1988–89 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

1988–89 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
1988–89 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	15–14 (6–8 CAA)
Head coach	Mike Steele (2nd season);
Home arena	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

The 1988–89 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Pirates were led by second year coach Mike Steele and they finished sixth in CAA with a record of 15-14, 6-8.

1988-89 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Richmond	13	–	1	.929	21	–	10	.677
George Mason †	10	–	4	.714	20	–	11	.645
American	9	–	5	.643	17	–	11	.607
UNC Wilmington	9	–	5	.643	16	–	14	.533
James Madison	6	–	8	.429	16	–	14	.533
East Carolina	6	–	8	.429	15	–	14	.517
William & Mary	2	–	12	.143	5	–	23	.179
Navy	1	–	13	.071	6	–	22	.214

† 1989 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Guard Blue Edwards was the team's leading scorer with 26.7 points and 6.2 rebounds in 27 games. Other statistical leaders included Senior guard Jeff Kelly with 4.1 assists.^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1988*		NC Wesleyan	W 91–65	1–0	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
Nov 28, 1988*		UNC Greensboro	W 68–49	2–0	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
Nov 30, 1988*		at No. 1 Duke	L 46–95	2–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1988*		Campbell	W 86–72	3–1	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
Dec 7, 1988*		at South Carolina	L 67–75	3–2	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 10, 1988*		Radford	L 75–88	3–3	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
Dec 15, 1988*		at Winthrop	W 75–67	4–3	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 20, 1988*		at Mississippi State	L 79–88	4–4	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 27, 1988*		Maryland-Baltimore County	W 97–78	5–4	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
Dec 30, 1988*		TCU	W 80–74	6–4	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
Jan 4, 1989*		at No. 19 Georgia Tech	L 69–92	6–5	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
CAA regular season
Jan 7, 1989		at William & Mary	W 75–59	7–5 (1–0)	Kaplan Arena at William and Mary Hall Williamsburg, Virginia
Jan 11, 1989		at Richmond	L 56–83	7–6 (1–1)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 14, 1989		James Madison	W 62–57	8–6 (2–1)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
Jan 16, 1989		George Mason	L 74–86	8–7 (2–2)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
Jan 21, 1989		at American	L 68–82	8–8 (2–3)	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Jan 23, 1989		vs. Navy	W 70–63	9–8 (3–3)	Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland
Jan 28, 1989		vs. North Carolina-Wilmington	L 66–81	9–9 (3–4)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
Feb 1, 1989		William & Mary	W 73–68	10–9 (4–4)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
Feb 4, 1989		Richmond	L 54–56	10–10 (4–5)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
Feb 8, 1989		at George Mason	L 65–83	10–11 (4–6)	Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia
Feb 11, 1989		at James Madison	L 61–74	10–12 (4–7)	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
Feb 16, 1989*		at Campbell	W 65–60	11–12 (5–7)	Carter Gymnasium Buies Creek, North Carolina
Feb 18, 1989		American	W 66–60	12–12 (6–7)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
Feb 20, 1989		Navy	W 67–58	13–12 (7–7)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
Feb 22, 1989*		Liberty	W 69–60	14–12 (8–7)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
Feb 25, 1989		North Carolina-Wilmington	L 55–60	14–13 (8–8)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
CAA tournament
Mar 4, 1989	(6)	vs. (3) American Quarterfinals	W 76–58	15–13 (8–8)	Hampton Coliseum Hampton, Virginia
Mar 5, 1989	(6)	vs. No. 2 George Mason Semifinals	L 58–65	15–14 (8–8)	Hampton Coliseum Hampton, Virginia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.