1988–89 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1988–89 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Basketball Trans America Athletic Conference TAAC 23–8 14–4 Mike Newell Barton Coliseum TAAC tournament champions NCAA tournament The 1988–89 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by head coach Mike Newell, played their home games at Barton Coliseum and were members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. They finished the season with a record of 23–8, 14–4 in TAAC play. They won the 1989 TAAC men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They lost in the first round to Louisville, 76–71. Roster 1988 Little Rock Trojans y Carl Brown G 5 10 Jr Paul Springer G 6 2 Sr Derrick Owens F 6 4 Jr Jeff Cummings C 6 11 Jr Mike Newell Schedule and results 1988-89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1988 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season Nov 30, 1988 yes 1988 men Houston Cougars Houston Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 100–67 6,851 1–0 Dec 5, 1988 yes 1988 men Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 114–79 5,671 2–0 Dec 8, 1988 yes 1988 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 91–66 7,021 3–0 Dec 9, 1988 yes yes 1988 men USC Trojans Southern California Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Illini Classic 94–86 2,000 4–0 Dec 10, 1988 yes yes Illinois 7 Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Illini Classic 88–107 14,887 4–1 Dec 14, 1988 yes yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 77–105 14,132 4–2 Dec 17, 1988 1988 men Stetson Hatters Stetson Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 88–70 5,580 5–2 1–0 Dec 19, 1988 1988 men Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 94–74 5,421 6–2 2–0 Dec 22, 1988 yes yes Oklahoma 7 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 96–115 9,683 6–3 Dec 30, 1988 yes Southern Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 112–104 5,421 7–3 Dec 31, 1988 yes 1988 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 89–79 5,199 8–3 Jan 5, 1989 yes 1988 men UTSA Roadrunners Texas-San Antonio Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 73–74 4,258 8–4 2–1 Jan 7, 1989 yes 1988 men Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Hardin-Simmons Mabee Complex Abilene, Texas 97–77 1,769 9–4 3–1 Jan 12, 1989 1988 men Houston Baptist Huskies Houston Baptist Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 112–73 5,438 10–4 4–1 Jan 14, 1989 1988 men Centenary Gentlemen Centenary Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 113–83 6,485 11–4 5–1 Jan 21, 1989 yes 1988 men Samford Bulldogs Samford Seibert Hall Homewood, Alabama 87–84 1,413 12–4 6–1 Jan 26, 1989 yes 1988 men Georgia State Panthers Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 102–91 1,163 13–4 7–1 Jan 28, 1989 yes 1988 men Mercer Bears Mercer Porter Gym Macon, Georgia 103–82 2,020 14–4 8–1 Feb 2, 1989 Hardin-Simmons Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 117–80 5,445 15–4 9–1 Feb 4, 1989 Texas-San Antonio Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 94–78 5,544 16–4 10–1 Feb 9, 1989 yes Centenary Gold Dome Shreveport, Louisiana 113–114 2,987 16–5 10–2 Feb 11, 1989 yes Houston Baptist Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas 76–64 967 17–5 11–2 Feb 18, 1989 Samford Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 73–62 6,111 18–5 12–2 Feb 23, 1989 Mercer Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 72–75 5,112 18–6 12–3 Feb 25, 1989 Georgia State Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 107–79 5,669 19–6 13–3 Mar 2, 1989 yes Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida 78–87 3,100 19–7 13–4 Mar 4, 1989 yes Georgia Southern Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Georgia 80–63 5,303 20–7 14–4 |- !colspan=9| TAAC tournament Mar 7, 1989 yes Texas-San Antonio Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas TAAC Tournament Quarterfinal 82–79 4,545 21–7 Mar 8, 1989 yes Stetson Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas TAAC Tournament Semifinal 60–59 5,625 22–7 Mar 9, 1989 yes Centenary Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas TAAC tournament championship 100–72 6,169 23–7 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament Mar 16, 1989 yes yes 13 MW Louisville 12 4 MW RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana First Round 71–76 37,232 23–8 AP Poll Eastern Time MW Midwest 2019-20 Little Rock Men's Basketball Record Book https://lrtrojans.com/documents/2019/12/3//2019_20_Little_Rock_MBB_Record_Book_WEB.pdf?id=9345 Arkansas-Little Rock Athletics April 24, 2020https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1989_32_University%20of%20Arkansas,%20Little%20Rock.pdf 1988-1989 Arkansas-Little Rock Men's Basketball stats NCAA Career Statistics Rankings 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 965–966 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Category:Little Rock Trojans men's basketball seasons Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team Category:Long stubs with short prose