1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Basketball season August 2023 March 2026 1988 File:NCAA primary logo 1980.svg Duke Blue Devils March 16 April 3, 1989 Kingdome Seattle, Washington Michigan Wolverines St. John's Redmen Danny Ferry, Duke Blue Devils (Naismith) Sean Elliott, Arizona Wildcats (Wooden) The 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1988 and ended with the Final Four at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington, on April 3, 1989. Season headlines The ECAC Metro renamed itself the North Atlantic Conference. It renamed itself the America East Conference in 1996. The ECAC North renamed itself the Northeast Conference. The Pacific Coast Athletic Association changed its name to the Big West Conference on July 1, 1988. Loyola Marymount junior All-American Hank Gathers became the second player in NCAA Division I history to lead the nation in scoring (32.7) and rebounding (13.7) in the same season. Neutral courts were used in all rounds of the NCAA tournament for the first time.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 12 All the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the NCAA tournament advanced to the "Sweet Sixteen" for the first time. The NCAA notes that P. J. Carlesimo of Seton Hall became the first head coach with a beard to advance to the NCAA tournament's Final Four. Steve Fisher of Michigan became the first head coach to win the NCAA title in his first year as a head coach. Major rule changes Beginning in 1988–89, the following rules changes were implemented: Any player who participates in a fight is ejected from the game and placed on probation. If he participates in a second fight during the season, he is suspended for one game. If he participates in a third fight during the season, he is suspended for the rest of the season, including championship competition.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 4 Season outlook Pre-season polls 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings The top 20 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.*ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 965 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Associated PressRankingTeam1 Duke2 Georgetown3 Michigan4 Louisville5 Oklahoma6 North Carolina7 Iowa8 Syracuse9 Illinois10 UNLV11 Arizona12 1988 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova13 Georgia Tech14 Missouri15 Florida16 Florida State17 1988 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State18 NC State19 1988 men Temple Owls Temple20 Stanford UPI CoachesRankingTeam1 Duke2 Michigan3 North Carolina4 Georgetown5 Illinois6 Oklahoma7 UNLV8 Syracuse9 Iowa10 Louisville11 Arizona12 1988 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova13 Missouri14 Florida 15 1988 men Temple Owls Temple16 Georgia Tech17 Indiana18 Florida State19 Stanford 20 NC State 1988 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Conference membership changes SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference Davidson Davidson Wildcats Southern Conference NCAA Division I independent Dayton Dayton Flyers NCAA Division I independent Midwestern Collegiate Conference Liberty Liberty Flames Mason–Dixon Conference (D-II) NCAA Division I independent Mount Saint Mary's Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mason–Dixon Conference (D-II) NCAA Division I independent Southern Utah Southern Utah Thunderbirds NCAA Division II independent NCAA Division I independent Youngstown State Youngstown State Penguins Ohio Valley Conference NCAA Division I independent Regular season Conferences Conference winners and tournaments ConferenceRegular season first placeConference player of the yearConference Coach of the YearConference tournamentTournament venue (city)Tournament winner American South Conference 1988 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Randy White, Louisiana Tech Al Barbre, 1988 men Lamar Cardinals Lamar &Tim Floyd, New Orleans 1989 American South Conference men's basketball tournament Cajundome(Lafayette, LA) Louisiana Tech Association of Mid-Continent Universities SW Missouri State Jay Taylor, 1988 men Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Charlie