1988–89 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Appearance
1988–89 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball | |
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Conference | Metro Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 12 |
Record | 24–9 (8–4 Metro Conference) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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MVP | Pervis Ellison (2nd year) |
Home arena | Freedom Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Florida State | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Louisville † | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1989 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
During the 1988–89 season, the Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team 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
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 18, 1988* |
No. 4 | at Xavier | L 83–85 | 0–1 |
Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Nov 30, 1988* |
No. 13 | at Vanderbilt | L 62–65 | 0–2 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | ||||||
Dec 3, 1988* |
No. 13 | vs. Indiana | W 101–79 | 1–2 |
RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Dec 6, 1988* |
No. 15 | Murray State | W 83–51 | 2–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Dec 8, 1988* |
No. 15 | at Western Kentucky | W 81–69 | 3–2 |
E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
Dec 10, 1988* |
No. 15 | Dayton | W 95–68 | 4–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Dec 17, 1988* |
No. 15 | Oklahoma State | W 92–90 | 5–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Dec 21, 1988* |
No. 14 | Eastern Kentucky | W 76–40 | 6–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Dec 31, 1988* |
No. 14 | Kentucky | W 97–75 | 7–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Jan 4, 1989* |
No. 13 | Virginia | W 74–71 | 8–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Jan 7, 1989* |
No. 13 | DePaul | W 81–67 | 9–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Jan 9, 1989 |
No. 13 | at Virginia Tech | W 82–73 | 10–2 (1–0) |
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
Jan 11, 1989 |
No. 9 | South Carolina | W 75–52 | 11–2 (2–0) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Jan 15, 1989* |
No. 9 | at No. 19 Georgia Tech | W 67–65 | 12–2 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA | ||||||
Jan 22, 1989* |
No. 4 | No. 10 UNLV | W 92–74 | 13–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Jan 26, 1989 |
No. 3 | at Southern Miss | W 95–76 | 14–2 (3–0) |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | ||||||
Jan 29, 1989* |
No. 3 | No. 17 Ohio State | L 79–85 | 14–3 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Feb 1, 1989 |
No. 7 | Virginia Tech | W 108–95 | 15–3 (4–0) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Feb 4, 1989 |
No. 7 | at Memphis State | W 101–85 | 16–3 (5–0) |
Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN | ||||||
Feb 6, 1989 |
No. 7 | No. 8 Florida State | L 78–81 | 16–4 (5–1) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Feb 8, 1989 |
No. 4 | at Cincinnati | W 69–66 | 17–4 (6–1) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Feb 12, 1989* |
No. 4 | at UCLA | L 75–77 | 17–5 |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
Feb 16, 1989 |
No. 10 | at No. 7 Florida State | W 78–77 | 18–5 (7–1) |
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
Feb 20, 1989 |
No. 10 | Memphis State | L 67–72 | 18–6 (7–2) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Feb 22, 1989 |
No. 8 | Southern Miss | W 96–83 | 19–6 (8–2) |
Freedom Hall Chicago, IL | ||||||
Feb 25, 1989 |
No. 8 | at South Carolina | L 73–77 | 19–7 (8–3) |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC | ||||||
Mar 1, 1989 |
No. 14 | Cincinnati | L 71–77 | 19–8 (8–4) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Mar 4, 1989* |
No. 14 | at Notre Dame | W 87–77 | 20–8 |
Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
Metro Conference tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 1989* |
No. 16 | vs. Memphis State Semifinal |
W 71–70 | 21–8 |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC | ||||||
Mar 11, 1989* |
No. 16 | vs. No. 14 Florida State Championship |
W 87–80 | 22–8 |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 1989* |
(4 MW) No. 12 | vs. (13 MW) Arkansas–Little Rock First round |
W 76–71 | 23–8 |
RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Mar 18, 1989* |
(4 MW) No. 12 | vs. (5 MW) Arkansas Second round |
W 93–84 | 24–8 |
RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Mar 24, 1988* |
(4 MW) No. 12 | vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Illinois Regional semifinal |
L 69–83 | 24–9 |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (33,560) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest. All times are in EST. |
Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP Poll | 4 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 12 |
Coaches Poll | 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 NABC[4] and USBWA[5]
- Pervis Ellison : Second team All-American by Associated Press[6] and UPI[7]
Team players drafted into the NBA
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 1 | Pervis Ellison | Sacramento Kings |
1 | 19 | Kenny Payne | Philadelphia 76ers |
See also
References
- ^ "1988–89 Louisville Cardinals". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "1988–89 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results".
- ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
- ^ All-America – Division I (1980's) Archived March 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "USBWA Men's All-Americans". Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ AP All-America Teams
- ^ 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest – All-Americans Archived 2009-07-21 at WebCite p.208
- ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.