1988–89 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1988–89 Indiana Hoosiers 1979-1997 Indiana logo.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6 8 27–8 15–3 Bobby Knight 18th Joe Hillman Assembly Hall Big Ten Champions NCAA men's Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1988–89 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 18th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 27–8 and a conference record of 15–3, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As the Big Ten Conference Champions, the Hoosiers were invited to participate in the 1989 NCAA tournament as a #2 seed. Indiana made it to the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to Seton Hall.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 14, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown3Jay EdwardsG/F6–4So.Marion, Indiana4Lyndon JonesG6–2So.Marion, Indiana5Chuckie WhiteF6–7Jr.Charlotte, North Carolina10Mark RobinsonF6–5Jr.Van Nuys, California11Todd JadlowF/C6–9Sr.Salina, Kansas14Magnus PelkowskiC6–10Sr.Bogotá, Colombia21Mike D'AloisioG6–4Sr.Hillsborough, California 23Jamal MeeksG6–1Fr.Freeport, Illinois24Matt NoverF/C6–8RS Fr.Chesterton, Indiana32Eric AndersonF/C6–9Fr.Chicago, Illinois35Jeff OliphantG6–5Jr.Lyons, Indiana 42Kreigh SmithG/F6–7Sr.Tipton, Indiana44Joe HillmanG6–2Sr.Glendale, California45Brian SloanF/C6–8Sr.McLeansboro, Illinois Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 11/18/1988 yes Illinois State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Preseason NIT First Round 83–48 1–0 11/20/1988 yes Stanford Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Preseason NIT Second Round 84–73 2–0 11/23/1988 yes yes 20 Syracuse 6 Madison Square Garden New York City Preseason NIT Semifinals ESPN 78–102 2–1 11/25/1988 yes yes 20 North Carolina Madison Square Garden New York City Preseason NIT consolation round ESPN 92–106 2–2 11/29/1988 yes yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 87–70 3–2 12/3/1988 yes yes Louisville 13 Hoosier Dome Indianapolis 79–101 3–3 12/6/1988 yes yes Notre Dame Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana 71–84 3–4 12/9/1988 yes VCU Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 85–68 4–4 12/10/1988 yes Santa Clara Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 64–49 5–4 12/14/1988 yes Arkansas-Little Rock Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 105–77 6–4 12/17/1988 yes UTEP Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 81–63 7–4 12/20/1988 yes yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 75–52 8–4 12/28/1988 yes yes St. Bonaventure Market Square Arena Indianapolis Hoosier Classic 103–66 9–4 12/29/1988 yes yes Utah State Market Square Arena Indianapolis Hoosier Classic 73–61 10–4 1/4/1989 Ohio State 14 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 75–65 11–4 (1–0) 1/9/1989 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 74–73 12–4 (2–0) 1/14/1989 Northwestern Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 92–76 13–4 (3–0) 1/19/1989 yes 19 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 61–58 14–4 (4–0) 1/21/1989 19 Michigan State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 75–60 15–4 (5–0) 1/23/1989 yes 19 Michigan 6 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 71–70 16–4 (6–0) 1/28/1989 yes 16 Illinois 1 Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 65–75 16–5 (6–1) 1/30/1989 16 Iowa 12 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 104–89 17–5 (7–1) 2/4/1989 17 Minnesota Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 66–62 18–5 (8–1) 2/9/1989 yes 13 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 72–56 19–5 (9–1) 2/12/1989 13 Purdue Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry ABC 64–62 20–5 (10–1) 2/19/1989 9 Michigan 13 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana ABC 76–75 21–5 (11–1) 2/23/1989 yes 4 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan 76–65 22–5 (12–1) 2/25/1989 yes 4 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis 75–62 23–5 (13–1) 3/1/1989 yes 3 Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 73–66 24–5 (14–1) 3/5/1989 3 Illinois 8 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry ABC 67–70 24–6 (14–2) 3/9/1989 6 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 75–64 25–6 (15–2) 3/11/1989 yes 6 Iowa 15 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 70–87 25–7 (15–3) |- !colspan=8| NCAA tournament 3/17/1989 yes yes 8 2 W George Mason 15 W McKale Center Tucson, Arizona First Round ESPN/NCAAP 99–85 26–7 (15–3) 3/19/1989 yes yes 8 2 W UTEP 7 W McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Second Round CBS 92–69 27–7 (15–3) 3/23/1989 yes yes 8 2 W Seton Hall 11 3 W McNichols Sports Arena Denver Sweet Sixteen CBS 65–78 27–8 (15–3) AP Poll W West Rankings 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Category:1988 in sports in Indiana Category:1989 in sports in Indiana Indiana