1988–89 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

1988–89 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
1988–89 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
TAAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Trans America Athletic Conference
Record	23–8 (14–4 TAAC)
Head coach	Mike Newell;
Home arena	Barton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Georgia Southern	16	–	2	.889	23	–	6	.793
Arkansas–Little Rock †	14	–	4	.778	23	–	8	.742
Stetson	10	–	8	.556	17	–	12	.586
Centenary (LA)	9	–	9	.500	16	–	14	.533
Georgia State	9	–	9	.500	14	–	14	.500
Mercer	9	–	9	.500	14	–	14	.500
UTSA	8	–	10	.444	15	–	13	.536
Houston Baptist	6	–	12	.333	9	–	20	.310
Samford	5	–	13	.278	8	–	19	.296
Hardin-Simmons	4	–	14	.222	8	–	19	.296

† 1989 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988–89 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by head coach Mike Newell, played their home games at Barton Coliseum and were members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. They finished the season with a record of 23–8, 14–4 in TAAC play. They won the 1989 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They lost in the first round to Louisville, 76–71.

Roster

1988–89 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	Carl Brown	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
F	Derrick Owens	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
C	Jeff Cummings	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Jr

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 10, 1988*		at No. 7 Illinois	L 88–107	4–1	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Dec 14, 1988*		at Indiana	L 77–105	4–2	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 22, 1988*		at No. 7 Oklahoma	L 96–115	6–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1988*		Southern	W 112–104	7–3	Barton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana
TAAC Tournament
Mar 7, 1989*		Texas-San Antonio TAAC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 82–79	21–7	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 8, 1989*		Stetson TAAC Tournament Semifinal	W 60–59	22–7	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 9, 1989*		Centenary TAAC Tournament Championship	W 100–72	23–7	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1989*	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Louisville First Round	L 71–76	23–8	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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