1988–89 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
American college basketball season
1988–89 Syracuse Orangemen basketball | |
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Preseason NIT champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 7 |
Record | 30–8 (10–6 Big East) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Carrier Dome |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Georgetown † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Seton Hall | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 31 | – | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Syracuse | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 30 | – | 8 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1989 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 1989[1] Rankings from AP poll |
The 1988–89 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 13th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 30–8 (10–6) record while making it to the Midwest Regional Final of the NCAA tournament.
The team was led by senior Sherman Douglas and junior Derrick Coleman.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Nov 18, 1988* | No. 8 | La Salle | W 92–76 | 1–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Nov 19, 1988* | No. 8 | Wyoming | W 107–81 | 2–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Nov 23, 1988* | No. 6 | vs. No. 20 Indiana Preseason NIT Semifinals | W 102–78 | 3–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
Nov 25, 1988* | No. 6 | vs. No. 14 Missouri Preseason NIT Championship | W 86–84 OT[2] | 4–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
Nov 28, 1988* | No. 6 | Cornell | W 91–66 | 5–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Dec 2, 1988* | No. 4 | East Tennessee State Carrier Classic | W 120–81 | 6–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Dec 3, 1988* | No. 4 | Louisiana Tech Carrier Classic | W 106–98 OT | 7–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Dec 10, 1988* | No. 3 | Kentucky State | W 108–73 | 8–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Dec 14, 1988* | No. 3 | U.S. International | W 135–93 | 9–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Dec 17, 1988* | No. 3 | Canisius | W 95–69 | 10–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Dec 21, 1988* | No. 3 | Western Michigan | W 94–71 | 11–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Dec 27, 1988* | No. 3 | at Rutgers | W 100–81 | 12–0 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ | ||||||
Dec 30, 1988* | No. 3 | Saint Francis (PA) | W 105–63[3] | 13–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Jan 4, 1989* | No. 2 | Pittsburgh | L 76–81[4] | 13–1 (0–1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Jan 7, 1989* | No. 2 | No. 10 Seton Hall | W 90–66 | 14–1 (1–1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Jan 9, 1989* | No. 2 | at Villanova | L 73–75 | 14–2 (1–2) | The Pavilion Villanova, PA | ||||||
Jan 14, 1989* | No. 4 | at St. John's | L 63–65 | 14–3 (1–3) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
Jan 16, 1989* | No. 4 | at Connecticut Rivalry | L 62–68 | 14–4 (1–4) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT | ||||||
Jan 21, 1989* | No. 11 | at Notre Dame | W 99–87 | 15–4 | Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
Jan 24, 1989* | No. 14 | Boston College | W 72–60 | 16–4 (2–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Jan 28, 1989* | No. 14 | No. 20 Providence | W 100–96 | 17–4 (3–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Feb 1, 1989* | No. 14 | Villanova | W 90–57 | 18–4 (4–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Feb 4, 1989* | No. 14 | Pittsburgh | W 103–80 | 19–4 (5–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Feb 6, 1989* | No. 14 | at No. 10 Seton Hall | W 85–79[5] | 20–4 (6–4) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ | ||||||
Feb 11, 1989* | No. 9 | St. John's | W 92–69 | 21–4 (7–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Feb 13, 1989* | No. 9 | at No. 2 Georgetown | L 54–61 | 21–5 (8–4) | Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, MD | ||||||
Feb 18, 1989* | No. 6 | at Providence | W 87–80 | 22–5 (8–5) | Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI | ||||||
Feb 26, 1989* | No. 6 | Kentucky | W 89–73 | 23–5 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Feb 28, 1989* | No. 6 | Connecticut Rivalry | W 88–72 | 24–5 (9–5) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Mar 2, 1989* | No. 6 | at Boston College | L 87–90 | 24–6 (10–5) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, MA | ||||||
Mar 5, 1989* | No. 6 | No. 2 Georgetown | W 82–76 OT[6] | 25–6 (10–6) | Carrier Dome (32,683) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 1989* | No. 5 | vs. Providence Big East tournament quarterfinal | W 79–76[7] | 26–6 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
Mar 11, 1989* | No. 5 | vs. No. 11 Seton Hall Big East tournament semifinal | W 81–78[8] | 27–6 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
Mar 12, 1989* | No. 5 | vs. No. 3 Georgetown Big East Championship | L 79–88[9] | 27–7 | Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 1989* | (2 MW) No. 7 | vs. (15 MW) Bucknell | W 104–81 | 28–7 | Reunion Arena Dallas, TX | ||||||
Mar 19, 1989* | (2 MW) No. 7 | vs. (10 MW) Colorado State | W 65–50 | 29–7 | Reunion Arena Dallas, TX | ||||||
Mar 24, 1989* | (2 MW) No. 7 | vs. (3 MW) No. 6 Missouri Midwest Regional semifinal | W 83–80[10] | 30–7 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
Mar 26, 1989* | (2 MW) No. 7 | vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Illinois Midwest Regional Final | L 86–89[11] | 30–8 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in EST. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Coaches | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
1989 NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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2 | 28 | Sherman Douglas | Miami Heat |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Syracuse Wins N.I.T. in Overtime". The New York Times. November 26, 1988. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "BOEHEIM GETS WIN NO. 300". The Washington Post. December 31, 1988. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Pitt Upsets Syracuse in Big East Opener". The New York Times. January 5, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Syracuse Holds Off Seton Hall To Win 20th". The New York Times. February 7, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Syracuse Stuns Hoyas". The New York Times. March 6, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "BIG EAST TOURNAMENT; Syracuse Turns Back Providence". The New York Times. March 11, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Syracuse Rallies to Frustrate Seton Hall". The New York Times. March 12, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Georgetown Storms to the Big East Title". The New York Times. March 13, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Syracuse 83, Missouri 80". United Press International. March 25, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Midwest Regional; Battling Illinois Defeats Syracuse, 89-86". The New York Times. March 27, 1989. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.