1988–89 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University as members of the Big East Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA men's basketball season. The Pirates were led by seventh year head coach P.J. Carlesimo. They played their home games at Walsh Gymnasium and Meadowlands Arena. Unranked to start the season, Seton Hall finished the season as national runner-up with a 31–7 overall record (11–5 in Big East play). As the No. 3 seed in the West Regional of the NCAA tournament, they defeated Southwest Missouri State, Evansville, Indiana, and UNLV to reach the Final Four. In the national semifinals, the Pirates dispatched Duke 95-78. The magical tournament run ended with an 80-79 overtime loss to Michigan in the National Championship Game.

1988–89 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record31–7 (11–5 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaWalsh Gymnasium
Meadowlands Arena
Seasons
1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
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

Roster

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1988–89 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 32 Anthony Avent 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Malcolm X Shabazz Newark, New Jersey
F 31 Mike Cooper 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
21 Trevor Crowley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
F 10 Andrew Gaze 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Jr Albert Park High School Melbourne, Australia
PG 15 Gerald Greene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
52 Nick Katsikis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
20 Khyiem Long 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
G 42 Rene Monteserin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
G 23 John Morton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Walton High School Bronx, New York
F/C 25 Ramón Ramos 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr   Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
G 14 Jose Rebimbas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr  
30 Frantz Volcy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr  
F 24 Daryll Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr  
G 4 Pookey Wigington 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sr   Inglewood, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-Feb-21

