1988–89 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team


The 1988–89 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 18th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1988–89 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 8
Record27–8 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Hillman
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
1988–89 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Indiana 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
No. 3 Illinois 14 4   .778 31 5   .861
No. 10 Michigan 12 6   .667 30 7   .811
No. 14 Iowa 10 8   .556 23 10   .697
Minnesota 9 9   .500 19 12   .613
Wisconsin 8 10   .444 18 12   .600
Purdue 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Ohio State 6 12   .333 19 15   .559
Michigan State 6 12   .333 18 15   .545
Northwestern 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 27–8 and a conference record of 15–3, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As the Big Ten Conference Champions, the Hoosiers were invited to participate in the 1989 NCAA tournament as a 2-seed. IU made it to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to 3-seed and eventual national runner-up Seton Hall.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
3 Jay Edwards G/F 6–4 So. Marion, Indiana
4 Lyndon Jones G 6–2 So. Marion, Indiana
5 Chuckie White F 6–7 Jr. Charlotte, North Carolina
10 Mark Robinson F 6–5 Jr. Van Nuys, California
11 Todd Jadlow F/C 6–9 Sr. Salina, Kansas
14 Magnus Pelkowski C 6–10 Sr. Bogotá, Colombia
21 Mike D'Aloisio G 6–4 Sr. Hillsborough, California
23 Jamal Meeks G 6–1 Fr. Freeport, Illinois
24 Matt Nover F/C 6–8 RS Fr. Chesterton, Indiana
32 Eric Anderson F/C 6–9 Fr. Chicago, Illinois
35 Jeff Oliphant G 6–5 Jr. Lyons, Indiana
42 Kreigh Smith G/F 6–7 Sr. Tipton, Indiana
44 Joe Hillman G 6–2 Sr. Glendale, California
45 Brian Sloan F/C 6–8 Sr. McLeansboro, Illinois

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/18/1988*
Illinois State
Preseason NIT First Round
W 83–48  1–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
11/20/1988*
Stanford
Preseason NIT Second Round
W 84–73  2–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
11/23/1988*
No. 20 vs. No. 6 Syracuse
Preseason NIT Semifinals
L 78–102  2–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York City
11/25/1988*
No. 20 vs. North Carolina
Preseason NIT consolation round
L 92–106  2–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York City
11/29/1988*
at Miami (OH) W 87–70  3–2
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
12/3/1988*
vs. No. 13 Louisville L 79–101  3–3
Hoosier Dome 
Indianapolis
12/6/1988*
at Notre Dame L 71–84  3–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
12/9/1988*
VCU
Indiana Classic
W 85–68  4–4
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/10/1988*
Santa Clara
Indiana Classic
W 64–49  5–4
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/14/1988*
Arkansas-Little Rock W 105–77  6–4
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/17/1988*
UTEP W 81–63  7–4
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/20/1988*
at Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 75–52  8–4
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
12/28/1988*
vs. St. Bonaventure
Hoosier Classic
W 103–66  9–4
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis
12/29/1988*
vs. Utah State
Hoosier Classic
W 73–61  10–4
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis
1/4/1989
No. 14 Ohio State W 75–65  11–4 (1–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/9/1989
at Purdue
Rivalry
W 74–73  12–4 (2–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/14/1989
Northwestern W 92–76  13–4 (3–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/19/1989
No. 19 at Wisconsin W 61–58  14–4 (4–0)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/21/1989
No. 19 Michigan State W 75–60  15–4 (5–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/23/1989
No. 19 at No. 6 Michigan W 71–70  16–4 (6–0)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/28/1989
No. 16 at No. 1 Illinois
Rivalry
L 65–75  16–5 (6–1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
1/30/1989
No. 16 No. 12 Iowa W 104–89  17–5 (7–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/4/1989
No. 17 Minnesota W 66–62  18–5 (8–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/9/1989
No. 13 at Northwestern W 72–56  19–5 (9–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
2/12/1989
No. 13 Purdue
Rivalry
W 64–62  20–5 (10–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/19/1989
No. 9 No. 13 Michigan W 76–75  21–5 (11–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/23/1989
No. 4 at Michigan State W 76–65  22–5 (12–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
2/25/1989
No. 4 at Minnesota W 75–62  23–5 (13–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
3/1/1989
No. 3 at Ohio State W 73–66  24–5 (14–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
3/5/1989
No. 3 No. 8 Illinois
Rivalry
L 67–70  24–6 (14–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/9/1989
No. 6 Wisconsin W 75–64  25–6 (15–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/11/1989
No. 6 at No. 15 Iowa L 70–87  25–7 (15–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
NCAA tournament
3/17/1989*
(2 W) No. 8 vs. (15 W) George Mason
First Round
W 99–85  26–7 (15–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
3/19/1989*
(2 W) No. 8 vs. (7 W) UTEP
Second Round
W 92–69  27–7 (15–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
3/23/1989*
(2 W) No. 8 vs. (3 W) No. 11 Seton Hall
Sweet Sixteen
L 65–78  27–8 (15–3)
McNichols Sports Arena 
Denver
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.


Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 14, 2015.