1988–89 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1988–89 Florida State Seminoles Basketball Florida State Seminoles alternate logo.svg Metro Conference (1975–1995) Metro 16 16 22–8 9–3 Pat Kennedy 3rd David Zimroth Rich Petriccione Tom Carlson Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Metro Conference Regular Season Champions NCAA tournament First round The 1988–89 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University in the program's final season as members of the Metro Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Pat Kennedy, the Seminoles reached the NCAA tournament as the #4 seed in the Southeast region, but were upset in the first round by Middle Tennessee State.THE BUCK STOPS SEMINOLES IN NCAA OPENER; BLUE RAIDER PLAYS PERFECT GAME https://www.deseret.com/1989/3/17/18799200/the-buck-stops-seminoles-in-ncaa-opener-br-blue-raider-plays-perfect-game Deseret News March 17, 1989 March 22, 2020 The team finished with an overall record of 22–8 (9–3 Metro). Roster 1988 Florida State Seminoles y y Lorenzo Hands 5 G 6 3 195 FR West Palm Beach, Florida Twin Lakes Derrick Mitchell 11 G 6 3 190 SR Jacksonville, Florida Raines Joey Barnes 12 G 6 2 160 SO Quincy, Florida Shanks Brad Johnson American football 14 G 6 6 195 SO y Black Mountain, North Carolina Owen Blake Miles 15 GF 6 6 195 FR Tallahassee, Florida Maclay Aubry Boyd 20 F 6 6 175 SO Macon, Georgia Southwest George McCloud 21 G 6 6 205 SR y Daytona Beach, Florida Mainland Tharon Mayes 22 G 6 3 170 JR y New Haven, Connecticut Hillhouse Tony Dawson 24 F 6 7 205 SR y Kinston, North Carolina Gulf Coast CC Irving Thomas 30 F 6 8 215 JR y Miami Carol City David White 31 F 6 6 225 SO St. Petersburg, Florida Boca Ciega Byron Wells 33 GF 6 8 200 FR Tampa, Florida King William Hunter 34 C 6 7 220 SR Cantonment, Florida Tate Michael Polite 45 F 6 7 215 SO Daytona Beach, Florida Mainland Pat Kennedy (King's College) Rich Petriccione David Zimroth Tom Carlson https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/florida-state/1989.html 1988-89 Florida State Seminoles Roster and Stats Sports Reference March 20, 2020 https://www.nolefan.org/summary/b1991.html Florida State Men's Basketball - 1988-89 Year In Review nolefan.org March 22, 2020 Schedule |- !colspan=9 style=Florida State Seminoles| Regular Season |- Nov 25, 1988 yes 17 1988 men UCF Knights Central Florida Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 133–79 1–0 Nov 29, 1988 yes 14 1988 men FIU Panthers Florida International Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 100–75 2–0 Dec 3, 1988 yes 14 Florida 19 Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida Rivalry 114–86 3–0 Dec 9, 1988 yes 14 1988 men Stetson Hatters Stetson Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 91–74 4–0 Dec 14, 1988 yes 12 South Alabama Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 87–82 5–0 Dec 17, 1988 yes yes 12 1988 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania 78–71 6–0 Dec 20, 1988 yes 11 1988 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 113–81 7–0 Dec 28, 1988 yes yes 10 Central Florida Orlando, Florida Red Lobster Classic 97–64 8–0 Dec 29, 1988 yes yes 10 1988 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova Orlando, Florida Red Lobster Classic 67–68 8–1 Jan 4, 1989 yes 15 1988 men Rider Broncs Rider Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 113–67 9–1 Jan 7, 1989 15 1988 men Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 104–79 10–1 1–0 Jan 11, 1989 yes yes 14 1988 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida 85–70 11–1 Jan 15, 1989 yes 14 Tennessee 17 Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 101–90 12–1 Jan 18, 1989 yes yes 14 Arkansas Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 112–105 13–1 Jan 21, 1989 14 1988 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 95–80 14–1 2–0 Jan 26, 1989 yes 11 South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 69–67 15–1 3–0 Jan 28, 1989 yes 11 1988 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia 100–97 16–1 4–0 Feb 1, 1989 8 Memphis State Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 82–99 16–2 4–1 Feb 4, 1989 yes 8 1988 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio 66–65 17–2 5–1 Feb 6, 1989 yes 12 Louisville 7 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 81–78 18–2 6–1 Feb 8, 1989 12 South Carolina Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 88–72 19–2 7–1 Feb 16, 1989 7 Louisville 10 Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 77–78 19–3 7–2 Feb 18, 1989 yes 7 Memphis State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 79–89 19–4 7–3 Feb 21, 1989 yes yes 12 1988 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 77–83 19–5 Feb 23, 1989 yes yes 12 La Salle Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 100–101 19–6 Mar 1, 1989 16 Virginia Tech Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 117–97 20–6 8–3 Mar 4, 1989 yes 16 Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 81–78 21–6 9–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Florida State Seminoles| Metro Conference Tournament |- Mar 10, 1989 yes yes 14 South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina Metro Conference Tournament Semifinal 80–63 22–6 Mar 11, 1989 yes yes 14 Louisville 16 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina Metro Conference Tournament Semifinal 80–87 22–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Florida State Seminoles| NCAA Tournament |- Mar 16, 1989 yes yes 16 4 SE Middle Tennessee State 13 SE Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee First Round 83–97 22–8 AP Poll Eastern SE Southeast https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/florida-state/1989-schedule.html 1988-89 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results Sports Reference March 22, 20202019-20 Florida State Men's Basketball Media Guide https://seminolesweb-8b76.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FSU.1902-MBB-Almanac-ALL-v1-web.pdf PDF Florida State University Athletics April 13, 2020 September 23, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200923153852/https://seminolesweb-8b76.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FSU.1902-MBB-Almanac-ALL-v1-web.pdf dead Rankings 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings NBA draft 1989 NBA draft Florida State Seminoles Round Pick Player NBA club 1 7 George McCloud Indiana Pacers https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1989.html 1989 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 13, 2020 References Category:Florida State Seminoles men's basketball seasons Category:1988 in sports in Florida Category:1989 in sports in Florida Florida State Florida State