1988–89 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1988–89 Missouri Tigers Big Eight Conference Big 8 8 6 29–8 10–4 Norm Stewart 22nd Bob Sundvold Rich Daly Sam Moore Mike Sandbothe Greg Church Hearnes Center Big Eight tournament champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1988–89 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers finished second in the Big Eight regular season standings, won the Big Eight conference tournament, and were the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region of the NCAA tournament. The Tigers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen and finished with an overall record of 29–8 (10–4 Big Eight). Roster 1988 Missouri Tigers y Lee Coward 4 G 6 1 Jr Detroit, MI Byron Irvin 21 G 6 5 190 Sr y Chicago, Illinois Greg Church 33 F 6 8 221 Sr Doug Smith 34 F 6 10 215 So y basketball Detroit, Michigan Mike Sandbothe 42 F 6 8 Sr Anthony Peeler 44 G 6 4 205 Fr y Kansas City, Missouri Gary Leonard 52 C 7 1 264 Sr y Belleville, Illinois Norm Stewart (Missouri) Bob Sundvold Rich Daly Sam Moore Schedule and results yes 1988-89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1988-89 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season Nov 18, 1988 ESPN yes 14 SW Missouri State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri Preseason NIT 73–54 1–0 Nov 19, 1988 ESPN yes 14 Xavier Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri Preseason NIT 83–71 2–0 Nov 20, 1988 ESPN yes yes 14 North Carolina 6 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Preseason NIT 91–81 3–0 Nov 21, 1988 ESPN yes yes 14 Syracuse 8 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Preseason NIT Championship 84–86 OTSyracuse Wins N.I.T. in Overtime https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/26/sports/syracuse-wins-nit-in-overtime.html The New York Times November 26, 1988 March 22, 2020 3–1 Nov 28, 1988 yes 13 1988 men Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks Tennessee-Martin Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 97–55 4–1 Dec 2, 1988 yes yes 8 1988 men Temple Owls Temple 17 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions 91–74 5–1 Dec 3, 1988 yes yes 8 North Carolina 10 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions 60–76 5–2 Dec 7, 1988 yes yes 11 1988 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 73–61 6–2 Dec 10, 1988 yes 11 Memphis State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 86–74 7–2 Dec 16, 1988 yes 10 1988 men Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 81–68 8–2 Dec 17, 1988 yes 10 Ohio Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 113–85 9–2 Dec 19, 1988 yes yes 10 Illinois 6 St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri Braggin' Rights 84–87 18,561 9–3 Dec 21, 1988 yes 10 Southern Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 114–96 10–3 Dec 29, 1988 yes 11 Arkansas Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 83–78 11–3 Jan 3, 1989 yes 11 1988 men Morgan State Bears Morgan State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 96–66 12–3 Jan 7, 1989 yes 11 1988 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado 84–75 13–3 1–0 Jan 14, 1989 10 Iowa State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 96–71 14–3 2–0 Jan 16, 1989 yes yes 10 1988 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia 104–99 15–3 Jan 21, 1989 8 1988 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 105–83 16–3 3–0 Jan 24, 1989 yes yes 5 1988 men Maryland Terrapins Maryland Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 87–73 17–3 Jan 28, 1989 yes 5 1988 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 89–72 18–3 4–0 Feb 1, 1989 ESPN yes 5 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 91–66 19–3 5–0 Feb 4, 1989 5 Kansas State Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 73–68 20–3 6–0 Feb 9, 1989 ESPN yes 3 Oklahoma 5 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 105–112King's 32 Lift Oklahoma; Missouri Coach in Hospital https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/10/sports/king-s-32-lift-oklahoma-missouri-coach-in-hospital.html The New York Times February 10, 1989 March 22, 2020 11,734 20–4 6–1 Feb 11, 1989 NBC 3 Kansas Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 93–80 21–4 7–1 Feb 14, 1989 yes 3 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 75–82 21–5 7–2 Feb 19, 1989 3 Nebraska Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 79–63 22–5 8–2 Feb 22, 1989 yes 7 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 71–82 22–6 8–3 Feb 25, 1989 7 Oklahoma 1 Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 97–84MISSOURI SHOWS OKLAHOMA NO RESPECT, 97-84 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1989/02/26/missouri-shows-oklahoma-no-respect-97-84/5ac8b957-77b6-4cf8-8849-82e97ef14963/ The Washington Post February 26, 1989 March 22, 2020 23–6 9–3 Mar 1, 1989 yes 7 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 75–76 23–7 9–4 Mar 4, 1989 7 Colorado Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 66–65 24–7 10–4 |- !colspan=9| Big Eight Conference tournament Mar 10, 1989 yes yes 10 Nebraska Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight tournament quarterfinal 98–70 25–7 Mar 11, 1989 yes yes 10 Kansas State Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight tournament semifinal 88–83 26–7 Mar 12, 1989 ABC yes yes 10 Oklahoma 2 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight tournament championship 98–86College Basketball; Oklahoma Upset By Missouri, 98-86 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/13/sports/college-basketball-oklahoma-upset-by-missouri-98-86.html The New York Times March 13, 1989 March 22, 2020 27–7 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 1989 CBS yes yes 6 3 MW Creighton 14 MW Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas First round 85–69 28–7 Mar 19, 1989 CBS yes yes 6 3 MW Texas 11 MW Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas Second Round 108–89MISSOURI'S WOES IN NCAA WANING https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1989-03-20-8901150337-story.html Sun-Sentinel March 20, 1989 March 22, 2020 29–7 Mar 24, 1989 CBS yes yes 6 3 MW Syracuse 7 2 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota Midwest Regional semifinal 80–83Syracuse 83, Missouri 80 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/03/25/Syracuse-83-Missouri-80/3198606805200/ United Press International March 25, 1989 March 22, 2020 29–8 AP Poll Central MW Midwest 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20180307141134/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/mutigers.com/documents/2017/11/14/2018_MBB_MEDIA_GUIDE.pdf March 7, 2018 . Retrieved Mar 22, 2020. Rankings 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 17 14 13 8 11 10 10 11 11 10 8 5 5 3 3 7 7 10 6 Coaches 0 17 13 – 11 11 10 10 11 13 12 8 8 6 3 3 7 7 10 8 ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. References Missouri Missouri Category:Missouri Tigers men's basketball seasons