1988–89 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1988–89 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball | |
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Record | 15–14 (6–8 CAA) |
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Home arena | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum |
Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 → |
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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] |
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.
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 | ||||||
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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. |
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Team players in the 1989 NBA Draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 21 | Blue Edwards | Utah Jazz |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary
- ^ "1988-89 East Carolina Pirates Roster and Stats". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC.
- ^ "1988–89 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.
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