1988–89 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2

1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Georgetown †	13	–	3	.813	29	–	5	.853
No. 11 Seton Hall	11	–	5	.688	31	–	7	.816
No. 7 Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	30	–	8	.789
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	18	–	16	.529
Providence	7	–	9	.438	18	–	11	.621
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	18	–	13	.581
St. John's	6	–	10	.375	20	–	13	.606
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	12	–	17	.414

† 1989 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 1989^[1] Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I basketball season. John Thompson, Jr., coached them in his 17th season as head coach. They played their home games at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. They were members of the Big East Conference and finished the season with a record of 29-5, 13-3 in Big East play. They finished as the Big East regular season champions and won the 1989 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, the sixth Big East Tournament championship in Georgetown men's basketball history, defeating Syracuse in the final game. They were the No. 1 seed in the East Region of the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament – the 11th of 14 consecutive Georgetown NCAA Tournament appearances – and advanced to the East Region final before losing to the region's No. 2 seed, Duke. They were ranked No. 2 in the season's final Associated Press Poll and Coaches' Poll.

The 66,144 people who attended the game the Hoyas played against Louisiana State at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 28, 1989, set the record for the largest crowd ever to attend a Georgetown game.^[2]

Roster

Source^[3]^[4]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
4	Bobby Winston	6'5"		G/F	Sr.	Washington, DC, U.S.	All Saints HS
11	Kayode Vann	6'1"	175	G	So.	New York, NY, U.S.	Berkeley Carroll School
12	Dwayne Bryant	6'2"		G	Jr.	New Orleans, LA, U.S.	De La Salle HS
13	Charles Smith	6'0"		G	Sr.	Washington, DC, U.S.	All Saints HS
20	Mark Tillmon	6'2"		G	Jr.	Washington, DC, U.S.	Gonzaga College HS
21	Jaren Jackson	6'2"		F	Sr.	New Orleans, LA, U.S.	Walter L. Cohen HS
22	Johnny Jones	6'6"		F	Sr.	Coral Springs, FL, U.S.	University of the District of Columbia
24	Anthony Allen	6'7"		F	Jr.	Port Arthur, TX, U.S.	Abraham Lincoln HS
30	Ronny Thompson	6'4"	190	G	Fr.	Washington, DC, U.S.	Flint Hill School (Oakton, VA)
33	Alonzo Mourning	6'10"	240	C	Fr.	Chesapeake, VA, U.S.	Indian River HS
40	Milton Bell	6'7"		F	Fr.	Richmond, VA, U.S.	George C. Marshall HS
42	Johnathan Edwards	6'8"		F	Sr.	New Orleans, LA, U.S.	O. Perry Walker HS
50	Sam Jefferson	7'2"		F	Jr.	Washington, DC, U.S.	Flint Hill School (Oakton, VA)
52	Robert Turner	6'8"		F	Jr.	Glenarden, MD, U.S.	Community College of Allegheny County (Pa.)
55	Dikembe Mutombo	7'2"	245	C	So.	Kinshasa, Zaire	Institut Boboto

Rankings

Source^[5]^[6]

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
AP	2	2	3	4	5	6	5	5	7	3	2	6	2	4	3	2	3	2
Coaches	4	– ^{[note 1]}	4	4	4	6	6	5	7	4	2	5	2	4	3	2	3	2

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1988–89 Schedule and results

