1988–89 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

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1988–89 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
South Alabama Jaguars wordmark.svg
Sun Belt Regular season champions
Sun Belt Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
1988–89 record23–9 (11–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaMitchell Center
Seasons
← 1987–88
1989–90 →
1988–89 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Alabama † 11 – 3   .786 23 – 9   .719
UNC Charlotte 10 – 4   .714 17 – 12   .586
VCU 9 – 5   .643 13 – 15   .464
UAB 8 – 6   .571 22 – 12   .647
Old Dominion 7 – 7   .500 15 – 13   .536
Jacksonville 5 – 9   .357 14 – 16   .467
Western Kentucky 4 – 10   .286 14 – 15   .483
South Florida 2 – 12   .143 7 – 21   .250
† 1989 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988–89 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach Ronnie Arrow, in the second year of his first stint as head coach. They played their home games at the Mobile Civic Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 11–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They won the Sun Belt Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament as the 11 seed in the Southeast region. In the opening round, the Jaguars upset Alabama before losing to the eventual National champion, Michigan, in the second round.

Roster[]

1988–89 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Jeff Hodge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Birmingham, Alabama
G Junie Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Abington, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1988*
 vs. Fairfield W 70–50  1–0
  
 
Nov 26, 1988*
 at Providence L 88–93  1–1
 Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 14, 1988*
 at No. 12 Florida State L 82–87  3–3
 Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 2, 1989*
 vs. Arkansas L 71–103  5–4
  
 
Feb 25, 1989*
 at Jacksonville W 93–78  18–8
(11–3) 		Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Mar 1, 1989*
 Nicholls State W 116–66  19–8
 Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Sun Belt Conference Tournament
Mar 4, 1989*
 vs. South Florida
Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinal 		W 70–65  20–8
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1989*
 vs. UAB
Sun Belt Tournament Semifinal 		W 103–84  21–8
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 6, 1989*
 vs. Jacksonville
Sun Belt Tournament Championship 		W 105–59  22–8
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1989*
 (11 SE) vs. (6 SE) No. 20 Alabama
First Round 		W 86–84[1]  23–8
 Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 19, 1989*
 (11 SE) vs. (3 SE) No. 10 Michigan
Second Round 		L 82–91  23–9
 Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.
All times are in Central Time.

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NBA Draft[]

Main article: 1989 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 48 Junie Lewis Utah Jazz
2 53 Jeff Hodge Dallas Mavericks

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References[]

  1. ^ "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: SOUTHEAST; South Alabama 3 Pointer Stuns the Crimson Tide". New York Times. March 18, 1989. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019-20 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
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