1988–89 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers finished second in the Big Eight regular season standings, won the Big Eight conference tournament, and were the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region of the NCAA tournament. The Tigers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen and finished with an overall record of 29–8 (10–4 Big Eight).

1988–89 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 6
Record29–8 (10–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • Mike Sandbothe
  • Greg Church
Home arenaHearnes Center
Seasons
1988–89 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma 12 2   .857 30 6   .833
No. 6 Missouri 10 4   .714 29 8   .784
Kansas State 8 6   .571 19 11   .633
Oklahoma State 7 7   .500 17 13   .567
Iowa State 7 7   .500 17 12   .586
Kansas 6 8   .429 19 12   .613
Nebraska 4 10   .286 17 16   .515
Colorado 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
1989 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1988–89 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 4 Lee Coward 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Detroit, MI
G 21 Byron Irvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
F 33 Greg Church 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr
F 34 Doug Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
F 42 Mike Sandbothe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr
G 44 Anthony Peeler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Kansas City, Missouri
C 52 Gary Leonard 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 264 lb (120 kg) Sr Belleville, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bob Sundvold
  • Rich Daly
  • Sam Moore

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 1988*
 ESPN
No. 14 SW Missouri State
Preseason NIT
W 73–54  1–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Nov 19, 1988*
 ESPN
No. 14 Xavier
Preseason NIT
W 83–71  2–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Nov 20, 1988*
 ESPN
No. 14 vs. No. 6 North Carolina
Preseason NIT
W 91–81  3–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 21, 1988*
 ESPN
No. 14 vs. No. 8 Syracuse
Preseason NIT Championship
L 84–86 OT[1] 3–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 28, 1988*
No. 13 Tennessee-Martin W 97–55  4–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 2, 1988*
No. 8 vs. No. 17 Temple
Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions
W 91–74  5–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1988*
No. 8 vs. No. 10 North Carolina
Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions
L 60–76  5–2
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 7, 1988*
No. 11 at Tulsa W 73–61  6–2
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 10, 1988*
No. 11 Memphis State W 86–74  7–2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 16, 1988*
No. 10 Eastern Washington W 81–68  8–2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 17, 1988*
No. 10 Ohio W 113–85  9–2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 19, 1988*
No. 10 vs. No. 6 Illinois
Braggin' Rights
L 84–87  9–3
St. Louis Arena (18,561)
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 21, 1988*
No. 10 Southern W 114–96  9–3
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 29, 1988*
No. 11 Arkansas W 83–78  11–3
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 3, 1989*
No. 11 Morgan State W 96–66  12–3
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 7, 1989
No. 11 at Colorado W 84–75  13–3
(1–0)
CU Events/Conference Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Jan 14, 1989
No. 10 Iowa State W 96–71  14–3
(2–0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 16, 1989*
No. 10 at Virginia Tech W 104–99  15–3
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 21, 1989
No. 8 Oklahoma State W 105–83  16–3
(3–0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 24, 1989*
No. 5 at Maryland W 87–73  17–3
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Jan 28, 1989
No. 5 at Nebraska W 89–72  18–3
(4–0)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 1, 1989
 ESPN
No. 5 at Kansas W 91–66  19–3
(5–0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 4, 1989
No. 5 Kansas State W 73–68  20–3
(6–0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 9, 1989
 ESPN
No. 3 at No. 5 Oklahoma L 105–112[2]  20–4
(6–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (11,734)
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 11, 1989
 NBC
No. 3 Kansas W 93–80  21–4
(7–1)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 14, 1989
No. 3 at Iowa State L 75–82  21–5
(7–2)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 19, 1989
No. 3 Nebraska W 79–63  22–5
(8–2)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 22, 1989
No. 7 at Oklahoma State L 71–82  22–6
(8–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 25, 1989
No. 7 No. 1 Oklahoma W 97–84[3]  23–6
(9–3)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Mar 1, 1989
No. 7 at Kansas State L 75–76  23–7
(9–4)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 4, 1989
No. 7 Colorado W 66–65  24–7
(10–4)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Big Eight Conference tournament
Mar 10, 1989*
No. 10 vs. Nebraska
Big Eight tournament quarterfinal
W 98–70  25–7
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 11, 1989*
No. 10 vs. Kansas State
Big Eight tournament semifinal
W 88–83  26–7
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 1989*
 ABC
No. 10 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma
Big Eight tournament championship
W 98–86[4]  27–7
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1989*
 CBS
(3 MW) No. 6 vs. (14 MW) Creighton
First round
W 85–69  28–7
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
Mar 19, 1989*
 CBS
(3 MW) No. 6 vs. (11 MW) Texas
Second Round
W 108–89[5]  29–7
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
Mar 24, 1989*
 CBS
(3 MW) No. 6 vs. (2 MW) No. 7 Syracuse
Midwest Regional semifinal
L 80–83[6]  29–8
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP141381110101111108553377106
Coaches13111110101113128863377108

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

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  1. ^ "Syracuse Wins N.I.T. in Overtime". The New York Times. November 26, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "King's 32 Lift Oklahoma; Missouri Coach in Hospital". The New York Times. February 10, 1989. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "MISSOURI SHOWS OKLAHOMA NO RESPECT, 97-84". The Washington Post. February 26, 1989. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "College Basketball; Oklahoma Upset By Missouri, 98-86". The New York Times. March 13, 1989. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "MISSOURI'S WOES IN NCAA WANING". Sun-Sentinel. March 20, 1989. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "Syracuse 83, Missouri 80". United Press International. March 25, 1989. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  7. ^ 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved Mar 22, 2020.