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1988–89 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1988–89 |
| team | Arizona Wildcats |
| sport | Basketball |
| image_size | 125 |
| conference | Pacific-10 |
| short_conf | Pac-10 |
| CoachRank | 1 |
| APRank | 1 |
| record | 29–4 |
| conf_record | 17–1 |
| head_coach | Lute Olson |
| hc_year | 6th |
| asst_coach1 | Kevin O'Neill |
| ac1_year | 3rd |
| asst_coach2 | Jessie Evans |
| ac2_year | 1st |
| arena | McKale Center (Capacity: 14,545) |
| champion | Pacific-10 regular season champions |
| [Pacific-10 tournament](1989-pacific-10-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) champions | |
| tourney | [NCAA tournament](1989-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
| tourney_result | Sweet Sixteen |
Pacific-10 tournament champions
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
- Lute Olson ()
Schedule and results
|- !colspan=9 style=| Regular season |- !colspan=9 style=| Pac-10 Tournament |- !colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament
NCAA basketball tournament
Seeding in brackets
- West
- Arizona (1) 94, Robert Morris (16) 60
- Arizona 94, Clemson (9) 68
- UNLV (4) 68, Arizona 67
Rankings
Main article: 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
^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
- Sean Elliott, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
- Sean Elliott, John R. Wooden Award
- Sean Elliott, State Farm Division I Player of the Year Award
Team players drafted into the NBA
References
References
- (February 13, 1989). "Oklahoma Stakes No. 1 Claim, 82-80". [[The Washington Post]].
- (March 17, 1989). "Arizona Quickly Slams the Door on Robert Morris". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- (March 19, 1989). "Arizona Wins Over Clemson in Victory". Los Angeles Times.
- (March 24, 1989). "No. 1 Arizona Upset On 3-Pointer at :002". [[The New York Times]].
- "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
- "About Us".
- "Wooden Award - Athletics".
- "1989 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com".
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