1988–89 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball Basketball none 1988–89 UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Wordmark Logo 1983-1997.jpeg 150 Big West Conference Big West 14 15 29–8 16–2 Jerry Tarkanian 16th Tim Grgurich 8th Keith Starr 3rd Ron Ganulin 1st Thomas & Mack Center Big West tournament championsBig West regular season champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1988–89 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas as a member of the Big West Conference during the 1988–89 college basketball season. Led by head coach Jerry Tarkanian, the team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center. The Runnin' Rebels won conference regular season and tournament titles, reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 29–8. Roster 1988 UNLV Runnin' Rebels y David Butler 00 C 6 10 200 Jr y basketball, born 1966 Washington, D.C. Stacey Cvijanovich 5 G 6 3 200 Jr Oxnard, California Anderson Hunt 12 G 6 2 176 Fr y Detroit, Michigan Bryan Emerzian 15 G 5 11 165 Fr Waukegan, Illinois Stacey Augmon 32 F 6 8 206 So y Pasadena, California Barry Young 33 F 6 7 223 So Ellicott City, Maryland James Jones 34 C 6 9 220 Jr Cincinnati, Ohio Moses Scurry 35 F 6 7 220 Jr y Brooklyn, New York George Ackles 44 FC 6 9 210 y y Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Greg Anthony 50 G 6 2 190 So y Las Vegas, Nevada Chris Jeter 53 F 6 8 216 So San Diego, California John Smith G 6 2 So y basketball, born 1969 Jerry Tarkanian (Fresno State) Tim Grgurich Ron Ganulin Cleveland Edwards Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=UNLV Runnin' Rebels| Regular season Nov 25, 1988 yes yes 8 DePaul Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational 86–77             3,700 1–0 Nov 26, 1988 yes yes 8 Oklahoma 4 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational 81–83             4,200 1–1 Nov 27, 1988 yes yes 8 Memphis State Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational 90–86             3,700 2–1 Dec 10, 1988 yes yes 9 Arizona 10 McKale Center Tucson, AZ 75–86             13,624 2–2 Dec 15, 1988 13 UC Irvine Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV 100–85             17,453 3–2 1–0 Dec 21, 1988 yes 13 1988 men Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV 88–69             16,517 4–2 Dec 22, 1988 yes 13 1988 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV 110–67             17,437 5–2 Dec 28, 1988 yes 12 1988 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV 88–56             18,024 6–2 Dec 29, 1988 12 1988 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV 101–68             17,535 7–2 2–0 Jan 3, 1989 yes 12 1988 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State The Gold Mine Long Beach, CA 97–76             1,889 8–2 3–0 Jan 5, 1989 12 1988 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV 79–58             17,971 9–2 4–0 Jan 9, 1989 12 1988 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV 83–61             17,463 10–2 5–0 Jan 11, 1989 yes 11 1988 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, CA 83–77             10,159 11–2 6–0 Jan 16, 1989 11 1988 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV 66–63             18,405 12–2 7–0 Jan 19, 1989 10 1988 men Utah State Aggies Utah State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV 102–80             18,732 13–2 8–0 Jan 22, 1989 yes yes 10 Louisville 4 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 74–92             19,632 13–3 Jan 25, 1989 yes 13 Utah State Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, UT 94–68             10,024 14–3 9–0 Jan 30, 1989 yes 13 Oklahoma 4 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV 88–90             19,000 14–4 Feb 4, 1989 yes 16 UC Irvine Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 98–99             5,000 14–5 9–1 Feb 6, 1989 19 UC Santa Barbara Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV 77–61             18,683 15–5 10–1 Feb 9, 1989 yes 19 Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym 92–93             4,000 15–6 10–2 Feb 12, 1989 yes yes 19 NC State 17 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 89–80             12,400 16–6 Feb 16, 1989 yes 18 San Jose State San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, CA 95–66             2,454 17–6 11–2 Feb 19, 1989 yes 18 1988 men Temple Owls Temple Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV 62–60             19,020 18–6 Feb 20, 1989 18 Long Beach State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV 104–74             17,191 19–6 12–2 Feb 23, 1989 18 Fresno State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV 75–71             19,000 20–6 13–2 Feb 25, 1989 yes yes 18 LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 87–88 Augmon 25         13,581 20–7 Feb 27, 1989 yes 18 UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA 84–75             6,000 21–7 14–2 Mar 2, 1989 yes 18 Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA 81–71             4,477 22–7 15–2 Mar 5, 1989 yes 18 New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM 75–73             12,839 23–7 16–2 |- !colspan=12 style=UNLV Runnin' Rebels| Big West tournament Mar 9, 1989 yes yes 18 UC Irvine Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA Big West tournament Quarterfinal 102–82             7,242 24–7 Mar 10, 1989 yes yes 18 Cal State Fullerton Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA Big West tournament Semifinal 99–83             8,153 25–7 Mar 11, 1989 yes yes 18 New Mexico State Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA Big West tournament championship 68–62             7,034 26–7 |- !colspan=12 style=UNLV Runnin' Rebels| NCAA Tournament Mar 16, 1989 yes yes 15 4 W Idaho 13 W BSU Pavilion Boise, ID First round 68–56The Los Angeles Times UNLV Warms Up--Just in Time https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-17-sp-1586-story.html March 17, 1989 March 21, 2023 Augmon 17 Scurry 14 Hunt 4 12,241 27–7 Mar 18, 1989 yes yes 15 4 W DePaul 12 W BSU Pavilion Boise, ID Second Round 85–70The Chicago Tribune UNLV Surges Past Demons https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-03-19-8903280334-story.html March 18, 1989 March 21, 2023 Butler 23 Augmon 11 Hunt 7 12,428 28–7 Mar 23, 1989 yes yes 15 4 W Arizona 1 1 W McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO Regional semifinal 68–67New York Times No. 1 Arizona Upset On 3-Pointer at :002 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/24/sports/basketball-west-no-1-arizona-upset-on-3-pointer-at-002.html March 26, 1989 April 19, 2019Los Angeles Times UNLV Takes Arizona Out of the Hunt : Rebels Win on a 3-Point Shot, 68-67 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-24-sp-306-story.html March 24, 1989 April 19, 2019 Hunt 21 Tied 6 Anthony 11 16,813 29–7 Mar 25, 1989 yes yes 15 4 W Seton Hall 11 3 W McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO Regional final 61–84Los Angeles Times Seton Hall Has UNLV Take a Walk : Pirates Gain Final Four by Beating Rebels at Their Own Game, 84-61 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-26-sp-1092-story.html March 26, 1989 April 19, 2019 Anthony 16 Scurry 14 Anthony 4 16,813 29–8 AP Poll Pacific Source 1988-89 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/nevada-las-vegas/1989-schedule.htmlhttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1989 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1989_465_University%20of%20Nevada,%20Las%20Vegas.pdf 1988–89 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball stats NCAA Career Statistics Rankings 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 17 10 8 9 9 13 13 12 12 11 10 13 16 19 18 18 18 18 15 Coaches 0 17 7 7^ 8 8 13 14 10 12 11 10 16 17 19 17 18 17 19 14 ^Coaches did not release a week-1 poll. Awards and honors Stacey Augmon – NABC Defensive Player of the Year, Big West Conference Player of the Year References Unlv Category:UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball seasons Unlv Unlv Unlv