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1988–89 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1988-89 |
| team | Oklahoma Sooners |
| sport | Basketball |
| image | Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1979-2000.png |
| image_size | 150 |
| conference | Big 8 Conference |
| short_conf | Big 8 |
| CoachRank | 5 |
| APRank | 4 |
| record | 30–6 |
| conf_record | 12–2 |
| head_coach | Billy Tubbs |
| hc_year | 9th |
| asst_coach1 | Mike Mims |
| asst_coach2 | Jim Kerwin |
| ac2_year | 5th |
| asst_coach3 | Mike Anderson |
| stadium | Lloyd Noble Center |
| (Capacity: 11,528) | |
| champion | Big 8 Conference regular season Champions |
| tourney | [NCAA men's Division I tournament](1989-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
| tourney_result | #1 Seed, Sweet Sixteen |
(Capacity: 11,528)
The 1988–89 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time. The team posted a 30–6 overall record and a 12–2 conference record to earn the Conference title under head coach Billy Tubbs. This was the fourth Big Eight Conference regular season Championship for Tubbs and his second in a row.
The team was led by two future 1989 NBA draft first round selections Stacey King and Mookie Blaylock who were both selected as 1989 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans. The team won two of its three games at the 1988 Maui Invitational Tournament where it faced three ranked opponents: #16 , #4 UNLV and #3 Michigan who defeated them and eventually won the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The team then won 11 games in a row before losing to unranked Pitt. The team then won five in a row including victories over #16 Kansas and then #13 UNLV before losing to unranked . The Sooners, who were ranked in the top 10 all season and the top 5 for the entire 1989 part of its schedule, then won six more in a row including back to back wins against #3 Missouri and #1 Arizona. #7 Missouri ended the streak and gave Oklahoma its final regular season loss. Oklahoma won its final two regular season games and first two Big Eight tournament games before losing its rubber match against #10 Missouri in the championship game. The team earned a second consecutive #1 seed for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where it advanced to the sweet sixteen before losing to Virginia.
Mookie Blaylock established the current Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball single-season minutes played (1359) and career steals (281) records. He also tied his own NCAA single-game steals record (13). The team holds the Sooner record with 20 100-point games.
Roster
- Billy Tubbs
- Mike Mims
- Jim Kerwin
Schedule and results
|- !colspan=9| Regular season |- !colspan=9| Big Eight Conference tournament |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament
NCAA basketball tournament
Main article: 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The following is a summary of the team's performance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament:
- Southeast
- Oklahoma (1) 72, East Tennessee State (16) 71
- Oklahoma 124, Louisiana Tech (9) 81
- Virginia (5) 86, Oklahoma 80 (Sweet 16)
Honors
- All-American: Mookie Blaylock and Stacey King (2nd selection)
- Big Eight POY: King
Team players drafted into the NBA
The following players were drafted in the 1989 NBA draft:
| 1 | 12 | Mookie Blaylock | Guard | New Jersey Nets |
|---|
References
References
- "Conference Championships". SoonerStats.com.
- "Sooners in NBA Draft". [[CBS Interactive]].
- "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide". [[CBS Interactive]].
- (February 10, 1989). "King's 32 Lift Oklahoma; Missouri Coach in Hospital". [[The New York Times]].
- (February 13, 1989). "Oklahoma Stakes No. 1 Claim, 82-80". [[The Washington Post]].
- "1989 Men's Basketball Season". SoonerStats.com.
- "Honored Jerseys". [[CBS Interactive]].
- "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide". [[CBS Interactive]].
- (March 13, 1989). "College Basketball; Oklahoma Upset By Missouri, 98-86". [[The New York Times]].
- (March 18, 1989). "Cavaliers, Sooners Fill It Up, Spring Into Round of 16". [[The Washington Post]].
- (March 24, 1989). "Virginia Sends Oklahoma Home Early, 86-80". [[The Los Angeles Times]].
- "1989 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". databaseSports.com.
- "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide". [[CBS Interactive]].
- "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide". [[CBS Interactive]].
- "1989 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com".
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