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1988–89 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

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1988–89 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
MCC Regular season champions
1989 NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMidwestern Collegiate Conference
Record25–6 (10–2 MCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachWill Rey
Home arenaRoberts Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1987–88
1989–90 →
1988–89 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Evansville 10 2   .833 25 6   .806
Saint Louis 8 4   .667 27 10   .730
Xavier 7 5   .583 21 12   .636
Dayton 6 6   .500 12 17   .414
Detroit Mercy 4 8   .333 7 21   .250
Loyola (IL) 4 8   .333 11 17   .393
Butler 3 9   .250 11 17   .393
1989 MCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1988–89 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jim Crews and they played their home games at the Ford Center as members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. After winning the MCC regular season championship, the Purple Aces received an at-large bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament. They defeated Oregon State in the opening round before losing to the eventual National runner-up, Seton Hall, in the second round.

Roster

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1988–89 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Scott Haffner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Noblesville, IN
C 53 Dan Godfread 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Fort Wayne, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1988*
at Valparaiso W 75–56  1–0
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, Indiana
Nov 30, 1988*
at Southern Illinois L 71–73  1–1
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 5, 1988*
Wisconsin-Green Bay W 68–60  2–1
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 7, 1988*
at Wake Forest L 73–79  2–2
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 10, 1988*
Austin Peay W 89–72  3–2
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 12, 1988*
Indiana State W 94–75  4–2
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 20, 1988*
Bucknell W 79–54  5–2
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 23, 1988*
Wyoming W 84–63  6–2
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 29, 1988*
Siena W 79–70  7–2
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 31, 1988*
at Murray State W 78–70  8–2
Racer Arena 
Murray, Kentucky
Jan 3, 1989*
Alcorn State W 81–44  9–2
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 10, 1989*
at Toledo W 61–59  10–2
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
Jan 14, 1989
Butler W 61–45  11–2
(1–0)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 19, 1989
at Xavier L 73–81  11–3
(1–1)
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 21, 1989
at Dayton W 83–65  12–3
(2–1)
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 26, 1989
Detroit Mercy W 80–63  13–3
(3–1)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 28, 1989
Loyola (IL) W 89–76  14–3
(4–1)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Feb 4, 1989
Saint Louis W 98–66  15–3
(5–1)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Feb 6, 1989*
Southern Illinois W 89–87  16–3
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Feb 11, 1989
at Butler W 90–77  17–3
(6–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 13, 1989*
at Cincinnati W 83–69  18–3
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 16, 1989
Xavier W 88–82  19–3
(7–1)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Feb 18, 1989
Dayton W 109–83  20–3
(8–1)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Feb 23, 1989
at Detroit Mercy W 85–71  21–3
(9–1)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
Feb 25, 1989
at Loyola (IL) W 115–104  22–3
(10–1)
International Amphitheatre 
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 27, 1989*
Ohio W 95–69  23–3
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Mar 4, 1989
at Saint Louis L 61–72  23–4
(10–2)
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, Missouri
MCC tournament
Mar 10, 1989*
at Dayton
MCC Tournament Semifinal
W 84–79 OT 24–4
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 11, 1989*
vs. Xavier
MCC tournament championship
L 78–85  24–5
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1989*
(11 W) vs. (6 W) Oregon State
First Round
W 94–90 OT[1] 25–5
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 19, 1989*
(11 W) vs. (3 W) No. 11 Seton Hall
Second Round
L 73–87[2]  25–6
McKale Center (13,391)
Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 45 Scott Haffner Miami Heat

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : In Miller's Final Game, Oregon St. Loses in Overtime". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1989. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "WEST REGIONAL; Seton Hall Stops Evansville by 87-73". New York Times. March 20, 1989. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Evansville Purple Aces Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.