1988–89_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men's_basketball_team

1988–89 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
1988–89 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Independent
Record	21–9
Head coach	Digger Phelps (18th season);
Assistant coach	Fran McCaffery (1st season)
Home arena	Joyce Center
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1988–89 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1988-89 college basketball season. The Irish were led by head coach Digger Phelps, in his 18th season.

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"EAST REGIONAL; Smith Leads Hoyas Past Irish". New York Times. March 20, 1989. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

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"2019-20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. p. 120. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 28, 1988*		St. Bonaventure	W 92–72	1–0	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 3, 1988*		vs. Kentucky	W 81–65	2–0	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 6, 1988*		Indiana	W 84–71	3–0	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 10, 1988*		Creighton	W 77–64	4–0	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 17, 1988*		at Valparaiso	L 68–71	4–1	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana
Jan 2, 1989*		at Pennsylvania	W 60–55	5–1	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 7, 1989*		at San Francisco	L 75–79	5–2	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Jan 9, 1989*		at Portland	W 80–58	6–2	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Jan 14, 1989*		at UCLA	W 82–79	7–2	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Jan 17, 1989*		SMU	W 67–45	8–2	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 21, 1989*		No. 11 Syracuse	L 87–99	8–3	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 24, 1989*		Rutgers	W 85–63	9–3	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 28, 1989*		Temple	W 64–60	10–3	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 31, 1989*		Dayton	W 85–75	11–3	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 2, 1989*		Marquette	W 83–68	12–3	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 5, 1989*		No. 12 Duke	L 80–102	12–4	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 8, 1989*		at Fordham	W 77–58	13–4	Rose Hill Gym New York, New York
Feb 11, 1989*		USC	W 83–74	14–4	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 14, 1989*		Boston College	L 72–83	14–5	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 16, 1989*		La Salle	W 80–78	15–5	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 19, 1989*		Houston	W 89–80	16–5	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 21, 1989*		at Dayton	W 83–66	17–5	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 25, 1989*		at Georgia Tech	L 80–90	17–6	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 1, 1989*		DePaul	W 67–60	18–6	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Mar 4, 1989*		No. 14 Louisville	L 77–87	18–7	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Mar 6, 1989*		at Butler	W 76–69	19–7	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 8, 1989*		at Marquette	W 67–63	20–7	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 11, 1989*		at DePaul	L 70–73	20–8	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1989*	(9 E)	vs. (8 E) Vanderbilt First Round	W 81–65	21–8	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 19, 1989*	(9 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 2 Georgetown Second Round	L 74–81^[1]	21–9	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll/UPI Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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1988–89 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Akron	-	–	-	–	21	–	8	.724
Notre Dame	-	–	-	–	21	–	9	.700
DePaul	-	–	-	–	21	–	12	.636
Miami (FL)	-	–	-	–	19	–	12	.613
Maryland-Baltimore County	-	–	-	–	17	–	11	.607
Wright State	-	–	-	–	17	–	11	.607
Marquette	-	–	-	–	13	–	15	.464
Mount St. Mary's	-	–	-	–	12	–	15	.444
Chicago State	-	–	-	–	12	–	16	.429
Nicholls State	-	–	-	–	12	–	16	.429
Northern Illinois	-	–	-	–	11	–	17	.393
U.S. International	-	–	-	–	11	–	17	.393
Liberty	-	–	-	–	10	–	17	.370
Central Connecticut State	-	–	-	–	10	–	18	.357
Florida International	-	–	-	–	10	–	18	.357
Southern Utah	-	–	-	–	10	–	18	.357
Oral Roberts	-	–	-	–	8	–	20	.286
Central Florida	-	–	-	–	7	–	20	.259
Davidson	-	–	-	–	7	–	24	.226
Youngstown State	-	–	-	–	5	–	23	.179
Brooklyn	-	–	-	–	4	–	23	.148
SE Louisiana	-	–	-	–	3	–	24	.111

Rankings from AP Poll