Spoonhour, SW Missouri State 1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament Hammons Student Center(Springfield, MO) SW Missouri State Atlantic 10 Conference West Virginia Mark Macon, 1988 men Temple Owls Temple Bob Wenzel, Rutgers 1989 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Rutgers Athletic CenterPiscataway, New Jersey Rutgers Atlantic Coast Conference NC State Danny Ferry, Duke Jim Valvano, NC State 1989 ACC men's basketball tournament Omni ColiseumAtlanta, Georgia North Carolina Big East Conference Georgetown Charles Smith, Georgetown P. J. Carlesimo, Seton Hall 1989 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square GardenNew York, New York Georgetown Big Eight Conference Oklahoma Stacey King, Oklahoma Billy Tubbs, Oklahoma 1989 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Kemper ArenaKansas City, Missouri Missouri Big Sky Conference Boise State & Idaho Chris Childs, Idaho Kermit Davis Jr., Idaho 1989 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament BSU PavilionBoise, Idaho Idaho Big South Conference Coastal Carolina Henry Wilson, Campbell Russ Bergman, Coastal Carolina 1989 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Winthrop ColiseumRock Hill, South Carolina UNC Asheville Big Ten Conference Indiana Jay Edwards, IndianaGlen Rice, Michigan Bob Knight, IndianaNo Tournament Big West Conference UNLV Stacey Augmon, UNLV Neil McCarthy, 1988 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State 1989 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Long Beach ArenaLong Beach, California UNLV Colonial Athletic Association Richmond Blue Edwards, East Carolina Dick Tarrant, Richmond 1989 CAA men's basketball tournament Hampton ColiseumHampton, Virginia George Mason East Coast Conference Bucknell Kurk Lee, Towson State 1989 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Towson CenterTowson, Maryland Bucknell Ivy League Princeton Bob Scrabis, Princeton Not namedNo Tournament Metro Conference Florida State George McCloud, Florida State Larry Finch, Memphis State 1989 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Carolina ColiseumColumbia, South Carolina Louisville Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference La Salle Lionel Simmons, La Salle Ted Fiore, Saint Peter's, & Speedy Morris, La Salle 1989 MAAC men's basketball tournament Meadowlands ArenaEast Rutherford, New Jersey La Salle Mid-American Conference Ball State Paul Graham, Ohio Rick Majerus, Ball State 1989 MAC men's basketball tournament John F. Savage HallToledo, Ohio Ball State Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference South Carolina State Tom Davis, Delaware State Cy McClairen, Bethune-Cookman 1989 MEAC men's basketball tournament Greensboro ColiseumGreensboro, North Carolina South Carolina State Midwestern Collegiate Conference Evansville Scott Haffner, Evansville Jim Crews, Evansville 1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament UD ArenaDayton, Ohio Xavier Missouri Valley Conference Creighton Anthony Manuel, 1988 men Bradley Braves Bradley Tony Barone, Creighton 1989 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Levitt ArenaWichita, Kansas Creighton North Atlantic Conference Siena Jeff Robinson, Siena Mike Deane, Siena 1989 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Siena Northeast Conference Robert Morris Vaughn Luton, Robert Morris Jarrett Durham, Robert Morris 1989 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Charles L. Sewall CenterMoon Township, Pennsylvania Robert Morris Ohio Valley Conference Middle Tennessee & Murray State Jeff Martin, Murray State Bruce Stewart, Middle Tennessee 1989 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Nashville Municipal AuditoriumNashville, Tennessee Middle Tennessee Pacific-10 Conference Arizona Sean Elliott, Arizona Lute Olson, Arizona, &Ralph Miller, Oregon State 1989 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament Great Western ForumInglewood, California Arizona Southeastern Conference Florida Chris Jackson, LSU Wimp Sanderson, Alabama 1989 SEC men's basketball tournament Thompson–Boling ArenaKnoxville, Tennessee Alabama Southern Conference Chattanooga John Taft, Marshall Randy Nesbit, The