1988–89 LSU Tigers basketball team

1988–89 LSU Tigers basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record20–12 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Abernathy (13th season)
  • Bo Bahnsen
  • Johnny Jones (5th season)
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
1988–89 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
No. 20 Alabama 12 6   .667 23 8   .742
Vanderbilt 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
LSU 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Tennessee 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Kentucky 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Ole Miss 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Mississippi State 7 11   .389 13 15   .464
Georgia 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Auburn 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
1989 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1988–89 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1988–89 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Roster

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1988–89 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 33 Ricky Blanton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Miami Killian Miami, FL
F/C 32 Harold Boudreaux (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Cecilia Cecilia, LA
G 35 Chris Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Gulfport Gulfport, MS
F 21 Lyle Mouton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So St. Thomas More Lafayette, LA
C 53 Stanley Roberts (I) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Fr Lower Richland Hopkins, SC
F 44 Wayne Sims 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So DeRidder DeRidder, LA
F 24 Vernel Singleton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr   Natchez, MS
G 13 Dennis Tracey (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr De La Salle New Orleans, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1988*
Marist W 94–58  1–0
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 30, 1988*
Oral Roberts L 96–100  1–1
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 6, 1988*
Louisiana Tech L 109–111  1–2
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 8, 1988*
McNeese State W 91–89  2–2
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 10, 1988
at Florida W 111–101  3–2
(1–0)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
Dec 8, 1988*
UT Martin W 128–89  4–2
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 22, 1988*
No. 5 Illinois L 100–127  4–3
Maravich Assembly Center (14,192)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 28, 1988*
vs. Morehead State
Chaminade Classic
W 101–88  5–3
 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 29, 1988*
at Chaminade
Chaminade Classic
W 94–79  6–3
 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 30, 1988*
vs. Nebraska
Chaminade Classic
W 90–87  7–3
 
Honolulu, HI
Jan 2, 1989*
at Maryland W 79–77  8–3
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
Jan 4, 1989
Mississippi State L 84–87  8–4
(1–1)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 7, 1989
Auburn W 104–77  9–4
(2–1)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 11, 1989
at No. 17 Tennessee L 96–100  9–5
(2–2)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Jan 14, 1989
at Kentucky W 64–62  10–5
(3–2)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
Jan 18, 1989
7:00 p.m., JPT
Vanderbilt W 86–85  11–5
(4–2)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 21, 1989
Alabama W 80–76  12–5
(5–2)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 25, 1989
at Georgia W 80–79  13–5
(6–2)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
Jan 28, 1989*
 CBS
vs. No. 2 Georgetown W 82–80[3]  14–5
Louisiana Superdome (54,321)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 1, 1989
No. 19 Ole Miss W 105–75  15–5
(7–2)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 4, 1989
No. 19 at Mississippi State L 79–96  15–6
(7–3)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
Feb 8, 1989
at Auburn W 104–91  16–6
(8–3)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Feb 11, 1989
 JPT
Tennessee W 122–106  17–6
(9–3)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 15, 1989
7:00 p.m., JPT
No. 20 Kentucky W 99–80  18–6
(10–3)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 18, 1989
 JPT
No. 20 at Vanderbilt L 74–108  18–7
(10–4)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
Feb 20, 1989
Georgia W 97–83  19–7
(11–4)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 22, 1989
7:00 p.m., JPT
at Alabama L 72–87  19–8
(11–5)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 25, 1989*
 CBS
No. 18 UNLV W 88–87  20–8
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 1, 1989
7:00 p.m., JPT
Florida L 95–104  20–9
(11–6)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 4, 1989
 TigerVision
at Ole Miss L 112–113  20–10
(11–7)
C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
SEC Tournament
Mar 10, 1989*
 JPT
at Tennessee
SEC Tournament Quarterfinal
L 77–95  20–11
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1989*
(7 W) vs. (10 W) UTEP
First Round
L 74–85  20–12
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1988-89 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "For Big Crowd, a Big Upset By L.S.U." New York Times. January 29, 1989. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  4. ^ 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide Archived 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-Apr-24.
  5. ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Apr-24.