1988–89 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

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1988–89 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
UNLV Rebels wordmark.svg
Big West Tournament champions
Big West regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
1988–89 record29–8 (16–2 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
Seasons
1988–89 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 UNLV 16 2   .889 29 8   .784
New Mexico State 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
UC Santa Barbara 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
Cal State Fullerton 10 8   .556 16 13   .552
Long Beach State 10 8   .556 13 15   .464
Utah State 10 8   .556 12 16   .429
Fresno State 9 9   .500 15 14   .517
UC Irvine 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Pacific 3 15   .167 7 21   .250
San Jose State 1 17   .056 5 23   .179
1989 Big West Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988–89 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas as a member of the Big West Conference during the 1988–89 college basketball season. Led by head coach Jerry Tarkanian, the team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center. The Runnin' Rebels won conference regular season and tournament titles, reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, and finished with an overall record of 29–8.

Roster[]

1988–89 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 00 David Butler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Washington, D.C.
G 5 Stacey Cvijanovich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Oxnard, California
G 12 Anderson Hunt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
G 15 Bryan Emerzian 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Waukegan, Illinois
F 32 Stacey Augmon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Pasadena, California
F 33 Barry Young 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) So Ellicott City, Maryland
C 34 James Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 35 Moses Scurry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
F/C 44 George Ackles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 50 Greg Anthony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Las Vegas, Nevada
F 53 Chris Jeter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) So San Diego, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

[1]

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1988*
No. 8 vs. DePaul
Maui Invitational
W 86–77  1–0
                     Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Nov 26, 1988*
No. 8 vs. No. 4 Oklahoma
Maui Invitational
L 81–83  1–1
                     Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Nov 27, 1988*
No. 8 vs. Memphis State
Maui Invitational
W 90–86  2–1
                     Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
Dec 10, 1988*
No. 9 at No. 10 Arizona L 75–86  2–2
                     McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Dec 15, 1988
No. 13 UC Irvine W 100–85  3–2
(1–0)
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 21, 1988*
No. 13 Rhode Island W 88–69  4–2
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 22, 1988*
No. 13 Texas A&M W 110–67  5–2
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 28, 1988*
No. 12 Pepperdine W 88–56  6–2
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 29, 1988
No. 12 San Jose State W 101–68  7–2
(2–0)
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Jan 3, 1989
No. 12 at Long Beach State W 97–76  8–2
(3–0)
                     The Gold Mine 
Long Beach, CA
Jan 5, 1989
No. 12 New Mexico State W 79–58  9–2
(4–0)
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Jan 9, 1989
No. 12 Pacific W 83–61  10–2
(5–0)
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Jan 11, 1989
No. 11 at Fresno State W 83–77  11–2
(6–0)
                     Selland Arena 
Fresno, CA
Jan 16, 1989
No. 11 Cal State Fullerton W 66–63  12–2
(7–0)
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Jan 19, 1989
No. 10 Utah State W 102–80  13–2
(8–0)
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Jan 22, 1989*
No. 10 at No. 4 Louisville L 74–92  13–3
                     Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Jan 25, 1989
No. 13 at Utah State W 94–68  14–3
(9–0)
                     Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
Jan 30, 1989*
No. 13 No. 4 Oklahoma L 88–90  14–4
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Feb 4, 1989
No. 16 at UC Irvine L 98–99  14–5
(9–1)
                     Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
Feb 6, 1989
No. 19 UC Santa Barbara W 77–61  15–5
(10–1)
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Feb 9, 1989
No. 19 at Cal State Fullerton L 92–93  15–6
(10–2)
                     Titan Gym 
 
Feb 12, 1989*
No. 19 at No. 17 NC State W 89–80  16–6
                     Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Feb 16, 1989
No. 18 at San Jose State W 95–66  17–6
(11–2)
                     San Jose Civic Auditorium 
San Jose, CA
Feb 19, 1989*
No. 18 Temple W 62–60  18–6
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Feb 20, 1989
No. 18 Long Beach State W 104–74  19–6
(12–2)
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Feb 23, 1989
No. 18 Fresno State W 75–71  20–6
(13–2)
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Feb 25, 1989*
No. 18 at LSU L 87–88  20–7
 25  Augmon                Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 27, 1989
No. 18 at UC Santa Barbara W 84–75  21–7
(14–2)
                     The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
Mar 2, 1989
No. 18 at Pacific W 81–71  22–7
(15–2)
                     Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
Mar 5, 1989
No. 18 at New Mexico State W 75–73  23–7
(16–2)
                     Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Big West Tournament
Mar 9, 1989*
No. 18 vs. UC Irvine
Big West Tournament Quarterfinal
W 102–82  24–7
                     Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, CA
Mar 10, 1989*
No. 18 vs. Cal State Fullerton
Big West Tournament Semifinal
W 99–83  25–7
                     Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, CA
Mar 11, 1989*
No. 18 vs. New Mexico State
Big West Tournament Championship
W 68–62  26–7
                     Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, CA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1989*
(4 W) No. 15 vs. (13 W) Idaho
First Round
W 68–56  27–7
                     BSU Pavilion (12,241)
Boise, ID
Mar 18, 1989*
(4 W) No. 15 vs. (12 W) DePaul
Second Round
W 85–70  28–7
                     BSU Pavilion 
Boise, ID
Mar 23, 1989*
(4 W) No. 15 vs. (1 W) No. 1 Arizona
Regional Semifinal
W 68–67[1][2]  29–7
 21  Hunt                McNichols Sports Arena (16,813)
Denver, CO
Mar 25, 1989*
(4 W) No. 15 vs. (3 W) No. 11 Seton Hall
Regional Final
L 61–84[3]  29–8
                     McNichols Sports Arena (16,813)
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source [4][5]

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final 
AP 10 8 9 9 13 13 12 12 11 10 13 16 19 18 18 18 18 15 
Coaches 7 7^ 8 8 13 14 10 12 11 10 16 17 19 17 18 17 19 14

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

Awards and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ "No. 1 Arizona Upset On 3-Pointer at :002". New York Times. March 26, 1989. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "UNLV Takes Arizona Out of the Hunt : Rebels Win on a 3-Point Shot, 68-67". Los Angeles Times. March 24, 1989. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Seton Hall Has UNLV Take a Walk : Pirates Gain Final Four by Beating Rebels at Their Own Game, 84-61". Los Angeles Times. March 26, 1989. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "1988-89 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference.
  5. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
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