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All times are Eastern

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Fri., Nov. 25, 1988*	No. 2	at Hawaii Loa Hawaii Loa Classic	W 105-59	1–0	Kaneohe Armory (503) Kaneohe, HI
Sat., Nov. 26, 1988*	No. 2	vs. Hawaii Pacific Hawaii Loa Classic	W 95-55	2–0	Kaneohe Armory (812) Kaneohe, HI
Wed., Dec. 7, 1988*	No. 4	Saint Leo	W 95-62	3–0	Capital Centre (N/A) Landover, MD
Sat., Dec. 10, 1988*	No. 4	vs. Shenandoah	W 114-40	4–0	Capital Centre (5,065) Landover, MD
Wed., Dec. 14, 1988*	No. 5	Oral Roberts	W 91-75	5–0	Capital Centre (6,488) Landover, MD
Sat., Dec. 17, 1988*	No. 4	DePaul	W 74–64	6–0	Capital Centre (N/A) Landover, MD
Tue., Dec. 20, 1988*	No. 6	Virginia Tech	W 87–57	7–0	Capital Centre (19,025) Landover, MD
Wed., Dec. 28, 1988*	No. 5	vs. Mercer Miller Lite-Tampa Tribune Holiday Classic	W 80–55	8–0	USF Sun Dome (6,103) Tampa, FL
Thu., Dec. 29, 1988*	No. 5	at South Florida Miller Lite-Tampa Tribune Holiday Classic	W 74-64	9–0	USF Sun Dome (9,138) Tampa, FL
Tue., Jan. 3, 1989	No. 5	at No. 10 Seton Hall	L 86–94	9–1 (0–1)	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,761) East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Jan. 7, 1989*	No. 5	Miami	W 112-79	10–1	Capital Centre (11,113) Landover, MD
Wed., Jan. 11, 1989	No. 7	Pittsburgh	W 76-57	11–1 (1–1)	Capital Centre (13,878) Landover, MD
Sat., Jan. 14, 1989	No. 7	Boston College	W 86–60	12–1 (2–1)	Capital Centre (15,379) Landover, MD
Wed., Jan. 18, 1989	No. 3	at Providence	W 80–77	13–1 (3–1)	Providence Civic Center (13,203) Providence, RI
Sat., Jan. 21, 1989	No. 3	Connecticut	W 59–55	14–1 (4–1)	Capital Centre (12,531) Landover, MD
Mon., Jan. 23, 1989	No. 3	St. John's	W 75–64	15–1 (5–1)	Capital Centre (10,370) Landover, MD
Sat., Jan 28, 1989*	No. 2	at Louisiana State	L 80–82	15–2	Louisiana Superdome (66,144) New Orleans, LA
Wed., Feb. 1, 1989	No. 6	No. 10 Seton Hall	W 74–66	16–2 (6–1)	Capital Centre (14,185) Landover, MD
Sun., Feb. 5, 1989	No. 6	at Villanova	W 69–55	17–2 (7–1)	Spectrum (18,497) Philadelphia, PA
Wed., Feb. 7, 1989	No. 2	at Connecticut	W 70–58	18-2 (8–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, CT
Sat., Feb. 11, 1989	No. 2	at Pittsburgh	L 74–79	18–3 (8–2)	Civic Arena (16,669) Pittsburgh, PA
Mon., Feb. 13, 1989	No. 2	No. 9 Syracuse	W 61–54	19-3 (9–2)	Capital Centre (N/A) Landover, MD
Sat., Feb. 18, 1989	No. 4	at Boston College	W 80–69	20–3 (10–2)	Silvio O. Conte Forum (8,600) Chestnut Hill, MA
Wed., Feb. 22, 1989	No. 3	Providence	W 76–74	21–3 (11–2)	Capital Centre (11,883) Landover, MD
Sat., Feb 25, 1989	No. 3	at St. John's	W 63–55	22–3 (12–2)	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY
Mon., Feb. 27, 1989	No. 3	Villanova	W 76–62	23–3 (13–2)	Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, MD
Sun., Mar. 5, 1989	No. 2	at No. 6 Syracuse	L 76–82	23–4 (13–3)	Carrier Dome (N/A) Syracuse, NY
Big East Tournament
Fri., Mar. 10, 1989	No. 3	vs. Boston College Quarterfinal	W 82–52	24–4	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY
Sat., Mar. 11, 1989	No. 3	vs. Pittsburgh Semifinal	W 85–62	25–4	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY
Sun., Mar. 12, 1989	No. 3	vs. No. 5 Syracuse Final	W 88–79	26–4	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
Fri., Mar. 17, 1989	No. 2	vs. Princeton East Region First Round	W 50–49	27–4	Providence Civic Center (12,106) Providence, RI
Sun., Mar. 19, 1989	No. 2	vs. Notre Dame East Region Second Round	W 81–74	28–4	Providence Civic Center (12,106) Providence, RI
Fri., Mar. 24, 1989	No. 2	vs. No. 19 North Carolina State East Region Semifinal	W 69–61	29–4	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,508) East Rutherford, NJ
Sun., Mar. 26, 1989	No. 2	vs. No. 9 Duke East Region Final	L 77–85	29–5	Brendan Byrne Arena (N/A) East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Notes

^ No Coaches' Poll this week.

References

hoyabasketball.com The Georgetown basketball History Project: Assistant Coaches

[week-7] No Coaches' Poll this week.

[1] sports-reference.com 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records Against Opponents – L

[3] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1980-81 to 1989-1990

[4] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers

[5] 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary

[6] sports-reference.com 1988-89 Polls

[8] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1980s Seasons

[9] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents

[10] sports-reference.com 1988-89 Big East Conference Schedule and Results

[11] 2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, pp. 64, 67.

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