1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

1988–89 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1988–89 record	19–12 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Clem Haskins (3rd season);
Home arena	Williams Arena
	Seasons ← 1989–90 →

The 1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Clem Haskins, the Golden Gophers advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and finished with a 19–12 record (9–9 Big Ten).

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Kevin Lynch	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Bloomington, Minnesota
G	20	Melvin Newbern	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Toledo, Ohio
F	33	Richard Coffey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Aurora, North Carolina
F	34	Willie Burton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan
G	40	Walter Bond	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
F/C	45	Jim Shikenjanski	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr
C		Bob Martin	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Jan 14, 1989		No. 5 Iowa	W 80-78	8-4 (1-1)	Williams Arena Minnesota, MN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1989* CBS	(11)	vs. (6) Kansas State First Round	W 86-75	18-11	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Mar 18, 1989* CBS	(11)	vs. (13) Siena Second Round	W 80-67	19-11	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Mar 24, 1989* CBS	(11)	vs. (2) No. 9 Duke Sweet 16	L 70-87	19-12	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

v t Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Venues	On-campus YMCA (1895–1896) UM Armory (1896–1925) Kenwood Armory (1925–1928) Williams Arena (1928–present)
Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Scandal
People	Statistical leaders
	1901–02 1902–03 1918–19 1979–80 1981–82 1986–87 1988–89 1989–90 1992–93 1996–97 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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1988–89 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Indiana	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
No. 3 Illinois	14	–	4	.778	31	–	5	.861
No. 10 Michigan	12	–	6	.667	30	–	7	.811
No. 14 Iowa	10	–	8	.556	23	–	10	.697
Minnesota	9	–	9	.500	19	–	12	.613
Wisconsin	8	–	10	.444	18	–	12	.600
Purdue	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Ohio State	6	–	12	.333	19	–	15	.559
Michigan State	6	–	12	.333	18	–	15	.545
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321

Rankings from AP Poll