1988–89 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1988–89 North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball North Carolina Tar Heels interlocking blue logo.png 100px Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 4 5 29–8 9–5 Dean Smith 27th Bill Guthridge 21st Dick Harp 3rd Steve Bucknall Jeff Lebo Dean Smith Center ACC tournament champion NCAA tournament Sweet 16 The 1988–89 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/north-carolina/1989-schedule.html 1988-89 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com 2018-06-01 Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels won 29 games, achieved a top ten ranking, and reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. http://m.tarheeltimes.com/rosterbasketball-1988.aspx North Carolina Tar Heels 1988-1989 Basketball Roster Tar Heel Times 2019-03-15 Roster Sources:Tar Heels appear to be on a mission https://www.newspapers.com/image/943673722 Greensboro News and Record 90 March 9, 1989 1988 North Carolina Tar Heels yG 3 Jeff Denny 6 4 Jr Rural Hall, North Carolina G 14 y Jeff Lebo 6 3 Sr Carlisle, Pennsylvania 180F 20 Steve Bucknall y 6 6 So London, United Kingdom 215King Rice 21 G 6 0 So y Binghamton, New YorkG/F 22 n Kevin Madden 6 6 Jr Staunton, VirginiaF 31 David May 6 7 Sr Greensboro, North CarolinaF 32 y Pete Chilcutt 6 9 Eutaw, Alabama So J. R. Reid 34 F 6 9 247 Jr y Virginia Beach, VirginiaHubert Davis 40 G 6 5 183 Fr y Burke, VirginiaC 42 y Scott Williams basketball 6 11 Jr Hacienda Heights, California 230 Rick Fox 44 F 6 7 So y Nassau, BahamasF/C 45 Marty Hensley 6 11 Marion, North Carolina JrF/G 50 Akins Bill Jr 6 5 Fuquay-Varina, North CarolinaC 54 John Greene Jr 6 10 Raleigh, North Carolina Dean Smith (Kansas) Bill Guthridge (Kansas State) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| Regular Season Nov 18, 1988 yes 6 1988 men Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Preseason NIT 111–84 1–0 Nov 19, 1988 yes 6 1988 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Preseason NIT 99–91 2–0 Nov 20, 1988 yes yes 5 Missouri 14 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Preseason NIT 81–91 2–1 Nov 25, 1988 yes yes 5 Indiana 20 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Preseason NIT Consolation 106–92 3–1 Nov 28, 1988 yes 5 Stanford Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 87–76 4–1 Dec 2, 1988 yes yes 10 Arizona 11 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions 79–72 5–1 Dec 3, 1988 yes yes 10 Missouri 8 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions 76–60 6–1 Dec 7, 1988 yes 8 Vanderbilt Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 89–77 7–1 Dec 10, 1988 yes yes 8 1988 men Richmond Spiders Richmond Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina 76–68 8–1 Dec 17, 1988 yes 8 UCLA 20 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 104–78 9–1 Dec 22, 1988 yes yes 8 1988 men Towson Tigers Towson State HersheyPark Arena Hershey, PA 102–74 10–1 Dec 29, 1988 yes yes 7 1988 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Peterson Gym San Diego, California 103–92 11–1 Jan 3, 1989 yes yes 6 1988 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 102–80 12–1 Jan 5, 1989 yes yes 6 DePaul Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 87–67 13–1 Jan 7, 1989 yes 6 Iowa 9 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 97–98The New York Times N. Carolina Upset by Iowa On Free Throw by Marble https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/08/sports/college-basketball-n-carolina-upset-by-iowa-on-free-throw-by-marble.html January 8, 1989 September 13, 2020 13–2 Jan 11, 1989 8 1988 men Maryland Terrapins Maryland Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 88–72 14–2 1–0 Jan 15, 1989 yes 8 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 83–106 14–3 1–1 Jan 18, 1989 yes 13 Duke 1 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 91–71 15–3 2–1 Jan 21, 1989 13 NC State 15 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 84–81 16–3 3–1 Jan 25, 1989 yes 7 1988 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 88–74 17–3 4–1 Jan 28, 1989 7 Georgia Tech Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 92–85 18–3 5–1 Feb 1, 1989 yes 3 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 82–85 18–4 5–2 Feb 9, 1989 yes 6 NC State 17 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 88–98 18–5 5–3 Feb 12, 1989 6 Virginia Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 85–67 19–5 6–3 Feb 14, 1989 yes yes 8 1988 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia 87–77 20–5 Feb 16, 1989 8 Wake Forest Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 99–76 21–5 7–3 Feb 19, 1989 yes 8 Maryland Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 86–75 22–5 8–3 Feb 21, 1989 yes 5 1988 men Nevada Wolfpack Nevada Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 109–86 23–5 Feb 25, 1989 5 Clemson Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 100–86 24–5 9–3 Mar 1, 1989 yes 5 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 74–76 24–6 9–4 Mar 5, 1989 5 Duke 9 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 86–88 24–7 9–5 |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| ACC Tournament Mar 10, 1989 yes yes 9 Georgia Tech Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia ACC Tournament Quarterfinal 77–62 25–7 Mar 11, 1989 yes yes 9 Maryland Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia ACC Tournament Semifinal 88–58 26–7 Mar 12, 1989 yes yes 9 Duke 7 Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia ACC tournament championship 77–74 27–7 |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 1989 yes yes 5 2 SE 1988 men Southern Jaguars Southern 15 SE Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia First round 93–79 28–7 Mar 19, 1989 yes yes 5 2 SE UCLA 7 SE Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia Second Round 88–81 29–7 Mar 23, 1989 yes yes 5 2 SE Michigan 10 3 SE Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 87–92 29–8 AP Poll Eastern Time SE Southeast 2019–20 North Carolina Men's Basketball Media Guide https://goheels.com/documents/2019/10/24/2020mediaguide_full.pdf University of North Carolina Athletics April 18, 2020 Rankings 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings NBA draft 1989 NBA draft North Carolina Tar Heels Round Pick Player NBA club 1 5 J. R. Reid Charlotte Hornets https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1989.html 1989 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 18, 2020 References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons North Carolina Tar Tar North Carolina