1988–89 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Tony Barone, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 20–11 record (11–3 MVC), and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament.

1988–89 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
MVC Regular season champion
MVC tournament champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record20–11 (11–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaOmaha Civic Auditorium
Seasons
1988–89 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Creighton 11 3   .786 20 11   .645
Wichita State 10 4   .714 19 11   .633
Tulsa 10 4   .714 18 13   .581
Bradley 7 7   .500 13 14   .481
Drake 6 8   .429 12 17   .414
Southern Illinois 6 8   .429 20 14   .588
Illinois State 6 8   .429 13 17   .433
Indiana State 0 14   .000 4 24   .143
1989 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1988–89 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 10 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr   Columbus, Indiana
G 11 James Farr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr Mount Carmel Chicago, Illinois
G 14 Duan Cole 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So   Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 15 Ed Molitor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr   Palatine, Illinois
G 20 Porter Moser 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Benet Academy Naperville, Illinois
F 21 Tony Ball 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr   Tulsa, Oklahoma
G 22 Matt Roggenburk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr   Cleveland, Ohio
G 23 Todd Eisner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So   Chilton, Wisconsin
G 24 Latrell Wrightsell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Roosevelt Gary, Indiana
C 25 Chad Gallagher 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Boylan Catholic Rockford, Illinois
F 30 Bob Harstad 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Thompson Valley Loveland, Colorado
G/F 31 Troy Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr   Fort Worth, Texas
C 32 Bill O'Dowd 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
So   Miami, Florida
G 40 Dave Mohr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So   Manning, Iowa
F 42 Chris Rodgers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So   East St. Louis, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1988*
at Nebraska L 77–86  0–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,728)
Lincoln, Nebraska
Nov 30, 1988*
Iowa State L 58–88  0–2
Omaha Civic Auditorium (6,268)
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 2, 1988*
at Cleveland State W 70–69  1–2
Woodling Gym 
Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 5, 1988*
San Jose State W 84–77  2–2
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 7, 1988*
at Arkansas State L 63–71  2–3
Convocation Center 
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Dec 10, 1988*
at Notre Dame L 64–77  2–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 17, 1988*
Montana W 57–51 OT 3–4
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 19, 1988*
Marquette W 79–73  4–4
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 22, 1988*
Montana State W 75–69  5–4
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 31, 1988*
Arkansas State L 58–69  5–5
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 2, 1989*
at Illinois-Chicago L 76–78  5–6
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 9, 1989
Illinois State W 68–58  6–6
(1–0)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 14, 1989
at Indiana State W 76–69  7–6
(2–0)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 16, 1989
at Wichita State W 81–80 OT 8–6
(3–0)
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Jan 21, 1989
Bradley W 94–68  9–6
(4–0)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 23, 1989
at Southern Illinois W 84–74  10–6
(5–0)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 28, 1989
at Illinois State L 66–76  10–7
(5–1)
Horton Field House 
Normal, Illinois
Jan 30, 1989
at Bradley W 85–68  11–7
(6–1)
Carver Arena 
Peoria, Illinois
Feb 2, 1989
Tulsa W 75–61  12–7
(7–1)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 4, 1989
Drake W 74–72  13–7
(8–1)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 6, 1989*
Cleveland State W 92–82  14–7
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 11, 1989
at Tulsa L 67–75  14–8
(8–2)
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 13, 1989
Wichita State L 62–66  14–9
(8–3)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 16, 1989
Southern Illinois W 102–100 OT 15–9
(9–3)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 18, 1989
Indiana State W 91–80  16–9
(10–3)
Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,316)
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 21, 1989*
at Montana State L 80–82  16–10
Worthington Arena (4,000)
Bozeman, Montana
Feb 27, 1989
at Drake W 69–60  17–10
(11–3)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (6,170)
Des Moines, Iowa
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
Mar 5, 1989*
vs. Indiana State
MVC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 85–70  18–10
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Mar 6, 1989*
vs. Drake
MVC Tournament Semifinal
W 54–49  19–10
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Mar 7, 1989*
vs. Southern Illinois
MVC tournament championship
W 79–77  20–10
Levitt Arena (7,514)
Wichita, Kansas
1989 NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1989*
(14 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 6 Missouri
First Round
L 69–85  20–11
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central.

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References

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  1. ^ "1988-89 Creighton Bluejays Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Creighton Men's Basketball Media Guide". Creighton Bluejays. Retrieved April 24, 2020.