1988–89 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
Appearance
1988–89 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball | |
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Atlantic-10 Regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Atlantic-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 19 |
AP | No. 17 |
Record | 26–5 (17–1 A-10) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Herbie Brooks Darryl Prue |
Home arena | WVU Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 West Virginia | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 1 | – | 27 | .036 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1989 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1988–89 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1988-89 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 11th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers won 22 consecutive games, took home the conference regular season title, and received an at-large bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the East region.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 26, 1988* |
Robert Morris | L 67–75 | 0–1 |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 1, 1988* |
Fresno State | W 71–67 | 1–1 |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 3, 1988* |
Bradley | L 68–70 | 1–2 |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 5, 1988* |
Mount St. Mary's | W 77–60 | 2–2 |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 10, 1988* |
at Pittsburgh | W 84–81 OT | 3–2 |
Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 17, 1988* |
Virginia Tech | W 101–52 | 4–2 |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 22, 1988* |
at UNC Charlotte | W 82–73 OT | 5–2 |
Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 27, 1988* |
at Maryland | W 69–61 | 6–2 |
Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland | |||||||
Jan 3, 1989 |
at UMass | W 89–73 | 7–2 (1–0) |
Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts | |||||||
Jan 5, 1989 |
St. Bonaventure | W 69–45 | 8–2 (2–0) |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Jan 7, 1989 |
Duquesne | W 101–72 | 9–2 (3–0) |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Jan 10, 1989 |
at Saint Joseph's | W 76–61 | 10–2 (4–0) |
Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 14, 1989 |
Rutgers | W 90–70 | 11–2 (5–0) |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Jan 17, 1989 |
at George Washington | W 73–71 | 12–2 (6–0) |
Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Jan 21, 1989 |
Temple | W 65–63 | 13–2 (7–0) |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Jan 26, 1989 |
George Washington | W 92–57 | 14–2 (8–0) |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Jan 28, 1989 |
at Duquesne | W 98–82 | 15–2 (9–0) |
A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 2, 1989 |
No. 18 | at Rhode Island | W 79–71 | 16–2 (10–0) |
Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island | ||||||
Feb 5, 1989 |
No. 18 | at Rutgers | W 60–58 | 17–2 (11–0) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||||
Feb 9, 1989* |
No. 15 | vs. Marshall | W 81–73 | 18–2 |
Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia | ||||||
Feb 11, 1989 |
No. 15 | Penn State | W 100–67 | 19–2 (12–0) |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||||
Feb 13, 1989* |
No. 15 | at St. Bonaventure | W 80–72 | 20–2 (13–0) |
Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York | ||||||
Feb 16, 1989* |
No. 14 | UMass | W 88–55 | 21–2 (14–0) |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||||
Feb 19, 1989* |
No. 14 | Rhode Island | W 90–66 | 22–2 (15–0) |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||||
Feb 23, 1989 |
No. 11 | Saint Joseph's | W 65–50 | 23–2 (16–0) |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||||
Feb 26, 1989 |
No. 11 | at Temple | L 56–74 | 23–3 (16–1) |
McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Mar 1, 1989 |
No. 15 | at Penn State | W 71–61 | 24–3 (17–1) |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Atlantic-10 Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 1989* |
No. 15 | vs. Saint Joseph's A-10 Tournament Quarterfinals |
W 79–59 | 25–3 |
Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Mar 6, 1989* |
No. 15 | vs. Penn State A-10 Tournament Semifinals |
L 64–86 | 25–4 |
Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 1989* |
(7 E) No. 17 | vs. (10 E) Tennessee First Round |
W 84–68 | 26–4 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 18, 1989* |
(7 E) No. 17 | vs. (2 E) No. 9 Duke Second Round |
L 63–70 | 26–5 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. All times are in Eastern. |
Rankings
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1988-89 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "2019–20 West Virginia Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). WVU Athletic Dept. Retrieved March 22, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1988-89 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "1988-89 Men's Basketball Schedule". West Virginia University Athletic Department. Retrieved March 22, 2020.