1988–89 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
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1988–89 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball | |
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MAC regular season champions MAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 18 |
Record | 29–3 (14–2 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches | |
MVP | Curtis Kidd |
Home arena | Irving Gymnasium |
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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).
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2018–19 Ball State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ O'Gara, Ryan. "Chandler Thompson returns to coach Central". Muncie Star-Press. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ^ Wheeler, Donovan. "SHAWN PARRISH INTERVIEW: HIS TEAMS MADE HIM GREAT". National Road Magazine. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ Hoellen, John. "Big Sleeper is Beginning to Awaken". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "Record Book" (PDF). Ball State Sports. Retrieved March 21, 2020.