1988–89 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1988–89 Evansville Purple Aces Basketball Evansville Purple Aces logo.svg 200 Midwestern Collegiate Conference MCC 25–6 10–2 Jim Crews Will Rey Roberts Municipal Stadium MCC Regular season champions 1989 NCAA tournament second round The 1988–89 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jim Crews and they played their home games at the Ford Center as members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. After winning the MCC regular season championship, the Purple Aces received an at-large bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament. They defeated Oregon State in the opening round before losing to the eventual National runner-up, Seton Hall, in the second round. Roster 1988 Evansville Purple Aces y 3 Scott Haffner G 6 3 175 SR Noblesville, IN y 53 Dan Godfread C 6 10 245 JR Fort Wayne, IN y Olaf Blab C 7 0 SR Munich, Germany Chris Bomba F 6 7 SR Bloomington, Indiana Larry Brand F 6 7 JR Chaka Chandler G 6 4 FR Reed Crafton G 5 10 JR Milt Donald G 6 4 JR Brian Hill F 6 7 JR Troy Jones G 6 2 SR Chris Mack F 6 5 FR North College Hill, Ohio y basketball Jeff Morning F 6 9 JR Scott Shreffler G 6 2 FR Jim Crews (Indiana) 2011-10-30 Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style=Evansville Purple Aces| Regular season Nov 27, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana 75–56 1–0 Nov 30, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 71–73 1–1 Dec 5, 1988 yes 1988 men Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix Wisconsin-Green Bay Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 68–60 2–1 Dec 7, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 73–79 2–2 Dec 10, 1988 yes 1988 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 89–72 3–2 Dec 12, 1988 yes 1988 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 94–75 4–2 Dec 20, 1988 yes Bucknell Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 79–54 5–2 Dec 23, 1988 yes 1988 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 84–63 6–2 Dec 29, 1988 yes Siena Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana 79–70 7–2 Dec 31, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Murray State Racers Murray State Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky 78–70 8–2 Jan 3, 1989 yes 1988 men Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 81–44 9–2 Jan 10, 1989 yes yes 1988 men Toledo Rockets Toledo John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio 61–59 10–2 Jan 14, 1989 1988 men Butler Bulldogs Butler Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 61–45 11–2 1–0 Jan 19, 1989 yes Xavier Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio 73–81 11–3 1–1 Jan 21, 1989 yes 1988 men Dayton Flyers Dayton University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio 83–65 12–3 2–1 Jan 26, 1989 1988 men Detroit Mercy Titans Detroit Mercy Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 80–63 13–3 3–1 Jan 28, 1989 1988 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola (IL) Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 89–76 14–3 4–1 Feb 4, 1989 1988 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 98–66 15–3 5–1 Feb 6, 1989 yes Southern Illinois Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 89–87 16–3 Feb 11, 1989 yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 90–77 17–3 6–1 Feb 13, 1989 yes yes 1988 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio 83–69 18–3 Feb 16, 1989 Xavier Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 88–82 19–3 7–1 Feb 18, 1989 Dayton Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 109–83 20–3 8–1 Feb 23, 1989 yes Detroit Mercy Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 85–71 21–3 9–1 Feb 25, 1989 yes Loyola (IL) International Amphitheatre Chicago, Illinois 115–104 22–3 10–1 Feb 27, 1989 yes Ohio Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 95–69 23–3 Mar 4, 1989 yes Saint Louis Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri 61–72 23–4 10–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Evansville Purple Aces| MCC tournament Mar 10, 1989 yes yes Dayton UD Arena Dayton, Ohio MCC Tournament Semifinal 84–79 OT 24–4 Mar 11, 1989 yes yes Xavier UD Arena Dayton, Ohio MCC tournament championship 78–85 24–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Evansville Purple Aces| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 1989 yes yes 11 W Oregon State 6 W McKale Center Tucson, Arizona First Round 94–90 OTNCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : In Miller's Final Game, Oregon St. Loses in Overtime https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-18-sp-172-story.html Los Angeles Times March 18, 1989 April 17, 2020 25–5 Mar 19, 1989 yes yes 11 W Seton Hall 11 3 W McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Second Round 73–87WEST REGIONAL; Seton Hall Stops Evansville by 87-73 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/20/sports/west-regional-seton-hall-stops-evansville-by-87-73.html New York Times March 20, 1989 April 17, 2020 13,391 25–6 AP Poll Central Standard Time 2019–20 Evansville Purple Aces Men's Basketball Media Guide https://gopurpleaces.com/documents/2019/11/8/2019_20_mbb_guide_web.pdf University of Evansville Athletics April 17, 2020 Rankings 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings NBA draft 1989 NBA draft Evansville Purple Aces Round Pick Player NBA Club 2 45 Scott Haffner Miami Heat https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1989.html 1989 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 17, 2020 References Evansville Purple Aces Category:Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball seasons Evansville Evans Evans