1988–89 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

1988–89 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1989 TAAC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1988–89 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
1988–89 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
TAAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Trans America Athletic Conference
1988–89 record	23–8 (14–4 TAAC)
Head coach	Mike Newell;
Home arena	Barton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1989–90 →

The 1988–89 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by head coach Mike Newell, played their home games at Barton Coliseum and were members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. They finished the season with a record of 23–8, 14–4 in TAAC play. They won the 1989 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They lost in the first round to Louisville, 76–71.

Roster[]

1988–89 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	Carl Brown	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
F	Derrick Owens	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
C	Jeff Cummings	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Mike Newell

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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1988*		Houston	W 100–67	1–0	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 5, 1988*		Texas Southern	W 114–79	2–0	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 8, 1988*		Colorado	W 91–66	3–0	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 9, 1988*		vs. Southern California Illini Classic	W 94–86	4–0	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Dec 10, 1988*		at No. 7 Illinois Illini Classic	L 88–107	4–1	Assembly Hall (14,887) Champaign, Illinois
Dec 14, 1988*		at Indiana	L 77–105	4–2	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 17, 1988		Stetson	W 88–70	5–2 (1–0)	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 19, 1988		Georgia Southern	W 94–74	6–2 (2–0)	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 22, 1988*		at No. 7 Oklahoma	L 96–115	6–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1988*		Southern	W 112–104	7–3	Barton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dec 31, 1988*		Marshall	W 89–79	8–3	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 5, 1989		at Texas-San Antonio	L 73–74	8–4 (2–1)	Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas
Jan 7, 1989		at Hardin-Simmons	W 97–77	9–4 (3–1)	Abilene, Texas
Jan 12, 1989		Houston Baptist	W 112–73	10–4 (4–1)	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 14, 1989		Centenary	W 113–83	11–4 (5–1)	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 21, 1989		at Samford	W 87–84	12–4 (6–1)	Seibert Hall Homewood, Alabama
Jan 26, 1989		at Georgia State	W 102–91	13–4 (7–1)	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 28, 1989		at Mercer	W 103–82	14–4 (8–1)	Macon, Georgia
Feb 2, 1989		Hardin-Simmons	W 117–80	15–4 (9–1)	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Feb 4, 1989		Texas-San Antonio	W 94–78	16–4 (10–1)	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Feb 9, 1989		at Centenary	L 113–114	16–5 (10–2)	Gold Dome Shreveport, Louisiana
Feb 11, 1989		at Houston Baptist	W 76–64	17–5 (11–2)	Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Feb 18, 1989		Samford	W 73–62	18–5 (12–2)	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Feb 23, 1989		Mercer	L 72–75	18–6 (12–3)	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Feb 25, 1989		Georgia State	W 107–79	19–6 (13–3)	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 2, 1989		at Stetson	L 78–87	19–7 (13–4)	Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida
Mar 4, 1989		at Georgia Southern	W 80–63	20–7 (14–4)	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Georgia
TAAC Tournament
Mar 7, 1989*		Texas-San Antonio TAAC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 82–79	21–7	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 8, 1989*		Stetson TAAC Tournament Semifinal	W 60–59	22–7	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 9, 1989*		Centenary TAAC Tournament Championship	W 100–72	23–7	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1989*	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Louisville First Round	L 71–76	23–8	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings[]

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References[]

^ "2019-20 Little Rock Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Arkansas-Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 965-966. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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[1] "2019-20 Little Rock Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Arkansas-Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

[Coaches-2] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 965-966. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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v t Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
Venues	Barton Coliseum (1952–1999) Statehouse Convention Center (alternate; 1999–2005) Alltel Arena (1999–2005) Jack Stephens Center (2005–present)
People	Statistical leaders
	1939–41 1944–45 1957–61 1988–89 1989–90 2010–11 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

1988–89 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Georgia Southern	16	–	2	.889	23	–	6	.793
Arkansas–Little Rock †	14	–	4	.778	23	–	8	.742
Stetson	10	–	8	.556	17	–	12	.586
Centenary (LA)	9	–	9	.500	16	–	14	.533
Georgia State	9	–	9	.500	14	–	14	.500
Mercer	9	–	9	.500	14	–	14	.500
UTSA	8	–	10	.444	15	–	13	.536
Houston Baptist	6	–	12	.333	9	–	20	.310
Samford	5	–	13	.278	8	–	19	.296
Hardin-Simmons	4	–	14	.222	8	–	19	.296

† 1989 TAAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll