American college basketball season
1988β89 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball | |
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Big West tournament champions Big West regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Big West Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 29β8 (16β2 Big West) |
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Home arena | Thomas & Mack Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 UNLV β | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 1989 Big West tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 1988β89 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the: University of Nevada Las Vegas as a member of theββBig West Conference during the 1988β89 college basketball season. Led by, head coach Jerry Tarkanian, the team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center. The Runnin' Rebels won conference regular season. And tournament titles, reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 29β8.
Rosterβ»
1988β89 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule and resultsβ»
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 25, 1988* |
No. 8 | vs. DePaul Maui Invitational |
W 86β77 | 1β0 |
β | β | β | Lahaina Civic Center (3,700) Lahaina, HI | |||
Nov 26, 1988* |
No. 8 | vs. No. 4 Oklahoma Maui Invitational |
L 81β83 | 1β1 |
β | β | β | Lahaina Civic Center (4,200) Lahaina, HI | |||
Nov 27, 1988* |
No. 8 | vs. Memphis State Maui Invitational |
W 90β86 | 2β1 |
β | β | β | Lahaina Civic Center (3,700) Lahaina, HI | |||
Dec 10, 1988* |
No. 9 | at No. 10 Arizona | L 75β86 | 2β2 |
β | β | β | McKale Center (13,624) Tucson, AZ | |||
Dec 15, 1988 |
No. 13 | UC Irvine | W 100β85 | 3β2 (1β0) |
β | β | β | Thomas & Mack Center (17,453) Las Vegas, NV | |||
Dec 21, 1988* |
No. 13 | Rhode Island | W 88β69 | 4β2 |
β | β | β | Thomas & Mack Center (16,517) Las Vegas, NV | |||
Dec 22, 1988* |
No. 13 | Texas A&M | W 110β67 | 5β2 |
β | β | β | Thomas & Mack Center (17,437) Las Vegas, NV | |||
Dec 28, 1988* |
No. 12 | Pepperdine | W 88β56 | 6β2 |
β | β | β | Thomas & Mack Center (18,024) Las Vegas, NV | |||
Dec 29, 1988 |
No. 12 | San Jose State | W 101β68 | 7β2 (2β0) |
β | β | β | Thomas & Mack Center (17,535) Las Vegas, NV | |||
Jan 3, 1989 |
No. 12 | at Long Beach State | W 97β76 | 8β2 (3β0) |
β | β | β | The Gold Mine (1,889) Long Beach, CA | |||
Jan 5, 1989 |
No. 12 | New Mexico State | W 79β58 | 9β2 (4β0) |
β | β | β | Thomas & Mack Center (17,971) Las Vegas, NV | |||
Jan 9, 1989 |
No. 12 | Pacific | W 83β61 | 10β2 (5β0) |
β | β | β | Thomas & Mack Center (17,463) Las Vegas, NV | |||
Jan 11, 1989 |
No. 11 | at Fresno State | W 83β77 | 11β2 (6β0) |
β | β | β | Selland Arena (10,159) Fresno, CA | |||
Jan 16, 1989 |
No. 11 | Cal State Fullerton | W 66β63 | 12β2 (7β0) |
β | β | β | Thomas & Mack Center (18,405) Las Vegas, NV | |||
Jan 19, 1989 |
No. 10 | Utah State | W 102β80 | 13β2 (8β0) |
β | β | β | Thomas & Mack Center (18,732) Las Vegas, NV | |||
Jan 22, 1989* |
No. 10 | at No. 4 Louisville | L 74β92 | 13β3 |
β | β | β | Freedom Hall (19,632) Louisville, KY | |||
Jan 25, 1989 |
No. 13 | at Utah State | W 94β68 | 14β3 (9β0) |
β | β | β | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,024) Logan, UT | |||
Jan 30, 1989* |
No. 13 | No. 4 Oklahoma | L 88β90 | 14β4 |
β | β | β | Thomas & Mack Center (19,000) Las Vegas, NV | |||
Feb 4, 1989 |
No. 16 | at UC Irvine | L 98β99 | 14β5 (9β1) |
β | β | β | Bren Events Center (5,000) Irvine, CA | |||
Feb 6, 1989 |
No. 19 | UC Santa Barbara | W 77β61 | 15β5 (10β1) |
β | β | β | Thomas & Mack Center (18,683) Las Vegas, NV | |||
Feb 9, 1989 |
No. 19 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 92β93 | 15β6 (10β2) |
β | β | β | Titan Gym (4,000) | |||
Feb 12, 1989* |
