1988–89 LSU Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none Basketball 1988–89 LSU Tigers Southeast Conference West Division SEC 20–12 11–7 Dale Brown 17th Ron Abernathy 13th Bo Bahnsen Johnny Jones 5th Pete Maravich Assembly Center NCAA tournament first round The 1988–89 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1988–89 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Roster 1988 LSU Tigers y yes Ricky Blanton 33 C/F 6 7 215 sr y Miami, FL Miami Killian Harold Boudreaux 32 F/C 6 9 250 fr I Cecilia, LA Cecilia Chris Jackson 35 G 6 1 160 fr y Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Gulfport, MS Gulfport Lyle Mouton 21 F 6 4 240 so y Lafayette, LA St. Thomas More Stanley Roberts 53 C 7 0 285 fr y I Hopkins, SC Lower Richland Wayne Sims 44 F 6 7 so DeRidder, LA DeRidder Vernel Singleton 24 F 6 7 210 fr Natchez, MS   Dennis Tracey 13 G 6 4 180 fr W New Orleans, LA De La Salle Dale Brown (Minot State) *Ron Abernathy (Morehead State) Craig Carse Jim Childers Johnny Jones (LSU) 1988-89 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisiana-state/1989.html April 24, 2019 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=LSU Tigers| Regular season Nov 25, 1988 yes 1988 men Marist Red Foxes Marist Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 94–58 1–0 Nov 30, 1988 yes 1988 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 96–100 1–1 Dec 6, 1988 yes Louisiana Tech Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 109–111 1–2 Dec 8, 1988 yes McNeese State Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 91–89 2–2 Dec 10, 1988 yes Florida Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 111–101 3–2 1–0 Dec 8, 1988 yes 1988 men UT Martin Skyhawks UT Martin Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 128–89 4–2 Dec 22, 1988 yes Illinois 5 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 100–127 14,192 4–3 Dec 28, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Honolulu, HI Chaminade Classic 101–88 5–3 Dec 29, 1988 yes yes Chaminade Honolulu, HI Chaminade Classic 94–79 6–3 Dec 30, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Honolulu, HI Chaminade Classic 90–87 7–3 Jan 2, 1989 yes yes 1988 men Maryland Terrapins Maryland Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD 79–77 8–3 Jan 4, 1989 1988 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 84–87 8–4 1–1 Jan 7, 1989 Auburn Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 104–77 9–4 2–1 Jan 11, 1989 yes Tennessee 17 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 96–100 9–5 2–2 Jan 14, 1989 yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 64–62 10–5 3–2 Jan 18, 1989 7:00 p.m. JPT Vanderbilt Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 86–85 11–5 4–2 Jan 21, 1989 Alabama Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 80–76 12–5 5–2 Jan 25, 1989 yes 1988 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 80–79 13–5 6–2 Jan 28, 1989 CBS yes yes Georgetown 2 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA 82–80For Big Crowd, a Big Upset By L.S.U. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/29/sports/college-basketball-for-big-crowd-a-big-upset-by-lsu.html January 29, 1989 April 25, 2019 54,321 14–5 Feb 1, 1989 19 1988 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 105–75 15–5 7–2 Feb 4, 1989 yes 19 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 79–96 15–6 7–3 Feb 8, 1989 yes Auburn Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 104–91 16–6 8–3 Feb 11, 1989 JPT Tennessee Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 122–106 17–6 9–3 Feb 15, 1989 7:00 p.m. JPT 20 Kentucky Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 99–80 18–6 10–3 Feb 18, 1989 JPT yes 20 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 74–108 18–7 10–4 Feb 20, 1989 Georgia Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 97–83 19–7 11–4 Feb 22, 1989 7:00 p.m. JPT yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 72–87 19–8 11–5 Feb 25, 1989 CBS yes UNLV 18 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 88–87 20–8 Mar 1, 1989 7:00 p.m. JPT Florida Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 95–104 20–9 11–6 Mar 4, 1989 TigerVision yes Ole Miss C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 112–113 20–10 11–7 |- !colspan=12 style=LSU Tigers| SEC Tournament Mar 10, 1989 JPT yes yes Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SEC Tournament Quarterfinal 77–95 20–11 |- !colspan=12 style=LSU Tigers| NCAA Tournament Mar 17, 1989 yes yes 7 W UTEP 10 W McKale Center Tucson, AZ First Round 74–85 20–12 W West 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20190708030801/http://www.lsusports.net/fls/5200/assets/docs/mb/pdf/15guide.pdf 2019-07-08 . Retrieved 2019-Apr-24.College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Apr-24. Rankings 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Chris Jackson – SEC Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American Dale Brown – SEC Coach of the Year References Category:LSU Tigers men's basketball seasons Lsu Lsu LSU LSU