1988–89 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 November 2016 1988-89 Oklahoma Sooners Basketball Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1979-2000.png 150 Big 8 Conference Big 8 5 4 30–6 12–2 Billy Tubbs 9th Mike Mims Jim Kerwin 5th Mike Anderson Lloyd Noble Center(Capacity: 11,528) Big 8 Conference regular season Champions NCAA men's Division I tournament #1 Seed, Sweet Sixteen The 1988–89 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time. The team posted a 30–6 overall record and a 12–2 conference record to earn the Conference title under head coach Billy Tubbs. This was the fourth Big Eight Conference regular season Championship for Tubbs and his second in a row.http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/okla-conf-championships.html Conference Championships July 6, 2010 SoonerStats.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100623042818/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/okla-conf-championships.html June 23, 2010 dead The team was led by two future 1989 NBA draft first round selections Stacey King and Mookie Blaylock who were both selected as 1989 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/sooners-in-nba-draft.html Sooners in NBA Draft July 5, 2010 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100718064107/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/sooners-in-nba-draft.html July 18, 2010 dead mdy-allhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide 164 CBS Interactive July 5, 2010 November 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112122651/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf dead The team won two of its three games at the 1988 Maui Invitational Tournament where it faced three ranked opponents: #16 1988 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State University Ohio State, #4 UNLV and #3 Michigan who defeated them and eventually won the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The team then won 11 games in a row before losing to unranked Pitt. The team then won five in a row including victories over #16 Kansas and then #13 UNLV before losing to unranked 1988 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State. The Sooners, who were ranked in the top 10 all season and the top 5 for the entire 1989 part of its schedule, then won six more in a row including back to back wins against #3 MissouriKing'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 and #1 Arizona.Oklahoma Stakes No. 1 Claim, 82-80 http://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1989/02/13/oklahoma-stakes-no-1-claim-82-80/07731c80-4b9e-4e8e-b174-49aa50dc4887/ The Washington Post February 13, 1989 March 22, 2020 #7 Missouri ended the streak and gave Oklahoma its final regular season loss. Oklahoma won its final two regular season games and first two Big Eight tournament games before losing its rubber match against #10 Missouri in the championship game. The team earned a second consecutive #1 seed for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where it advanced to the sweet sixteen before losing to Virginia.https://www.soonerstats.com/basketball/men/seasons/schedule.cfm?SeasonID=1989 1989 Men's Basketball Season July 6, 2010 SoonerStats.com Mookie Blaylock established the current Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball single-season minutes played (1359) and career steals (281) records. His career steals per game record (3.8) stood as a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball record for 13 seasons.http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/okla-retired-jerseys.html Honored Jerseys July 5, 2010 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100628220607/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/okla-retired-jerseys.html June 28, 2010 dead mdy-all He also tied his own NCAA single-game steals record (13). Stacey King set the current Sooners single-season free throws made (211) record. King also set the Big Eight career blocked shots record (228). Tyrone Jones became the first Sooner to make 6 consecutive three point shots (a record since tied by 4 other Sooners).http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide July 5, 2010 126 CBS Interactive November 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112122651/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf dead The team holds the Sooner record with 20 100-point games.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide July 5, 2010 127 CBS Interactive November 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112122651/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf dead Roster 1988 Oklahoma Sooners y yes Mike Bell 21 F 6 5 201 Sr Montgomery, AL Robert E. Lee Mookie Blaylock y Mookie Blaylock 10 G 6 0 177 Sr Garland, TX Garland Chris Durley 23 G 6 3 210 SJr Oklahoma City, OK Douglass Skeeter Henry y 30 F/G 6 7 171 Jr Grand Prairie, TX Midland College Darryl Johnson 55 F 6 5 218 So Houston, TX Yates Tyrone Jones 22 F 6 5 215 Sr Washington, D.C. Dunbar Stacey King y Stacey King 33 C 6 10 229 Sr Lawton, OK Lawton Tony Martin 50 F 6 7 230 Los Angeles, CA Manual Arts Terrence Mullins 24 G 6 2 198 So San Francisco, CA Riordan Art Pollard 20 G 6 2 184 Sr East Chicago, IN Roosevelt Jason Skurcenski 11 G 6 2 172 So Bartlesville, OK Bartlesville Andre Wiley 32 F 6 5 197 Sr Flint, MI Southwestern https://soonerstats.com/basketball/men/players/roster.cfm?seasonid=1989 March 22, 2020 Billy Tubbs Mike Mims Jim Kerwin Schedule and results yes 1988-89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1988-89 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season Nov 25, 1988 yes yes 4 1988 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 16 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Maui Invitational 97–93 1–0 Nov 26, 1988 yes yes 4 UNLV 8 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Maui Invitational 83–81 2–0 Nov 27, 1988 yes yes 4 Michigan 3 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Maui