Citadel 1989 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Asheville Civic CenterAsheville, North Carolina East Tennessee State Southland Conference North Texas State Deon Hunter, North Texas State Jimmy Gales, North Texas State 1989 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Super PitDenton, Texas McNeese State Southwest Conference Arkansas Travis Mays, Texas Nolan Richardson, Arkansas 1989 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament Reunion ArenaDallas, Texas Arkansas Southwestern Athletic Conference Grambling State, Southern, & Texas Southern Terry Brooks, Alabama State 1989 SWAC men's basketball tournament F. G. Clark CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana Southern Sun Belt Conference South Alabama Jeff Hodge, South Alabama Ronnie Arrow, South Alabama 1989 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Charlotte ColiseumCharlotte, North Carolina South Alabama Trans America Athletic Conference Georgia Southern Jeff Sanders, Georgia Southern Mike Newell, Arkansas–Little Rock 1989 TAAC men's basketball tournament Barton ColiseumLittle Rock, Arkansas Arkansas–Little Rock West Coast Athletic Conference Saint Mary's Hank Gathers, Loyola Marymount Lynn Nance, Saint Mary's 1989 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament War Memorial Gymnasium(San Francisco, CA) Loyola Marymount Western Athletic Conference Colorado State Tim Hardaway, UTEP Riley Wallace, 1988 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii 1989 WAC men's basketball tournament Jon M. Huntsman Center(Salt Lake City, UT) UTEP c Conference standings Division I independents A total of 23 college teams played as Division I independents. Among them, Akron (21–8) had the best winning percentage (.724) and Akron, Notre Dame (21–9), and DePaul (21–12) finished with the most wins.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1989.html Sports Reference 1988-89 Men's Independent Season Summary August 27, 2024 Informal championships ConferenceRegular season winnerMost Valuable PlayerPhiladelphia Big 5 La Salle & Temple Lionel Simmons, La Salle La Salle and Temple both finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5. Statistical leaders Points per game Rebounds per game Assists per game Blocked shots per game Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School BPG Hank Gathers Loyola Marymount 32.7 Hank Gathers Loyola Marymount 13.7 Glenn Williams Holy Cross 9.9 Alonzo Mourning Georgetown 5.0 Chris Jackson LSU 30.2 Carl Herrera Jacksonville 13.2 Chris Corchiani NC State 8.8 Duane Causwell Temple 4.1 Lionel Simmons La Salle 28.4 Tyrone Hill Xavier 12.2 Sherman Douglas Syracuse 8.6 Alan Ogg UAB 3.8 Gerald Glass Ole Miss 28.0 Ron Draper American 12.0 Gary Payton Oregon State 8.1 Derrick Coleman Syracuse 3.4 Blue Edwards East Carolina 26.7 Daryl Battles Southern 11.6 Anthony Manuel Bradley 8.0 Eric Murdock Providence 3.3 Postseason tournaments NCAA tournament 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four - Kingdome, Seattle, Washington thumb|The Kingdome in Seattle, Washington, hosted the NCAA men's Final Four. National semifinals National championship game E2 Duke 78 W3 Seton Hall 95 S3 Michigan 83 M1 Illinois 81 W3 Seton Hall 79* S3 Michigan 80 (* – Denotes Overtime) National Invitation tournament 1989 National Invitation Tournament NIT Semifinals and Final Semifinals Finals UAB 65 St. John's 76 Michigan State 64 Saint Louis 74 St. John's 73 Saint Louis 65 Third place game UAB 78 Michigan State 76 Award winners Consensus All-American teams 1989 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans + Consensus First Team Player Position Class Team Sean Elliott F Senior Arizona Pervis Ellison C Senior Louisville Danny Ferry F Senior Duke Chris Jackson G Freshman Louisiana State Stacey King C Senior Oklahoma + Consensus Second Team Player Position Class Team Mookie Blaylock G Senior Oklahoma Sherman Douglas G Senior Syracuse Jay Edwards G Sophomore Indiana Todd Lichti G Senior Stanford Glen Rice F Senior Michigan Lionel Simmons F Junior La Salle Major player of the year awards Wooden Award: Sean Elliott, Arizona Naismith Award: Danny Ferry, Duke Associated Press Player of the Year: Sean