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1988–89 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1988–89 |
| team | Louisville Cardinals |
| sport | Basketball |
| image_size | 150 |
| conference | Metro Conference |
| short_conf | Metro Conference |
| CoachRank | 13 |
| APRank | 12 |
| record | 24–9 |
| conf_record | 8–4 |
| head_coach | Denny Crum |
| hc_year | 18th |
| asst_coach1 | Wade Houston |
| asst_coach2 | Jerry Jones |
| asst_coach3 | Scooter McCray |
| mvp | Pervis Ellison |
| stadium | Freedom Hall |
| champion | [Metro Conference tournament championship](1989-metro-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
| tourney | [NCAA men's Division I tournament](1989-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
| tourney_result | [Sweet Sixteen](1989-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
The 1988–89 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals scored 24 wins and 8 losses. They played in the Metro Conference and finished in the "Sweet Sixteen" of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Their player Pervis Ellison won several individual awards.
Roster
- Denny Crum ()
- Wade Houston
- Jerry Jones
- Scooter McCray
Schedule and results
|- !colspan=12 style=| Regular season |- !colspan=12 style=| Metro Conference tournament |- !colspan=12 style=| NCAA Tournament
| Index to colors and formatting |
|---|
| Louisville won |
| Louisville lost |
| * = Metro Conference Game |
| (A) = Away game |
| (H) = Home game |
| (N) = Neutral site game |
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Result | Record | Metro Conference tournament | NCAA Midwest Regional | NCAA Midwest Regional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 18 | Xavier (A) | #4 | **L** 83–85 | 0–1 | |||
| Nov. 30 | Vanderbilt (A) | #13 | **L** 62–65 | 0–2 | |||
| Dec. 3 | Indiana (N) | #15 | **W** 101–79 | 1–2 | |||
| Dec. 6 | Murray State (H) | #15 | **W** 83–51 | 2–2 | |||
| Dec. 8 | Western Kentucky (A) | #15 | **W** 81–69 | 3–2 | |||
| Dec. 10 | Dayton (H) | #15 | **W** 95–68 | 4–2 | |||
| Dec. 17 | Oklahoma State (H) | #15 | **W** 92–90 | 5–2 | |||
| Dec. 21 | Eastern Kentucky (H) | #14 | **W** 76–40 | 6–2 | |||
| Dec. 31 | Kentucky (H) | #14 | **W** 97–75 | 7–2 | |||
| Jan. 4 | Virginia (H) | #13 | **W** 74–71 | 8–2 | |||
| Jan. 7 | DePaul (H) | #13 | **W** 81–67 | 9–2 | |||
| Jan. 9 | Virginia Tech* (A) | #13 | **W** 82–73 | 10–2 | |||
| Jan. 11 | South Carolina* (H) | #9 | **W** 75–52 | 11–2 | |||
| Jan. 15 | #19 Georgia Tech (A) | #9 | **W** 67–65 | 12–2 | |||
| Jan. 22 | #10 [UNLV](1988-89-unlv-runnin-rebels-men-s-basketball-team) (H) | #4 | **W** 92–74 | 13–2 | |||
| Jan. 26 | Southern Miss* (A) | #3 | **W** 95–76 | 14–2 | |||
| Jan. 29 | #17 Ohio State (H) | #3 | **L** 79–85 | 14–3 | |||
| Feb. 1 | Virginia Tech* (H) | #7 | **W** 108–95 | 15–3 | |||
| Feb. 4 | Memphis State* (A) | #7 | **W** 101–85 | 16–3 | |||
| Feb. 6 | #8 Florida State* (H) | #7 | **L** 78–81 | 16–4 | |||
| Feb. 8 | Cincinnati* (A) | #4 | **W** 69–66 | 17–4 | |||
| Feb. 12 | UCLA (A) | #4 | **L** 75–77 | 17–5 | |||
| Feb. 16 | #17 Florida State* (A) | #10 | **W** 78–77 | 18–5 | |||
| Feb. 20 | Memphis State* (H) | #10 | **L** 67–72 | 18–6 | |||
| Feb. 22 | Southern Miss.* (H) | #8 | **W** 96–83 | 19–6 | |||
| Feb. 25 | South Carolina* (A) | #8 | **L** 73–77 | 19–7 | |||
| Mar. 1 | Cincinnati* (H) | #14 | **L** 71–77 | 19–8 | |||
| Mar. 4 | Notre Dame (A) | #14 | **W** 87–77 | 20–8 | |||
| Mar. 11 | Memphis State (N) | #16 | **W** 71–70 | 21–8 | |||
| Mar. 12 | #14 Florida State (N) | #16 | **W** 87–80 | 22–8 | |||
| Mar. 16 | Ark.-Little Rock (N) | #16 | **W** 76–71 | 23–8 | |||
| Mar. 18 | Arkansas (N) | #16 | **W** 93–84 | 24–8 | |||
| Mar. 24 | #3 [Illinois](1988-89-illinois-fighting-illini-men-s-basketball-team) (N) | #12 | **L** 69–83 | 24–9 |
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Rankings
Main article: 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Awards and honors
- Pervis Ellison : Metro Conference tournament Most Outstanding Player
Individual All-America teams
- Pervis Ellison : 1989 Consensus All-America first team
- Pervis Ellison : First team All-American by NABC and USBWA
- Pervis Ellison : Second team All-American by Associated Press and UPI
Team players drafted into the NBA
References
References
- . ["1988–89 Louisville Cardinals"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/1989.html).
- "1988–89 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results".
- "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
- [http://nabc.cstv.com/nabc_awards/nabc_awards-all-america-div1-80s.html All-America – Division I (1980's)] {{webarchive. link. (March 18, 2008)
- "USBWA Men's All-Americans".
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_america.html AP All-America Teams]
- [http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/m_basketball_finesta2ccdb4e-d86f-4abf-a138-5bb24fd77472.pdf 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest – All-Americans] {{webarchive. link. (2009-07-21 p.208)
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