Invitational 80–91 2–1 Nov 30, 1988 yes 5 1988 men SMU Mustangs Southern Methodist Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 104–87 3–1 Dec 8, 1988 yes yes 6 1988 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico University Arena ("The Pit") Albuquerque, New Mexico 100–96 4–1 Dec 10, 1988 yes 6 1988 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 152–122 5–1 Dec 17, 1988 yes 7 Loyola Marymount Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 136–103 6–1 Dec 20, 1988 yes 7 1988 men Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 132–64 7–1 Dec 22, 1988 yes 7 Arkansas-Little Rock Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 115–96 8–1 Dec 29, 1988 yes yes 6 1988 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma All-College Tournament 128–80 9–1 Dec 30, 1988 yes yes 6 Texas Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma All-College Tournament 124–95 10–1 Jan 3, 1989 yes 4 1988 men Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 111–66 11–1 Jan 7, 1989 yes 4 1988 men Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 94–86 12–1 Jan 9, 1989 yes 4 1988 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 89–81 13–1 1–0 Jan 15, 1989 yes yes 3 Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 91–99 13–2 Jan 18, 1989 5 Kansas 17 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 123–95 14–2 2–0 Jan 21, 1989 yes 5 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 109–100 OT 15–2 3–0 Jan 25, 1989 4 1988 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 122–86 16–2 4–0 Jan 30, 1989 yes yes 4 UNLV 13 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 90–88 17–2 Feb 1, 1989 yes 1 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 90–82 18–2 5–0 Feb 4, 1989 yes 1 1988 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 73–77 18–3 5–1 Feb 6, 1989 1 Iowa State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 126–97 19–3 6–1 Feb 9, 1989 5 Missouri 3 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 112–105 11,734 20–3 7–1 Feb 12, 1989 yes 5 Arizona 1 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 82–80 21–3 Feb 15, 1989 yes 1 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 94–89 OT 22–3 8–1 Feb 18, 1989 yes 1 Colorado CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado 106–88 23–3 9–1 Feb 22, 1989 1 Kansas State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 86–82 24–3 10–1 Feb 25, 1989 yes 1 Missouri 7 Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 84–97 24–4 10–2 Mar 1, 1989 4 Oklahoma State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 111–108 25–4 11–2 Mar 4, 1989 4 Nebraska Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 103–76 26–4 12–2 |- !colspan=9| Big Eight Conference tournament Mar 10, 1989 yes yes 2 1 Colorado 8 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Quarterfinal 95–87 2OT 27–4 Mar 11, 1989 yes yes 2 1 Iowa State 5 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Semifinal 76–74 28–4 Mar 12, 1989 ABC yes yes 2 1 Missouri 10 2 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Championship 86–98College 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 28–5 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament Mar 16, 1989 yes yes 4 1 SE East Tennessee State 16 SE Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee First round 72–71 29–5 Mar 18, 1989 yes yes 4 1 SE Louisiana Tech 9 SE Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee Second Round 124–81Cavaliers, Sooners Fill It Up, Spring Into Round of 16 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1989/03/19/cavaliers-sooners-fill-it-up-sprint-into-round-of-16/f527fc38-dc15-4487-ac3f-78b8b97d1b5a/ The Washington Post March 18, 1989 March 30, 2025 30–5 Mar 23, 1989 yes yes 4 1 SE Virginia 5 SE Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Southeast Regional semifinal 80–86Virginia Sends Oklahoma Home Early, 86-80 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-24-sp-310-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 24, 1989 March 30, 2025 22,314 30–6 AP Poll Central SE Southeast NCAA basketball tournament 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The following is a summary of the team's performance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament:http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1989 1989 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket July 5, 2010 databaseSports.com Southeast Oklahoma (1) 72, East Tennessee State (16) 71 Oklahoma 124, Louisiana Tech (9) 81 Virginia (5) 86, Oklahoma 80 (Sweet 16) Honors All-American: Mookie Blaylock and Stacey King (2nd selection)http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide July 5, 2010 164 CBS Interactive November 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112122651/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf dead Big Eight POY: Kinghttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf July 5, 2010 Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide 165 CBS Interactive November 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112122651/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf dead Team players drafted into the NBA The following players were drafted in the 1989 NBA draft:http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1989&lg=N 1989 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-05-07 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100317221214/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1989&lg=N March 17, 2010 Oklahoma Sooners 2 Round Pick Player Position NBA club 16Stacey KingCenterChicago Bulls112Mookie BlaylockGuardNew Jersey Nets See also Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball List of Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball conference championships 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament References Category:Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball seasons Oklahoma Oklahoma