Elliott, Arizona UPI Player of the Year: Danny Ferry, Duke NABC Player of the Year: Sean Elliott, Arizona Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Danny Ferry, Duke Adolph Rupp Trophy: Sean Elliott, Arizona Sporting News Player of the Year: Stacey King, Oklahoma Major freshman of the year awards USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Chris Jackson, LSU Major coach of the year awards Associated Press Coach of the Year: Bob Knight, Indiana UPI Coach of the Year: Bob Knight, Indiana Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Bob Knight, Indiana NABC Coach of the Year: P. J. Carlesimo, Seton Hall Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Lute Olson, Arizona Sporting News Coach of the Year: P. J. Carlesimo, Seton Hall Other major awards Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Tim Hardaway, UTEP Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Lionel Simmons, La Salle NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): John Morton, Seton Hall Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReasonAkronBob HugginsColeman CrawfordHuggins left to coach Cincinnati.Alcorn StateDavey WhitneyLonnie Walker Arizona StateSteve PattersonBob SchermerhornBill FriederPatterson resigned on February 4 under pressure and assistant Schermerhorn completed the season as interim. Michigan coach Frieder took the job at the conclusion of the season.AuburnSonny SmithTommy Joe Eagles Smith left to coach VCU.Ball StateRick MajerusDick Hunsaker ButlerJoe SexsonBarry Collier Collier was hired from the Stanford coaching staff.BYULaDell AndersenRoger ReidCentral FloridaPhil CarterJoe Dean Jr. CincinnatiTony YatesBob HugginsColgateJoe BakerJack Bruen DaytonDon DonoherJim O'Brien Donoher left to join Indiana's coaching staff. O'Brien was hired from the New York Knicks coaching staff.Eastern KentuckyMax GoodMike Pollio Grambling StateBob HopkinsAaron James Illinois StateBob DonewaldBob Bender Donewald left to coach Western Michigan.Indiana StateRon GreeneTates Locke Jackson StateJohn PrinceAndy Stoglin KentuckyEddie SuttonRick PitinoLouisiana TechTommy Joe EaglesJerry Loyd Eagles left to coach Auburn.Loyola (IL)Gene SullivanWill Rey Loyola (MD)Mark AmatucciTom Schneider MarshallRick HuckabayDana AltmanMarquetteBob DukietKevin O'Neill MarylandBob WadeGary WilliamsMercerBill BibbBrad Siegfried MichiganBill FriederSteve FisherFrieder announced he would take the Arizona State job before the 1989 NCAA Tournament but was immediately fired by Michigan AD Bo Schembechler, saying he wanted a “Michigan man” to lead the team. Assistant Fisher then led the team to the national title as interim and was made full-time coach after.Eisenberg Jeff Twenty-five years ago, the Michigan team Bill Frieder built won a title without him https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/twenty-five-years-ago--the-michigan-team-bill-frieder-assembled-won-a-title-without-him-144816604.html March 19, 2014 Yahoo Sports May 8, 2021Morgan StateNat FrazierNathaniel Taylor New HampshireGerry FrielJim Boylan Boylan was hired from the Michigan State staff.NiagaraAndy WalkerJack Armstrong Northern IllinoisJim RosboroughJim Molinari OhioBilly HahnLarry Hunter Ohio StateGary WilliamsRandy AyersOregon StateRalph MillerJim Anderson Penn Tom SchneiderFran Dunphy RiderJohn Barker CarpenterKevin BannonSaint Mary'sLynn NancePaul Landreaux Nance left to coach Washington.Sam Houston StateGary MossJerry DittmanLarry Brown San Jose StateBill BerryStan Morrison St. BonaventureRon DeCarliTom Chapman TennesseeDon DeVoeWade Houston Tennessee StateLarry ReidRon Abernathy UtahLynn ArchibaldRick Majerus VanderbiltC. M. NewtonEddie Fogler Newton left to become athletic director at his alma mater, Kentucky.VCUMike PollioSonny Smith Pollio left to coach Eastern Kentucky.WagnerNeil KennettTim Capstraw Wake ForestBob StaakDave Odom Staak left to join the Los Angeles Clippers coaching staff.WashingtonAndy RussoLynn Nance Western CarolinaDave PossingerGreg Blatt Western MichiganVernon PayneBob Donewald Wichita StateEddie FoglerMike Cohen Fogler left to coach Vanderbilt.Youngstown StateJim CleamonsJohn Stroia Cleamons left to join the Chicago Bulls coaching staff. References 2 NCAA