1988–89 LSU Tigers basketball team

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.

1988–89 LSU Tigers basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southeast Conference
Division	West Division
Record	20–12 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach	Dale Brown (17th season)
Assistant coaches	Ron Abernathy (13th season) Bo Bahnsen Johnny Jones (5th season)
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

Roster

1988–89 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 24 Vernel Singleton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr     F 33 Ricky Blanton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Miami Killian Miami, FL G 35 Chris Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Gulfport Gulfport, MS F 44 Wayne Sims 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So     C 53 Stanley Roberts (I) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Fr Lower Richland Hopkins, SC	Head coach Dale Brown (Minot State) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

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

See also: 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• Chris Jackson – SEC Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American
• Dale Brown – SEC Coach of the Year

References

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 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-Apr-24.
5. College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Apr-24.