1988–89 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1988–89 West Virginia Mountaineers Basketball File:West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg 100px Atlantic-10 Conference A-10 19 17 26–5 17–1 Gale Catlett 11th Herbie Brooks Darryl Prue WVU Coliseum Atlantic-10 Regular season champion NCAA tournament second round The 1988–89 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1988-89 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 11th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers won 22 consecutive games, took home the conference regular season title, and received an at-large bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the East region.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/west-virginia/1989.html 1988-89 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference March 22, 2020 Roster 1988 West Virginia Mountaineers y Tracy Shelton 3 G 6 0 170 FR Oak Hill, West Virginia Steve Berger 4 G 5 11 170 JR Boomer, West Virginia Chris Leonard 11 G 6 4 185 FR Purcellville, Virginia Rob Samuel 14 G 6 5 190 SO Dallas, Texas Anthony Williams 20 G 6 6 190 FR College Park, Georgia Shaun Jackson 21 G 6 4 185 SO Jacksonville, Florida Chris Rupp 22 F 6 7 210 JR Lexington, Kentucky Chris Berger 23 F 6 6 215 SO Bronx, New York Darryl Prue 24 F 6 7 225 SR y Washington, D.C. Mike Yoest 25 F 6 7 210 SO Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Tim McNeely 30 G 6 3 175 FR Chapmanville, West Virginia Herbie Brooks 32 G 6 2 180 SR Mullens, West Virginia Wade Smith 33 FC 6 10 210 SR Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands Ray Foster 42 C 6 10 240 SR Cleveland, Ohio Steve Hardwick 50 F 6 8 215 FR Detroit, Michigan Matt Roadcap 55 C 6 9 210 FR Millersburg, Pennsylvania Gale Catlett 2019–20 West Virginia Men's Basketball Record Book https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/wvuni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/11/1/MBB_Record_Book.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20190905193708/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/wvuni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/11/1/MBB_Record_Book.pdf dead September 5, 2019 WVU Athletic Dept. March 22, 2020 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=West Virginia Mountaineers| Regular Season |- Nov 26, 1988 yes Robert Morris WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 67–75 0–1 Dec 1, 1988 yes 1988 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 71–67 1–1 Dec 3, 1988 yes 1988 men Bradley Braves Bradley WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 68–70 1–2 Dec 5, 1988 yes 1988 men Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 77–60 2–2 Dec 10, 1988 yes yes Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 84–81 OT 3–2 Dec 17, 1988 yes 1988 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 101–52 4–2 Dec 22, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina 82–73 OT 5–2 Dec 27, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Maryland Terrapins Maryland Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 69–61 6–2 Jan 3, 1989 yes 1988 men UMass Minutemen UMass Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts 89–73 7–2 1–0 Jan 5, 1989 1988 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 69–45 8–2 2–0 Jan 7, 1989 1988 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 101–72 9–2 3–0 Jan 10, 1989 yes 1988 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 76–61 10–2 4–0 Jan 14, 1989 Rutgers WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 90–70 11–2 5–0 Jan 17, 1989 yes 1988 men George Washington Colonials George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 73–71 12–2 6–0 Jan 21, 1989 1988 men Temple Owls Temple WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 65–63 13–2 7–0 Jan 26, 1989 George Washington WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 92–57 14–2 8–0 Jan 28, 1989 yes Duquesne A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 98–82 15–2 9–0 Feb 2, 1989 yes 18 1988 men Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island 79–71 16–2 10–0 Feb 5, 1989 yes 18 Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey 60–58 17–2 11–0 Feb 9, 1989 yes yes 15 1988 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia 81–73 18–2 Feb 11, 1989 15 1988 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 100–67 19–2 12–0 Feb 13, 1989 yes yes 15 St. Bonaventure Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York 80–72 20–2 13–0 Feb 16, 1989 yes 14 UMass WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 88–55 21–2 14–0 Feb 19, 1989 yes 14 Rhode Island WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 90–66 22–2 15–0 Feb 23, 1989 11 Saint Joseph's WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 65–50 23–2 16–0 Feb 26, 1989 yes 11 Temple McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 56–74 23–3 16–1 Mar 1, 1989 yes 15 Penn State Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania 71–61 24–3 17–1 |- !colspan=9 style=West Virginia Mountaineers| Atlantic-10 Tournament Mar 5, 1989 yes yes 15 Saint Joseph's Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania A-10 Tournament Quarterfinals 79–59 25–3 Mar 6, 1989 yes yes 15 Penn State Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania A-10 Tournament Semifinals 64–86 25–4 |- !colspan=9 style=West Virginia Mountaineers| NCAA Tournament Mar 16, 1989 yes yes 17 7 E Tennessee 10 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina First Round 84–68 26–4 Mar 18, 1989 yes yes 17 7 E Duke 9 2 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Second Round 63–70 26–5 AP Poll Eastern E East https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/west-virginia/1989-schedule.html 1988-89 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results Sports Reference March 22, 2020 https://wvusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1988-89 1988-89 Men's Basketball Schedule West Virginia University Athletic Department March 22, 2020 Rankings 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball seasons West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball West Virginia