No. 19 | at No. 17 NC State | W 89β80 | 16β6 |
β | β | β | Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, NC | |||
Feb 16, 1989 |
No. 18 | at San Jose State | W 95β66 | 17β6 (11β2) |
β | β | β | San Jose Civic Auditorium (2,454) San Jose, CA | |||
Feb 19, 1989* |
No. 18 | Temple | W 62β60 | 18β6 |
β | β | β | Thomas & Mack Center (19,020) Las Vegas, NV | |||
Feb 20, 1989 |
No. 18 | Long Beach State | W 104β74 | 19β6 (12β2) |
β | β | β | Thomas & Mack Center (17,191) Las Vegas, NV | |||
Feb 23, 1989 |
No. 18 | Fresno State | W 75β71 | 20β6 (13β2) |
β | β | β | Thomas & Mack Center (19,000) Las Vegas, NV | |||
Feb 25, 1989* |
No. 18 | at LSU | L 87β88 | 20β7 |
25 β Augmon | β | β | Maravich Assembly Center (13,581) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
Feb 27, 1989 |
No. 18 | at UC Santa Barbara | W 84β75 | 21β7 (14β2) |
β | β | β | The Thunderdome (6,000) Santa Barbara, CA | |||
Mar 2, 1989 |
No. 18 | at Pacific | W 81β71 | 22β7 (15β2) |
β | β | β | Alex G. Spanos Center (4,477) Stockton, CA | |||
Mar 5, 1989 |
No. 18 | at New Mexico State | W 75β73 | 23β7 (16β2) |
β | β | β | Pan American Center (12,839) Las Cruces, NM | |||
Big West tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 9, 1989* |
No. 18 | vs. UC Irvine Big West tournament Quarterfinal |
W 102β82 | 24β7 |
β | β | β | Long Beach Arena (7,242) Long Beach, CA | |||
Mar 10, 1989* |
No. 18 | vs. Cal State Fullerton Big West tournament Semifinal |
W 99β83 | 25β7 |
β | β | β | Long Beach Arena (8,153) Long Beach, CA | |||
Mar 11, 1989* |
No. 18 | vs. New Mexico State Big West tournament championship |
W 68β62 | 26β7 |
β | β | β | Long Beach Arena (7,034) Long Beach, CA | |||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 1989* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (13 W) Idaho First round |
W 68β56 | 27β7 |
17 β Augmon | 14 β Scurry | 4 β Hunt | BSU Pavilion (12,241) Boise, ID | |||
Mar 18, 1989* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (12 W) DePaul Second Round |
W 85β70 | 28β7 |
23 β Butler | 11 β Augmon | 7 β Hunt | BSU Pavilion (12,428) Boise, ID | |||
Mar 23, 1989* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (1 W) No. 1 Arizona Regional semifinal |
W 68β67 | 29β7 |
21 β Hunt | 6 β Tied | 11 β Anthony | McNichols Sports Arena (16,813) Denver, CO | |||
Mar 25, 1989* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (3 W) No. 11 Seton Hall Regional final |
L 61β84 | 29β8 |
16 β Anthony | 14 β Scurry | 4 β Anthony | McNichols Sports Arena (16,813) Denver, CO | |||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Source
Rankingsβ»
Main article: 1988β89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Coaches | 7 | 7^ | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 14 |
^Coaches did not release a week-1 poll.
Awards and honorsβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "UNLV Warms Up--Just in Time". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1989. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "UNLV Surges Past Demons". The Chicago Tribune. March 18, 1989. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "No. 1 Arizona Upset On 3-Pointer at :002". New York Times. March 26, 1989. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ "UNLV Takes Arizona Out of the Hunt : Rebels Win on a 3-Point Shot, 68-67". Los Angeles Times. March 24, 1989. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ "Seton Hall Has UNLV Take a Walk : Pirates Gain Final Four by Beating Rebels at Their Own Game, 84-61". Los Angeles Times. March 26, 1989. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ "1988-89 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference.
- ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
- ^ "1988β89 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.