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/25/88*
7:30 p.m.
vs. Utah
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals
W 86–68  1–0
 22  Morton   12  Ramos   6  Morton  Sullivan Arena (4,336)
Anchorage, AK
11/26/88*
4:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. Kentucky
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
W 63–60  2–0
 13  Walker   7  Tied   3  Greene  Sullivan Arena (3,250)
Anchorage, AK
11/28/88*
11:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. Kansas
Great Alaska Shootout finals
W 92–81[2]  3–0
 18  Gaze   7  Cooper   7  Wigington  Sullivan Arena (5,372)
Anchorage, AK
12/02/88*
6:30 p.m.
Central Connecticut
SHU Tipoff Tournament semifinals
W 81–42  4–0
 22  Morton   10  Ramos   6  Greene  Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
12/03/88*
8:30 p.m.
Mount St. Mary's
SHU Tipoff Tournament finals
W 107–75  5–0
 21  Gaze   10  Ramos   6  Gaze  Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
12/06/88*
8:00 p.m.
No. 20 St. Peter's W 90–63  6–0
 17  Morton   9  Ramos   6  Wigington  Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
12/10/88
9:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 20 St. John's W 74–63  7–0
(1–0)
 17  Morton   8  Gaze   6  Greene  Alumni Hall (6,008)
Jamaica, NY
12/13/88*
8:00 p.m.
No. 17 Rutgers W 96–70  8–0
 22  Morton   10  Morton   7  Morton  Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
12/16/88*
8:00 p.m.
No. 17 at Fordham W 78–64  9–0
 22  Greene   11  Tied   4  Tied  Rose Hill Gym (3,115)
Bronx, NY
12/22/88*
8:00 p.m.
No. 15 Princeton W 64–46  10–0
 16  Morton   8  Walker   4  Greene  Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
12/28/88*
7:30 p.m.
No. 13 vs. Virginia
Sugar Bowl Tournament semifinals
W 84–67  11–0
 18  Morton   10  Ramos   4  Gaze  Louisiana Superdome (4,915)
New Orleans, LA
12/29/88*
10:00 p.m.
No. 13 vs. DePaul
Sugar Bowl Tournament finals
W 83–60  12–0
 16  Gaze   12  Avent   6  Greene  Louisiana Superdome (6,514)
New Orleans, LA
01/03/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 10 No. 5 Georgetown W 94–86[3]  13–0
(2–0)
 20  Tied   17  Walker   5  Tied  Meadowlands Arena (19,761)
East Rutherford, NJ
01/07/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 10 at No. 2 Syracuse L 66–90  13–1
(2–1)
 15  Volcy   6  Walker   6  Greene  Carrier Dome (32,037)
Syracuse, NY
01/11/89*
8:00 p.m.
No. 13 at Iona W 74–58  14–1
 18  Morton   11  Walker   6  Greene  Westchester County Center (2,629)
White Plains, NY
01/14/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 13 Connecticut W 76–62  15–1
(3–1)
 21  Walker   10  Avent   4  Greene  Meadowlands Arena (11,782)
East Rutherford, NJ
01/16/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 13 Villanova W 78–61  16–1
(4–1)
 22  Morton   8  Walker   5  Morton  Meadowlands Arena (15,127)
East Rutherford, NJ
01/22/89*
1:00 p.m.
No. 12 New Hampshire W 108–67  17–1
 20  Tied   10  Avent   9  Greene  Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
01/25/89
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 9 Pittsburgh L 79–82  17–2
(4–2)
 23  Greene   9  Ramos   6  Greene  Meadowlands Arena (10,975)
East Rutherford, NJ
01/28/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 9 Boston College W 103–79  18–2
(5–2)
 30  Morton   8  Volcy   10  Greene  Meadowlands Arena (10,721)
East Rutherford, NJ
02/01/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 10 at No. 6 Georgetown L 66–74  18–3
(5–3)
 15  Morton   11  Ramos   7  Greene  Capital Centre (14,185)
Landover, MD
02/04/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 10 at Boston College W 105–82  19–3
(6–3)
 20  Morton   13  Ramos   6  Greene  Conte Forum (8,291)
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/06/89
7:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 10 No. 14 Syracuse L 79–85  19–4
(6–4)
 24  Ramos   10  Ramos   7  Gaze  Meadowlands Arena (19,761)
East Rutherford, NJ
02/11/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 11 at Villanova W 83–77  20–4
(7–4)
 23  Morton   12  Ramos   5  Greene  du Pont Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
02/15/89
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 12 at Connecticut W 72–69  21–4
(8–4)
 27  Ramos   8  Gaze   7  Greene  Hartford Civic Center (15,122)
Hartford, CT
02/18/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 12 at Pittsburgh L 76–82  21–5
(8–5)
 25  Ramos   8  Ramos   6  Greene  Fitzgerald Field House (6,798)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/21/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 15 St. John's W 63–60  22–5
(9–5)
 22  Morton   11  Ramos   3  Ramos  Meadowlands Arena (13,126)
East Rutherford, NJ
02/25/89
1:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 15 Providence W 84–80  23–5
(10–5)
 26  Tied   10  Tied   5  Tied  Meadowlands Arena (14,147)
East Rutherford, NJ
03/01/89
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 12 at Providence W 80–68  24–5
(11–5)
 20  Walker   9  Ramos   7  Greene  Providence Civic Center (12,733)
Providence, RI
03/05/89*
1:00 p.m.
No. 12 Brooklyn College W 88–55  25–5
 15  Morton   11  Ramos   7  Greene  Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
Big East tournament
03/10/89*
12:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
(2) No. 11 vs. (7) Connecticut
Big East tournament quarterfinals
W 74–66  26–5
 21  Ramos   10  Walker   8  Greene  Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, NY
03/11/89*
1:30 p.m., CBS
(2) No. 11 vs. (3) No. 5 Syracuse
Big East tournament semifinals
L 78–81  26–6
 27  Morton   9  Gaze   6  Greene  Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, NY
NCAA tournament
03/17/89*
4:37 p.m., ESPN
NCAA Productions
(W3) No. 11 vs. (W14) SW Missouri State
NCAA first round
W 60–51  27–6
 26  Morton   6  Walker   4  Gaze  McKale Center (12,787)
Tucson, AZ
03/19/89*
2:25 p.m., CBS
(W3) No. 11 vs. (W11) Evansville
NCAA second round
W 87–73[4]  28–6
 17  Morton   7  Walker   5  Tied  McKale Center (13,391)
Tucson, AZ
03/23/89*
8:09 p.m., CBS
(W3) No. 11 (W2) No. 8 Indiana
NCAA regional semifinals
W 78–65[5]  29–6
 17  Morton   10  Walker   4  Greene  McNichols Arena (16,813)
Denver, CO
03/25/89*
4:05 p.m., CBS
(W3) No. 11 (W4) No. 15 UNLV
NCAA Regional Final
W 84–61[6][7]  30–6
 19  Gaze   15  Walker   5  Greene  McNichols Arena (16,813)
Denver, CO
04/01/89*
5:42 p.m., CBS
(W3) No. 11 vs. (E2) No. 9 Duke
NCAA National semifinals
W 95–78[8]  31–6
 20  Gaze   12  Ramos   8  Greene  Kingdome (39,187)
Seattle, WA
04/03/89*
9:12 p.m., CBS
(W3) No. 11 vs. (SE4) No. 10 Michigan
NCAA National Final
L 79–80 OT[9] 31–7
 35  Morton   11  Walker   5  Greene  Kingdome (39,187)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in Eastern Time E=East Region SE=Southeast Region.

