1988–89 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1988–89 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1989 SWC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1988–89 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
1988–89 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
SWC Regular Season Champions; SWC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
1988–89 record	25–7 (13–3 SWC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Anderson; Scott Edgar;
Home arena	Barnhill Arena
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

The 1988–89 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1988–89 college basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Nolan Richardson, and played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This Razorbacks team won the first of three straight SWC regular season and conference tournament championships before moving to the Southeastern Conference for the 1991-92 season. After earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, Arkansas defeated Loyola Marymount in the opening round before losing to Louisville in the second round.

Roster[]

A very strong recruiting class, highlighted by 1988 McDonald's All-Americans Todd Day and Lee Mayberry, and that included Oliver Miller, formed the team's nucleus.

1988–89 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Todd Day	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	11	Lee Mayberry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Tulsa, Oklahoma
G	12	Keith Wilson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Fort Smith, Arkansas
G	22	Cannon Whitby	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Troy, Tennessee
G/F	24	Lenzie Howell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Dallas, Texas
C	25	Oliver Miller	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Fr	Fort Worth, Texas
C	55	Mario Credit	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Kansas City, Kansas

Head coach

Nolan Richardson (Texas Western)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 27, 1988*		Rider	W 98–69	1–0	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Nov 30, 1988*		at Virginia	L 65–75	1–1	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
Dec 10, 1988*		Maryland	W 73–68	2–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 7, 1988*		vs. Ole Miss	W 74–68	3–1	Mid-South Coliseum (7,034) Memphis, TN
Dec 27, 1988*		Texas Southern	W 97–79	4–1	Barton Coliseum (6,816) Little Rock, AR
Dec 23, 1988*		Sam Houston State	W 97–79	5–1	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR
Dec 29, 1988*		at No. 11 Missouri	L 78–83	5–2	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Jan 2, 1989*		vs. South Alabama	W 103–71	6–2
Jan 4, 1989		Texas Tech	W 69–62	7–2 (1–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 7, 1989		at Texas	W 99–92	8–2 (2–0)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 11, 1989		at TCU	L 45–51	8–3 (2–1)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX
Jan 14, 1989		SMU	W 93–73	9–3 (3–1)	Barnhill Arena Chicago, IL
Jan 16, 1989		Texas A&M	W 75–60	10–3 (4–1)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 18, 1989*		No. 14 Florida State	L 105–112	10–4	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 21, 1989		at Baylor	W 88–58	11–4 (5–1)	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Jan 24, 1989*		vs. Southern Utah	W 109–76	12–4
Jan 28, 1989		Rice	W 81–77	13–4 (6–1)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 30, 1989*		Tulsa	W 118–69	14–4	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 1, 1989		at Houston	W 87–86	15–4 (7–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
Feb 4, 1989		at Texas Tech	L 73–84	15–5 (7–2)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Feb 8, 1989		Texas	W 105–82	16–5 (8–2)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 11, 1989		TCU	W 100–60	17–5 (9–2)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 15, 1989		at SMU	W 81–68	18–5 (10–2)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Feb 18, 1989		at Texas A&M	L 71–82	18–6 (10–3)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, TX
Feb 22, 1989		Baylor	W 89–54	19–6 (11–3)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Mar 1, 1989		at Rice	W 83–70	20–6 (12–3)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Mar 4, 1989		Houston	W 107–79	21–6 (13–3)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
SWC Tournament
Mar 10, 1989*		vs. Rice SWC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 108–72	22–6	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
Mar 11, 1989*		vs. Texas A&M SWC Tournament Semifinal	W 94–76	23–6	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
Mar 12, 1989*		vs. Texas SWC Tournament Championship	W 100–76^[2]	24–6	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1989* CBS	(5 MW)	vs. (12 MW) Loyola Marymount Midwest Regional First Round	W 120–101^[3]	25–6	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN
Mar 18, 1989* CBS	(5 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Louisville Midwest Regional Second Round	L 84–93^[4]	25–7	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources^[5]^[6] ^[7]

Rankings[]

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Awards and honors[]

Nolan Richardson – SWC Coach of the Year

References[]

^ "1988-89 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ Reed, William F. (March 20, 1989). "LIMBERING UP FOR THE NCAA BALL". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
^ "Louisville, Arkansas Stay Alive". Chicago Tribune. March 17, 1989. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ "Louisville Stops Pesky Arkansas". New York Times. March 19, 1989. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ "1988–89 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ "1988–89 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". hogstats.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ "2019–2020 Arkansas Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 965. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "1988-89 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[2] Reed, William F. (March 20, 1989). "LIMBERING UP FOR THE NCAA BALL". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 18, 2019.

[3] "Louisville, Arkansas Stay Alive". Chicago Tribune. March 17, 1989. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[4] "Louisville Stops Pesky Arkansas". New York Times. March 19, 1989. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[5] "1988–89 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[6] "1988–89 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". hogstats.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[7] "2019–2020 Arkansas Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

[Coaches-8] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 965. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Venues	Schmidt Gymnasium (1923–1937) Men's Gymnasium (1937–1955) Barnhill Arena (1955–1993) Bud Walton Arena (1993–present)
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1923–24 1925–26 1929–30 1937–38 1940–41 1944–45 1954–55 1957–58 1977–78 1978–79 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1988–89 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball

SWC Regular Season Champions SWC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
1988–89 record	25–7 (13–3 SWC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Anderson Scott Edgar
Home arena	Barnhill Arena
Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas †	13	–	3	.813	25	–	7	.781
Texas	12	–	4	.750	25	–	9	.735
TCU	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Houston	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
Texas A&M	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
Texas Tech	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
SMU	7	–	9	.438	13	–	16	.448
Rice	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
Baylor	1	–	15	.063	5	–	22	.185

† 1989 SWC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll