1988–89 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1988–89 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 13th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 30–8 (10–6) record while making it to the Midwest Regional Final of the NCAA tournament.

1988–89 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
Preseason NIT champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 7
Record	30–8 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Bernie Fine (13th season) Wayne Morgan (5th season)
Home arena	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Georgetown †	13	–	3		.813			29	–	5		.853
No. 11 Seton Hall	11	–	5		.688			31	–	7		.816
No. 7 Syracuse	10	–	6		.625			30	–	8		.789
Pittsburgh	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
Villanova	7	–	9		.438			18	–	16		.529
Providence	7	–	9		.438			18	–	11		.621
Connecticut	6	–	10		.375			18	–	13		.581
St. John's	6	–	10		.375			20	–	13		.606
Boston College	3	–	13		.188			12	–	17		.414
† 1989 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 1989^[1] Rankings from AP poll

The team was led by senior Sherman Douglas and junior Derrick Coleman.

Roster

1988–89 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown SF 4 Dave Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Morgan City, Louisiana G 20 Sherman Douglas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Washington, D.C. G 21 Matt Roe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Manlius, New York SF 30 Billy Owens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Carlisle, Pennsylvania G 32 Stephen Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California F 33 Herman Harried 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland C 34 Rich Manning 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Tacoma, Washington C 41 Erik Rogers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Temple City, California F 44 Derrick Coleman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan	Head coach Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) Assistant coach(es) Bernie Fine (Syracuse) Wayne Morgan (St. Lawrence) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2019-Jan-25

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Nov 18, 1988*	No. 8	La Salle	W 92–76	1–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Nov 19, 1988*	No. 8	Wyoming	W 107–81	2–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Nov 23, 1988*	No. 6	vs. No. 20 Indiana Preseason NIT Semifinals	W 102–78	3–0	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
Nov 25, 1988*	No. 6	vs. No. 14 Missouri Preseason NIT Championship	W 86–84 ^OT[2]	4–0	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
Nov 28, 1988*	No. 6	Cornell	W 91–66	5–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Dec 2, 1988*	No. 4	East Tennessee State Carrier Classic	W 120–81	6–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Dec 3, 1988*	No. 4	Louisiana Tech Carrier Classic	W 106–98 ^OT	7–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Dec 10, 1988*	No. 3	Kentucky State	W 108–73	8–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Dec 14, 1988*	No. 3	U.S. International	W 135–93	9–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Dec 17, 1988*	No. 3	Canisius	W 95–69	10–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Dec 21, 1988*	No. 3	Western Michigan	W 94–71	11–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Dec 27, 1988*	No. 3	at Rutgers	W 100–81	12–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
Dec 30, 1988*	No. 3	Saint Francis (PA)	W 105–63^[3]	13–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Jan 4, 1989*	No. 2	Pittsburgh	L 76–81^[4]	13–1 (0–1)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Jan 7, 1989*	No. 2	No. 10 Seton Hall	W 90–66	14–1 (1–1)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Jan 9, 1989*	No. 2	at Villanova	L 73–75	14–2 (1–2)	The Pavilion  Villanova, PA
Jan 14, 1989*	No. 4	at St. John's	L 63–65	14–3 (1–3)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
Jan 16, 1989*	No. 4	at Connecticut Rivalry	L 62–68	14–4 (1–4)	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, CT
Jan 21, 1989*	No. 11	at Notre Dame	W 99–87	15–4	Edmund P. Joyce Center  Notre Dame, IN
Jan 24, 1989*	No. 14	Boston College	W 72–60	16–4 (2–4)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Jan 28, 1989*	No. 14	No. 20 Providence	W 100–96	17–4 (3–4)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Feb 1, 1989*	No. 14	Villanova	W 90–57	18–4 (4–4)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Feb 4, 1989*	No. 14	Pittsburgh	W 103–80	19–4 (5–4)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Feb 6, 1989*	No. 14	at No. 10 Seton Hall	W 85–79^[5]	20–4 (6–4)	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 11, 1989*	No. 9	St. John's	W 92–69	21–4 (7–4)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Feb 13, 1989*	No. 9	at No. 2 Georgetown	L 54–61	21–5 (8–4)	Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, MD
Feb 18, 1989*	No. 6	at Providence	W 87–80	22–5 (8–5)	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Feb 26, 1989*	No. 6	Kentucky	W 89–73	23–5	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Feb 28, 1989*	No. 6	Connecticut Rivalry	W 88–72	24–5 (9–5)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Mar 2, 1989*	No. 6	at Boston College	L 87–90	24–6 (10–5)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Boston, MA
Mar 5, 1989*	No. 6	No. 2 Georgetown	W 82–76 ^OT[6]	25–6 (10–6)	Carrier Dome (32,683) Syracuse, NY
Big East tournament
Mar 10, 1989*	No. 5	vs. Providence Big East tournament quarterfinal	W 79–76^[7]	26–6	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
Mar 11, 1989*	No. 5	vs. No. 11 Seton Hall Big East tournament semifinal	W 81–78^[8]	27–6	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
Mar 12, 1989*	No. 5	vs. No. 3 Georgetown Big East Championship	L 79–88^[9]	27–7	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1989*	(2 MW) No. 7	vs. (15 MW) Bucknell	W 104–81	28–7	Reunion Arena  Dallas, TX
Mar 19, 1989*	(2 MW) No. 7	vs. (10 MW) Colorado State	W 65–50	29–7	Reunion Arena  Dallas, TX
Mar 24, 1989*	(2 MW) No. 7	vs. (3 MW) No. 6 Missouri Midwest Regional semifinal	W 83–80^[10]	30–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  Minneapolis, MN
Mar 26, 1989*	(2 MW) No. 7	vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Illinois Midwest Regional Final	L 86–89^[11]	30–8	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in EST.

Rankings

Main article: 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	8	6	4	3	3	3	3	2	4	11	14	14	9	6	6	6	5	7
Coaches	8	—	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	11	13	14	10	5	5	6	4	9

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

1989 NBA draft

See also: 1989 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	28	Sherman Douglas	Miami Heat

^[12]

References

1. sports-reference.com 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary
2. "Syracuse Wins N.I.T. in Overtime". The New York Times. November 26, 1988. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
3. "BOEHEIM GETS WIN NO. 300". The Washington Post. December 31, 1988. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
4. "Pitt Upsets Syracuse in Big East Opener". The New York Times. January 5, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
5. "Syracuse Holds Off Seton Hall To Win 20th". The New York Times. February 7, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
6. "Syracuse Stuns Hoyas". The New York Times. March 6, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
7. "BIG EAST TOURNAMENT; Syracuse Turns Back Providence". The New York Times. March 11, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
8. "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Syracuse Rallies to Frustrate Seton Hall". The New York Times. March 12, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
9. "Georgetown Storms to the Big East Title". The New York Times. March 13, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
10. "Syracuse 83, Missouri 80". United Press International. March 25, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
11. "Midwest Regional; Battling Illinois Defeats Syracuse, 89-86". The New York Times. March 27, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
12. "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.