1988–89 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1988–89 UCLA Bruins UCLA Logo 1964-1995.jpeg Pacific-10 Pac-10 21–10 13–5, T-3rd Jim Harrick 1st Brad Holland Mark Gottfried Paul Landreaux Pauley Pavilion NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 1988–89 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Jim Harrick began his first year as head coach for the Bruins, being the 6th coach since the legendary John Wooden. The Bruins were ranked as high as 20th in the AP Poll during the season. The Bruins finished tied for third place in the Pac-10. They went on to the NCAA tournament where they advanced to the second round before losing to North Carolina 88–81.2012–13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide Starting lineup Position Player ClassFTrevor WilsonJr.FDon MacLeanFr.CKevin WalkerJr.GPooh RichardsonSr.GDarrick MartinFr. Roster 1988 UCLA Bruins men's y Jeff Bronner 20 G 6 3 Fr Steve Brumbach 43 F 6 6 Sr Darrin Dafney 21 G 6 4 Fr Don MacLean basketball y 42 F 6 10 Fr Palo Alto, California Darrick Martin y 15 G 5 11 Fr Denver, Colorado Keith Owens y 25 C 6 7 So San Francisco, California Pooh Richardson y 24 G 6 1 Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C Charles Rochelin 45 F 6 7 Sr Kevin Walker 50 C 6 10 Jr Kevin Williams 11 G 6 2 So Trevor Wilson basketball y 4 F 6 8 Jr Los Angeles, California http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1989_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf *Jim Harrick (Morris Harvey College) Brad Holland (UCLA) Mark Gottfried (Alabama) Paul Landreaux (CSULA) Schedule yes 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1988 yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season November 26, 1988 y Texas Tech Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 5,866 84–62 D. MacLean 22 T. Wilson 10 P. Richardson 8 1–0 December 1, 1988 y yes 1988 men Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) Miami Arena Miami, FL 6,023 91–66 2–0 December 3, 1988 y yes 1988 men BYU Cougars BYU Marriott Center Provo, UT 20,303 97–87 3–0 December 7, 1988 y 1988 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 7,421 85–74 4–0 December 17, 1988 y yes North Carolina 8 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 20,712 78–104 4–1 December 21, 1988 20 1988 men California Golden Bears California Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,831 76–59 5–1 1–0 December 23, 1988 20 Stanford Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 10,427 74–70 6–1 2–0 December 28, 1988 y yes UC Irvine Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 5,000 90–91 6–2 December 30, 1988 y 1988 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 6,261 99–84 7–2 January 5, 1989 yes 1988 men Oregon Ducks Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 8,244 97–66 8–2 3–0 January 8, 1989 yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 10,785 69–82 8–3 3–1 January 12, 1989 yes 1988 men USC Trojans USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 6,319 67–66 9–3 4–1 January 14, 1989 y Notre Dame Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,847 79–82 9–4 January 19, 1989 1988 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 5,896 94–84 10–4 5–1 January 21, 1989 yes Stanford 20 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 7,500 75–84 10–5 5–2 January 26, 1989 yes Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA 4,040 64–63 11–5 6–2 January 28, 1989 yes Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 3,551 93–74 12–5 7–2 February 2, 1989 Oregon Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 6,422 80–74 13–5 8–2 February 5, 1989 Oregon State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 8,636 92–75 14–5 9–2 February 8, 1989 USC Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 10,062 68–65 15–5 10–2 February 12, 1989 y Louisville 4 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,547 77–75 16–5 February 16, 1989 yes Arizona State ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ 4,844 86–93 16–6 10–3 February 18, 1989 yes Arizona 2 McKale Center Tucson, AZ 13,641 64–102 16–7 10–4 February 23, 1989 Washington Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 5,276 101–78 17–7 11–4 February 26, 1989 Washington State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 4,637 56–55 18–7 12–4 March 2, 1989 yes California Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA 6,578 81–73 19–7 13–4 March 4, 1989 Arizona 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,729 86–89 19–8 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins| Pac-10 Tournament March 10, 1989 yes Washington The Forum Los Angeles, CA Quarterfinals 7,195 64–54 20–8 March 11, 1989 yes Stanford 12 The Forum Los Angeles, CA Semifinals 10,565 86–95 20–9 |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins| NCAA tournament March 17, 1989 y yes Iowa State Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA First Round 12,297 84–74 21–9 March 19, 1989 y yes North Carolina 5 Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA Second Round 12,821 81–88 21–10 AP Poll Pacific Time SourceSeason by Season Records http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=12 UCLA Athletics February 13, 2018 December 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201229080204/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=12 dead Final 1989 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1989_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf#page=2 Notes This was the second time UCLA had faced the North Carolina Tarheels in the NCAA Tournament. The previous encounter was in the 1968 Final Four Championship game (Los Angeles). The Bruins won out the first time, 78-55. References Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons Ucla Ucla NCAA NCAA