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Rankings

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Final
AP NR NR NR 20 17 15 13 10 13 12 9 10 11 12 15 12 11 11
UPI NR NR 20 19 15 13 13 10 13 13 9 8 8 11 14 12 11 11

Player statistics

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Player G GS MIN FG FGA Pct. 3–FG 3–FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. REB PF AST TO BLK STL PTS Avg.
John Morton 38 37 1082 210 482 .436 79 189 .418 159 194 .820 129 106 95 81 14 49 658 17.3
Andrew Gaze 38 37 1240 170 334 .509 94 221 .425 82 113 .726 172 108 110 81 19 36 516 13.6
Ramón Ramos 37 36 1016 161 303 .531 0 0 .000 119 149 .799 283 96 49 63 46 24 441 11.9
Daryll Walker 38 38 1044 147 283 .519 0 2 .000 144 183 .787 272 116 40 79 16 37 438 11.5
Gerald Greene 38 38 1192 91 216 .421 33 77 .429 129 173 .746 106 88 195 108 4 38 344 9.1
Frantz Volcy 37 1 462 72 129 .558 0 0 .000 47 69 .681 100 71 32 30 25 6 191 5.2
Mike Cooper 37 1 577 74 136 .544 0 0 .000 29 48 .604 116 71 32 36 16 12 177 4.8
Anthony Avent 38 1 395 68 149 .456 0 0 .000 32 49 .653 114 63 12 38 27 6 168 4.4
Khyiem Long 12 1 70 11 17 .647 0 0 .000 6 9 .667 19 8 4 7 3 2 28 2.3
Pookey Wigington 32 0 258 13 38 .342 1 3 .333 32 41 .780 22 33 52 37 1 13 59 1.8
Nick Katsikis 31 0 142 18 35 .514 11 22 .500 2 4 .500 19 19 14 10 2 4 49 1.6
Trevor Crowley 21 0 81 10 32 .313 6 20 .300 0 0 .000 7 7 6 6 0 4 26 1.2
Rene Monteserin 15 0 29 3 8 .375 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 3 5 6 0 1 7 0.5
Jose Rebimbas 16 0 37 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 3 5 .600 4 6 6 4 0 2 5 0.3
Seton Hall 38 7625 1049 2166 .484 224 535 .419 785 1039 .756 1513 795 632 586 173 234 3107 81.8
Opponents 38 7625 934 2265 .412 150 455 .330 613 881 .696 1252 840 470 523 128 259 2631 69.2
  • Deadball rebounds: SHU 83, Opponents 104
  • Team Rebounds: SHU 150, Opponents 158

Awards and honors

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Local Radio

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Seton Hall Wins Alaska Shootout". The New York Times. November 29, 1988. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Unbeaten Seton Hall Defeats Georgetown". The New York Times. January 4, 1989. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "WEST REGIONAL; Seton Hall Stops Evansville by 87-73". New York Times. March 20, 1989. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "Seton Hall Surprises Indiana By 78-65". The New York Times. March 24, 1989. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "Unlikely Seton Hall Moves to Final Four". The New York Times. March 26, 1989. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  7. ^ "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 March 17, 2018.
  8. ^ "Seton Hall Shocks Duke to Reach Final". The New York Times. April 2, 1989. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  9. ^ "Wolverines Deck the Hall--Barely : Robinson Hits 2 Free Throws in OT for Win". Los Angeles Times. April 4, 1989. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  10. ^ 1988-89 Seton Hall men's basketball statistics Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-Feb-21.
  11. ^ 1988–89 Seton Hall Pirates, College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Feb-21.