1988–89 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 23–10 overall and 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #4 seed in the East Region. After defeating Rutgers in the first round, they lost to #5 seed NC State in double overtime in the Round of 32.

1988–89 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Amana-Hawkeye Classic Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 14
Record23–10 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPB. J. Armstrong
Ed Horton
Roy Marble
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
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

Roster edit

1988–89 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 4 Brian Garner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 10 B. J. Armstrong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
G 11 Troy Skinner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Palmer, Iowa
G/F 23 Roy Marble 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Flint, Michigan
G/F 24 James Moses 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Carson, California
F 25 Ed Horton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Springfield, Illinois
G 32 Ray Thompson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Summit, Illinois
F 34 Wade Lookingbill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Fort Dodge, Iowa
F 50 Matt Bullard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Jr Des Moines, Iowa
C 51 Les Jepsen 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Jr Bowbells, North Dakota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule/results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/26/1988*
No. 7 McNeese State W 77–56  1–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
11/29/1988*
No. 6 at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 96–72  2–0
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA
12/2/1988*
No. 6 Brown
Amana-Hawkeye Classic
W 109–61  3–0
Carver Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/3/1988*
No. 6 Georgia
Amana-Hawkeye Classic
W 102–76[1]  4–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/6/1988*
7:00 pm
No. 5 Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four
W 98–76[2]  5–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/10/1988*
No. 5 Iowa State
Rivalry
W 91–71[3]  6–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/12/1988*
7:00 pm
No. 5 Jackson State W 86–71[4]  7–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/14/1988*
7:00 pm
No. 4 Central Florida W 102–68[5]  8–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/23/1988*
No. 4 vs. Eastern Illinois
Chaminade Christmas Classic
W 89–71  9–0
Honolulu International Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/24/1988*
No. 4 vs. Saint Louis
Chaminade Christmas Classic
W 83–80  10–0
Honolulu International Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/25/1988*
No. 4 vs. UC Riverside
Chaminade Christmas Classic
L 92–110[6]  10–1
Honolulu International Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/30/1988*
No. 9 Texas State W 96–77  11–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Regular Season
1/5/1989
No. 9 at Michigan State W 93–82  12–1
(1–0)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
1/7/1989
No. 9 at No. 6 North Carolina W 98-97[7]  13–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
1/14/1989
No. 5 at Minnesota L 78–80  13–2
(1–1)
Williams Arena 
Minnesota, MN
1/19/1989
No. 7 at No. 16 Ohio State L 91–102  13–3
(1–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/21/1989
No. 7 at Purdue W 67–66[8]  14–3
(2–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
1/26/1989
No. 12 Wisconsin W 78–70  15–3
(3–2)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/30/1989
No. 12 at No. 16 Indiana L 89–104  15–4
(3–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/2/1989
No. 9 Northwestern W 102–84  16–4
(4–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/5/1989
No. 9 No. 2 Illinois W 86–82[9][10]  17–4
(5–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/9/1989
No. 8 No. 10 Michigan L 107–108[11][12] 2 OT 17–5
(5–4)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/11/1989
No. 8 at Wisconsin L 54–65  17–6
(5–5)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/13/1989
No. 8 No. 16 Ohio State W 83–75[13]  18–6
(6–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/18/1989
No. 15 Minnesota W 99–61[14]  19–6
(7–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/22/1989
No. 14 at Northwestern W 89–84[15]  20–6
(8–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/26/1989
No. 14 Purdue W 84–67[16]  21–6
(9–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
3/2/1989
No. 11 Michigan State L 81–83[17]  21–7
(9–6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
3/5/1989
No. 11 at No. 10 Michigan L 96–119[18]  21–8
(9–7)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
3/8/1989
No. 15 at No. 4 Illinois L 94–118[19]  21–9
(9–8)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
3/11/1989
No. 15 No. 6 Indiana W 87–70[20]  22–9
(10–8)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
NCAA tournament
3/17/1989*
(4) No. 14 vs. (13) Rutgers
First Round
W 87–73[21]  23–9
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
3/19/1989*
 CBS
(4) No. 14 vs. (5) No. 19 NC State
Second Round
L 96–102 2 OT[22] 23–10
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
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^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

Team players in the 1989 NBA draft edit

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 18 B. J. Armstrong Chicago Bulls
1 23 Roy Marble Atlanta Hawks
2 39 Ed Horton Washington Bullets

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References edit

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  11. ^ "Michigan turns back Iowa in a 2-OT war". Chicago Tribune. February 9, 1989. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  12. ^ "Michigan earns win in two OT's, 108-107" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 10, 1989. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  13. ^ "Hawkeyes hold off Ohio State, 83-75" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 14, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
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