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1988–89 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

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1988–89 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet 16
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record29–8 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainSteve Bucknall
Jeff Lebo
Home arenaDean Smith Center
Seasons
1988–89 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 NC State 10 4   .714 22 9   .710
No. 9 Duke 9 5   .643 28 8   .778
Virginia 9 5   .643 22 11   .667
No. 5 North Carolina 9 5   .643 29 8   .784
Georgia Tech 8 6   .571 20 12   .625
Clemson 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Wake Forest 3 11   .214 13 15   .464
Maryland 1 13   .071 9 20   .310
1989 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1988–89 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[1]

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels completed yet another in a long line of impressive seasons, with 29 wins, a top ten ranking, and a Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA tournament. [2]

Roster

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1988–89 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 21 King Rice 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So Binghamton, New York
F 34 J. R. Reid 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 40 Hubert Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr
F 44 Rick Fox 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So
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 (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 18, 1988*
No. 6 Chattanooga
Preseason NIT
W 111–84  1–0
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nov 19, 1988*
No. 6 Georgia
Preseason NIT
W 99–91  2–0
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nov 20, 1988*
No. 5 vs. No. 14 Missouri
Preseason NIT
L 81–91  2–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 25, 1988*
No. 5 vs. No. 20 Indiana
Preseason NIT Consolation
W 106–92  3–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 28, 1988*
No. 5 Stanford W 87–76  4–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 2, 1988*
No. 10 vs. No. 11 Arizona
Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions
W 79–72  5–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1988*
No. 10 vs. No. 8 Missouri
Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions
W 76–60  6–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 7, 1988*
No. 8 Vanderbilt W 89–77  7–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 10, 1988*
No. 8 vs. Richmond W 76–68  8–1
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 17, 1988*
No. 8 No. 20 UCLA W 104–78  9–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 22, 1988*
No. 8 vs. Towson State W 102–74  10–1
HersheyPark Arena 
Hershey, PA
Dec 29, 1988*
No. 7 at San Diego State W 103–92  11–1
Peterson Gym 
San Diego, California
Jan 3, 1989*
No. 6 at Pepperdine W 102–80  12–1
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 5, 1989*
No. 6 at DePaul W 87–67  13–1
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 7, 1989*
No. 6 No. 9 Iowa L 97–98[3]  13–2
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 11, 1989
No. 8 Maryland W 88–72  14–2
(1–0)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 15, 1989
No. 8 at Virginia L 83–106  14–3
(1–1)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 18, 1989
No. 13 at No. 1 Duke W 91–71  15–3
(2–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 21, 1989
No. 13 No. 15 NC State W 84–81  16–3
(3–1)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 25, 1989
No. 7 at Wake Forest W 88–74  17–3
(4–1)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 28, 1989
No. 7 Georgia Tech W 92–85  18–3
(5–1)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 1, 1989
No. 3 at Clemson L 82–85  18–4
(5–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 9, 1989
No. 6 at No. 17 NC State L 88–98  18–5
(5–3)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 12, 1989
No. 6 Virginia W 85–67  19–5
(6–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 14, 1989*
No. 8 at Old Dominion W 87–77  20–5
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 16, 1989
No. 8 Wake Forest W 99–76  21–5
(7–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 19, 1989
No. 8 at Maryland W 86–75  22–5
(8–3)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 21, 1989*
No. 5 Nevada W 109–86  23–5
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1989
No. 5 Clemson W 100–86  24–5
(9–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mar 1, 1989
No. 5 at Georgia Tech L 74–76  24–6
(9–4)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 5, 1989
No. 5 No. 9 Duke L 86–88  24–7
(9–5)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 10, 1989*
No. 9 at Georgia Tech
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 77–62  25–7
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 11, 1989*
No. 9 vs. Maryland
ACC Tournament Semifinal
W 88–58  26–7
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 12, 1989*
No. 9 vs. No. 7 Duke
ACC tournament championship
W 77–74  27–7
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1989*
(2 SE) No. 5 vs. (15 SE) Southern
First round
W 93–79  28–7
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 19, 1989*
(2 SE) No. 5 vs. (7 SE) UCLA
Second Round
W 88–81  29–7
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 23, 1989*
(2 SE) No. 5 vs. (3 SE) No. 10 Michigan
Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 87–92  29–8
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 5 J. R. Reid Charlotte Hornets

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References

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  1. ^ "1988-89 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels 1988-1989 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "N. Carolina Upset by Iowa On Free Throw by Marble". The New York Times. January 8, 1989. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019–20 North Carolina Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.