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1988–89 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

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1988–89 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pacific-10 regular season champions
Pacific-10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record29–4 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
Seasons
1988–89 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Arizona 17 1   .944 29 4   .879
No. 13 Stanford 15 3   .833 26 7   .788
UCLA 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
Oregon State 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
California 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Washington 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Arizona State 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
Washington State 4 14   .222 10 19   .345
Oregon 3 15   .167 8 21   .276
USC 2 16   .111 10 22   .313
Conference tournament winner
As of April 15, 1989[1]
Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the Pac-10 Basketball Tournament, Arizona beat Stanford by a score of 73–51 to claim its second consecutive Pac-10 title.

Roster

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1988–89 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Anthony Cook
Sr Van Nuys HS Los Angeles, CA
G 11 Kenny Lofton
Sr Washington HS East Chicago, IN
G 24 Matt Muehlebach
   
SF 32 Sean Elliott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Cholla HS Tucson, AZ
SF 35 Jud Buechler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Poway HS Poway, CA
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
Regular season
Nov 30, 1988*
No. 11 New Mexico W 80–67  1–0
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 2, 1988*
No. 11 vs. No. 10 North Carolina
Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions
L 72–79  1–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1988*
No. 11 vs. No. 17 Temple
Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions
W 68–50  2–1
Charlotte, Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 10, 1988*
No. 10 No. 9 UNLV W 86–75  3–1
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 18, 1988
No. 9 Washington State W 76–59  4–1
(1–0)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 20, 1988
No. 9 Washington W 116–61  5–1
(2–0)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 23, 1988
No. 9 at Oregon State W 73–69  6–1
(3–0)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 28, 1988*
No. 8 Loyola-Chicago W 106–82  7–1
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 30, 1988*
No. 8 Pittsburgh W 88–62  8–1
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 5, 1989
No. 8 at Stanford L 78–83  8–2
(3–1)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 7, 1989
No. 8 at California W 64–55  9–2
(4–1)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 12, 1989
No. 12 Oregon State W 85–64  10–2
(5–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 14, 1989
No. 12 Oregon W 95–71  11–2
(6–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 19, 1989
No. 9 at USC W 97–69  12–2
(7–1)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 21, 1989*
No. 9 Villanova W 75–67  13–2
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 26, 1989
No. 6 at Arizona State
Rivalry
W 96–71  14–2
(8–1)
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 29, 1989*
No. 6 No. 19 Stanford W 72–52  15–2
(9–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 2, 1989
No. 4 California W 86–59  16–2
(10–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 5, 1989
No. 4 at Washington W 85–68  17–2
(11–1)
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Feb 9, 1989
No. 1 at Oregon W 78–57  18–2
(12–1)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Feb 12, 1989*
No. 1 at No. 5 Oklahoma L 80–82[2]  18–3
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 16, 1989
No. 2 USC W 93–70  19–3
(13–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 18, 1989
No. 2 UCLA
Rivalry
W 102–62  20–3
(14–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 23, 1989
No. 2 Arizona State
Rivalry
W 109–74  21–3
(15–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 26, 1989*
No. 2 vs. No. 9 Duke W 77–75  22–3
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 2, 1989
No. 1 at Washington State W 74–48  23–3
(16–1)
Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Mar 4, 1989
No. 1 at UCLA
Rivalry
W 89–86  24–3
(17–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Pac-10 Tournament
Mar 10, 1989*
(1) No. 1 vs. (8) Washington State
Pac-10 Tournament Quarterfinal
W 62–54  25–3
The Forum 
Inglewood, California
Mar 11, 1989*
(1) No. 1 vs. (4) Oregon State
Pac-10 Tournament Semifinal
W 98–87  26–3
The Forum 
Inglewood, California
Mar 12, 1989*
(1) No. 1 vs. (2) No. 12 Stanford
Pac-10 tournament championship
W 73–51  27–3
The Forum 
Inglewood, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1989*
(1 W) No. 1 vs. (16 W) Robert Morris
First round
W 94–60  28–3
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
Mar 18, 1989*
(1 W) No. 1 vs. Clemson
Second Round
W 94–68  29–3
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
Mar 23, 1989*
(1 W) No. 1 vs. (4 W) No. 15 UNLV
West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 67–68  29–4
McNichols Sports Arena 
Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

NCAA basketball tournament

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Seeding in brackets

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP11101110998812964122111
Coaches11910998710753122111

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 3 Sean Elliott San Antonio Spurs
1 24 Anthony Cook Phoenix Suns

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References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma Stakes No. 1 Claim, 82-80". The Washington Post. February 13, 1989. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Arizona Quickly Slams the Door on Robert Morris". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Arizona Wins Over Clemson in Victory". Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "No. 1 Arizona Upset On 3-Pointer at :002". The New York Times. March 24, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  7. ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
  8. ^ "Wooden Award - Athletics". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  9. ^ "1989 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.