1988–89 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

1988–89 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
1988–89 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pacific-10 Regular-Season Champions; Pacific-10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	29–4 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson (6th season);
Assistant coach	Jessie Evans (1st season)
Home arena	McKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

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

1989–90 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

Lute Olsen

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

NCAA basketball tournament

Seeding in brackets

West
- Arizona (1) 94, Robert Morris (16) 60
- Arizona 94, Clemson (9) 68
- UNLV (4) 68, Arizona 67

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	11	10	11	10	9	9	8	8	12	9	6	4	1	2	2	1	1	1
Coaches	11	—	9	10	9	9	8	7	10	7	5	3	1	2	2	1	1	1

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

Awards and honors

Sean Elliott, Pacific-10 Player of the Year
Sean Elliott, Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Most Valuable Player
Sean Elliott, Adolph Rupp Trophy^[3]
Sean Elliott, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
Sean Elliott, John R. Wooden Award^[4]
Sean Elliott, State Farm Division I Player of the Year Award

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

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References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1989
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-05-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[2] ttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1989

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-05-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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