–1 Jan 7, 1989 yes Kansas State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 72–67 8–3 Jan 12, 1989 yes Michigan 6 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 83–98 8–4 0–2 Jan 14, 1989 Iowa 5 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 80–78 9–4 1–2 Jan 18, 1989 Purdue Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 76–66 10–4 2–2 Jan 21, 1989 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 67–75 10–5 2–3 Jan 26, 1989 Illinois 1 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 69–62 13,766 11–5 3–3 Jan 28, 1989 yes Michigan State Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 64–73 11–6 3–4 Feb 1, 1989 Ohio State 17 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 76–73 12–6 4–4 Feb 4, 1989 yes Indiana 17 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 62–66 12–7 4–5 Feb 8, 1989 Wisconsin Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 59–58 13–7 5–5 Feb 11, 1989 Michigan Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 88–80 14–7 6–5 Feb 18, 1989 yes Iowa 14 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 61–99 14–8 6–6 Feb 23, 1989 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 63–78 14–9 6–7 Feb 25, 1989 Indiana 4 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 62–75 14–10 6–8 Mar 2, 1989 yes Illinois 8 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 58–63 16,455 14–11 6–9 Mar 4, 1989 Northwestern Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 78–59 15–11 7–9 Mar 8, 1989 Michigan State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 77–61 16–11 8–9 Mar 11, 1989 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 78–70 17–11 9–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Minnesota Golden Gophers| NCAA Tournament Mar 16, 1989 yes yes 11 E Kansas State 6 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC First Round CBS 86–75 18–11 Mar 18, 1989 yes yes 11 E Siena 13 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Second Round CBS 80–67 19–11 Mar 24, 1989 yes yes 11 E Duke 9 2 E Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ Sweet 16 CBS 70–87 19–12 AP Poll 2019–20 Minnesota Men's Basketball Media Guide https://gophersports.com/documents/2019/10/11/MBB_Media_Guide_Web_2019_20.pdf University of Minnesota Athletics April 26, 2020 Rankings 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball seasons Minnesota Minnesota Category:1988 in sports in Minnesota Category:1989 in sports in Minnesota