1988–89 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 1988–89 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1988–89 season. Playing in the Summit League (AMCU-8) and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 21–10 overall record and won the AMCU-8 regular season and conference tournament titles. Southwest Missouri State lost to Seton Hall in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.

1988–89 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball
AMCU-8 Regular Season Champions AMCU-8 tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Record	21–10 (10–2 AMCU-8)
Head coach	Charlie Spoonhour (6th season)
Home arena	Hammons Student Center

1988–89 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southwest Missouri State †	10	–	2		.833			21	–	10		.677
Northern Iowa	8	–	4		.667			19	–	9		.679
Eastern Illinois	7	–	5		.583			16	–	16		.500
Green Bay	6	–	6		.500			14	–	14		.500
Valparaiso	4	–	8		.333			10	–	19		.345
Western Illinois	4	–	8		.333			9	–	19		.321
UIC	3	–	9		.250			13	–	17		.433
Cleveland State	0	–	0		–			16	–	12		.571
† 1989 AMCU-8 tournament winner

Roster

1988–89 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Darryl Reid 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So F Lee Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr C 42 Kelby Stuckey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr	Head coach Charlie Spoonhour (Ozarks) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 1988*		at No. 14 Missouri Preseason NIT	L 54–73	0–1	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Nov 26, 1988*		at Wyoming	W 53–51	1–1	Arena-Auditorium  Laramie, Wyoming
Dec 3, 1988*		Texas Wesleyan	W 105–51	2–1	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Dec 6, 1988*		Saint Louis	W 50–47	3–1	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Dec 9, 1988*		Mississippi Valley State	W 73–45	4–1	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Dec 10, 1988*		Northern Arizona	W 63–48	5–1	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Dec 15, 1988*		at Wichita State	L 59–66	5–2	Levitt Arena  Wichita, Kansas
Dec 20, 1988*		Illinois State	L 51–55	5–3	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Dec 22, 1988*		Southern Illinois	L 64–72	5–4	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Dec 29, 1988*		vs. East Tennessee State BMA Holiday Classic	W 72–68	6–4	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 30, 1988*		vs. No. 20 Kansas BMA Holiday Classic	L 73–82	6–5	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 3, 1989*		Kansas State	W 58–55	7–5	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Jan 7, 1989*		Tulsa	W 76–68	8–5	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament
Mar 7, 1989*		Valparaiso AMCU-8 Tournament Semifinal	W 82–50	19–9	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Mar 8, 1989*		Illinois-Chicago AMCU-8 tournament championship	W 73–67	20–9	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Mar 17, 1989*	(14 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 11 Seton Hall First Round	L 51–60	21–10	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.