1988–89 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1988–89 Louisville Cardinals Basketball 150 Metro Conference (1975–1995) Metro 13 12 24–9 8–4 Denny Crum 18th Wade Houston Jerry Jones Scooter McCray Pervis Ellison Freedom Hall Metro Conference tournament championship NCAA men's Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1988–89 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals scored 24 wins and 8 losses. They played in the Metro Conference and finished in the "Sweet Sixteen" of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Their player Pervis Ellison won several individual awards. Roster 1988 Louisville Cardinals y Kenny Payne 21 SF 6 8 195 Sr y Laurel, Mississippi Northeast Jones LaBradford Smith 23 SG 6 3 195 So y Bay City, Texas Bay City Pervis Ellison 43 PF 6 9 210 Sr y Savannah, Georgia Savannah Felton Spencer 50 C 7 0 255 Jr y Louisville, Kentucky Eastern Denny Crum (UCLA) Wade Houston Jerry Jones Scooter McCray 1988–89 Louisville Cardinals https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/1989.html Sports Reference March 6, 2020 Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=Louisville Cardinals| Regular season Nov 18, 1988 yes yes 4 Xavier Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH 83–85 0–1 Nov 30, 1988 yes yes 13 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 62–65 0–2 Dec 3, 1988 yes yes 13 Indiana RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN 101–79 1–2 Dec 6, 1988 yes 15 1988 men Murray State Racers Murray State Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 83–51 2–2 Dec 8, 1988 yes yes 15 1988 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 81–69 3–2 Dec 10, 1988 yes 15 1988 men Dayton Flyers Dayton Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 95–68 4–2 Dec 17, 1988 yes 15 1988 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 92–90 5–2 Dec 21, 1988 yes 14 1988 men Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 76–40 6–2 Dec 31, 1988 yes 14 Kentucky Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 97–75 7–2 Jan 4, 1989 yes 13 Virginia Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 74–71 8–2 Jan 7, 1989 yes 13 DePaul Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 81–67 9–2 Jan 9, 1989 yes 13 1988 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA 82–73 10–2 1–0 Jan 11, 1989 9 South Carolina Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 75–52 11–2 2–0 Jan 15, 1989 yes yes 9 Georgia Tech 19 Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 67–65 12–2 Jan 22, 1989 yes 4 UNLV 10 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 92–74 13–2 Jan 26, 1989 yes 3 1988 men Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 95–76 14–2 3–0 Jan 29, 1989 yes 3 1988 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 17 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 79–85 14–3 Feb 1, 1989 7 Virginia Tech Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 108–95 15–3 4–0 Feb 4, 1989 yes 7 Memphis State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN 101–85 16–3 5–0 Feb 6, 1989 7 Florida State 8 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 78–81 16–4 5–1 Feb 8, 1989 yes 4 1988 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH 69–66 17–4 6–1 Feb 12, 1989 yes yes 4 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 75–77 17–5 Feb 16, 1989 yes 10 Florida State 7 Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL 78–77 18–5 7–1 Feb 20, 1989 10 Memphis State Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 67–72 18–6 7–2 Feb 22, 1989 8 Southern Miss Freedom Hall Chicago, IL 96–83 19–6 8–2 Feb 25, 1989 yes 8 South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC 73–77 19–7 8–3 Mar 1, 1989 14 Cincinnati Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 71–77 19–8 8–4 Mar 4, 1989 yes yes 14 Notre Dame Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 87–77 20–8 |- !colspan=12 style=Louisville Cardinals| Metro Conference tournament Mar 10, 1989 yes yes 16 Memphis State Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC Semifinal 71–70 21–8 Mar 11, 1989 yes yes 16 Florida State 14 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC Championship 87–80 22–8 |- !colspan=12 style=Louisville Cardinals| NCAA Tournament Mar 16, 1989 yes yes 12 4 MW Arkansas–Little Rock 13 MW RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN First round 76–71 23–8 Mar 18, 1989 yes yes 12 4 MW Arkansas 5 MW RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN Second round 93–84 24–8 Mar 24, 1988 yes yes 12 4 MW Illinois 4 1 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN Regional semifinal 69–83 33,560 24–9 AP EST MW Midwest https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/1989-schedule.html 1988–89 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Resultshttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1989 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Rankings 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP Poll 0 17 4 12 13 15 15 14 14 13 9 4 3 7 4 10 8 14 16 12 Coaches Poll 0 17 10 – 16 14 16 15 14 11 9 3 3 7 4 10 9 14 15 13 Awards and honors Pervis Ellison : Metro Conference tournament Most Outstanding Player Individual All-America teams Pervis Ellison : 1989 Consensus All-America first team Pervis Ellison : First team All-American by NABCAll-America – Division I (1980's) https://web.archive.org/web/20080318022217/http://nabc.cstv.com/nabc_awards/nabc_awards-all-america-div1-80s.html March 18, 2008 and USBWAhttp://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/allamerica/1980-89.html USBWA Men's All-Americans 2012-03-14 2022-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20220421150649/http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/allamerica/1980-89.html dead Pervis Ellison : Second team All-American by Associated PressAP All-America Teams and UPI2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest – All-Americans https://www.webcitation.org/5iRBqsXi3?url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/m_basketball_finesta2ccdb4e-d86f-4abf-a138-5bb24fd77472.pdf 2009-07-21 p.208 Team players drafted into the NBA Louisville Cardinals Round Pick Player NBA club 1 1 Pervis Ellison Sacramento Kings 1 19 Kenny Payne Philadelphia 76ers http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1989&lg=N RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More 2009-05-07 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100317221214/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1989&lg=N 2010-03-17 See also 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament References Category:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons Louisville Cardinals Louisville Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 1988-89 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 1988-89 Category:1988 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:1989 in Louisville, Kentucky