1988–89 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1988–89 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1988–89 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	17–12 (7–7 Big Eight)
Head coach	Johnny Orr (9th season);
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma	12	–	2	.857	30	–	6	.833
No. 6 Missouri †	10	–	4	.714	29	–	8	.784
Kansas State	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
Oklahoma State	7	–	7	.500	17	–	13	.567
Iowa State	7	–	7	.500	17	–	12	.586
Kansas	6	–	8	.429	19	–	12	.613
Nebraska	4	–	10	.286	17	–	16	.515
Colorado	2	–	12	.143	7	–	21	.250

† 1989 Big Eight tournament winner As of March 3, 2012 Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 9th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 17–12, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in 5th place. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the #10 seed in the Southeast region. The Cyclones lost to UCLA in the opening round of the tournament.^[1]

Roster

1988–89 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Sam Mack	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—		Dolton, Illinois
F	41	Mark Baugh	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Dolton, Illinois
F	52	Victor Alexander	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Detroit, Michigan

Head coach

Johnny Orr (Beloit)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 26, 1988*		Houston	L 82–89	0–1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Nov 30, 1988*		at Creighton	W 88–58	1–1	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 3, 1988*		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 80–66	2–1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Dec 5, 1988*		Baylor	W 83–73	3–1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Dec 10, 1988*		at No. 5 Iowa Rivalry	L 71–91	3–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 4, 1989		Kansas State	W 101–89	16–10 (7–7)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Big Eight Tournament
Mar 10, 1989*		vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Tournament Quarterfinal	W 88–69	17–10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 11, 1989*		vs. No. 2 Oklahoma Big Eight Tournament Semifinal	L 74–76	17–11	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1989*	(10 SE)	vs. (7 SE) UCLA	L 74–84	17–12	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Richardson Provides Big Assist as Bruins Beat Cyclones, 84-74". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1989. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] "NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Richardson Provides Big Assist as Bruins Beat Cyclones, 84-74". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1989. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[2] "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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v t e Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	Margaret Hall Gymnasium (1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics