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1988–89 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

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1988–89 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
MAC regular season champions
MAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record29–3 (14–2 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPCurtis Kidd
Home arenaIrving Gymnasium
Seasons
1988–89 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Ball State 14 2   .875 29 3   .906
Kent State 12 4   .750 21 10   .677
Toledo 11 5   .688 18 13   .581
Eastern Michigan 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Central Michigan 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Bowling Green 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Western Michigan 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
Ohio 6 10   .375 13 16   .448
Miami (OH) 1 15   .063 5 23   .179
1989 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Rick Majerus, Ball State played stifling defense en route to one of the best seasons in the school's history, including a school-record 29 wins and the first NCAA Tournament win in program history.[1] The Cardinals won MAC regular season and tournament titles, advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament, and finished the season with a 29–3 record (14–2 MAC).

Roster

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1988–89 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 42 Paris McCurdy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cooley Detroit, MI
F 4 Chandler Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Muncie Central[2] Muncie, IN
C 44 Curtis Kidd 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Cooley Detroit, MI
G 30 Billy Butts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Muncie Northside Muncie, IN
G 34 Emanuel Cross 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Westinghouse Chicago, IL
F Rick Hall (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr
F 31 Greg Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Yorktown Yorktown, IN
F 33 Shawn Parrish 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Vincennes University[3]
Owen Valley
Spencer, IN
C 32 Roman Muller 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Wisconsin Dells[4] Wisconsin Dells, WI
G 22 Mike Spicer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Central Grand Rapids, MI
G 35 Dave Barber 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Daleville Muncie, IN
G 20 Scott Nichols 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr St. Martin Deporres Detroit, IN
G 25 Rodney Haynes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Chrysler New Castle, IN
G 11 Mike Giunta 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Carmel, IN
G 23 Keith Stalling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Dunbar Chicago IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1988*
at Minnesota W 63–57  1–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 29, 1988*
Cardinal Stritch W 95–53  2–0
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
Dec 2, 1988*
U.S. International W 85–66  3–0
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
Dec 3, 1988*
Florida A&M W 76–52  4–0
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
Dec 7, 1988*
Indiana State W 80–56  5–0
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
Dec 10, 1988*
Purdue W 70–56  6–0
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
Dec 13, 1988*
at Valparaiso W 63–56  7–0
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, Indiana
Dec 21, 1988*
at Florida International W 89–66  8–0
Golden Panther Arena 
Miami, Florida
Dec 22, 1988*
vs. Northwestern W 77–71  9–0
Golden Panther Arena 
Miami, Florida
Dec 28, 1988*
Texas State W 75–59  10–0
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
MAC regular season
Jan 4, 1989
Western Michigan W 65–63  11–0
(1–0)
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
Jan 7, 1989
at Ohio L 57–71  11–1
(1–1)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Jan 11, 1989
Central Michigan W 77–56  12–1
(2–1)
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
Jan 14, 1989
at Bowling Green W 79–73  13–1
(3–1)
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
Jan 18, 1989
Toledo L 46–49  13–2
(3–2)
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
Jan 21, 1989*
at Butler W 54–44  14–2
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 25, 1989
Kent State W 78–62  15–2
(4–2)
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
Jan 28, 1989
at Eastern Michigan W 68–66  16–2
(5–2)
Bowen Field House 
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Feb 1, 1989
at Miami (OH) W 66–51  17–2
(6–2)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Feb 4, 1989
Ohio W 80–70  18–2
(7–2)
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
Feb 8, 1989
at Central Michigan W 66–65  19–2
(8–2)
Rose Arena 
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Feb 11, 1989
Bowling Green W 64–51  20–2
(9–2)
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
Feb 15, 1989*
at Toledo W 74–69  21–2
(10–2)
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
Feb 22, 1989
No. 20 at Kent State W 73–61  22–2
(11–2)
MAC Center 
Kent, Ohio
Feb 25, 1989
No. 20 Eastern Michigan W 76–63  23–2
(12–2)
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
Mar 1, 1989
No. 19 Miami (OH) W 78–60  24–2
(13–2)
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, Indiana
Mar 4, 1989
No. 19 at Western Michigan W 92–79  25–2
(14–2)
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, Michigan
MAC tournament
Mar 10, 1989*
No. 19 vs. Ohio
MAC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 62–46  26–2
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
Mar 11, 1989*
No. 19 vs. Eastern Michigan
MAC Tournament Semifinal
W 77–76  27–2
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
Mar 12, 1989*
No. 19 vs. Kent State
MAC tournament championship
W 67–65  28–2
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1989*
(9 MW) No. 18 vs. (8 MW) Pittsburgh
First round
W 68–64  29–2
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 18, 1989*
(9 MW) No. 18 vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Illinois
Second round
L 60–72  29–3
RCA Dome (37,444)
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[5]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2018–19 Ball State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  2. ^ O'Gara, Ryan. "Chandler Thompson returns to coach Central". Muncie Star-Press. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Wheeler, Donovan. "SHAWN PARRISH INTERVIEW: HIS TEAMS MADE HIM GREAT". National Road Magazine. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  4. ^ Hoellen, John. "Big Sleeper is Beginning to Awaken". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Record Book" (PDF). Ball State Sports. Retrieved March 21, 2020.