1988–89_Vanderbilt_Commodores_men's_basketball_team

1988–89 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
1988–89 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	19–14 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach	C. M. Newton (8th season);
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1988–89 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1988–89 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach C. M. Newton and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

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The Commodores finished with a 19–14 record (12–6 SEC, 3rd) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1988* ESPN^[2]		vs. No. 3 Michigan Maui Invitational	L 61–91	0–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 26, 1988*		at Chaminade Maui Invitational	W 94–70	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 27, 1988*		vs. No. 16 Ohio State Maui Invitational	L 82–97	1–2	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 30, 1988*		No. 13 Louisville	W 65–62	2–2	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 3, 1988*		at Alabama-Birmingham	L 69–76	2–3	Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 7, 1988*		at No. 8 North Carolina	L 77–89	2–4	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 10, 1988*		at Kansas State	L 62–71	2–5	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 14, 1988		Auburn	W 93–77	3–5 (1–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 19, 1988*		Murray State	W 74–57	4–5	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 22, 1988*		Dartmouth	W 92–67	5–5	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1988*		Colgate Music City Invitational	W 91–55	6–5	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 30, 1988*		Stanford Music City Invitational	L 68–89	6–6	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 4, 1989		Alabama	W 73–53	7–6 (2–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 7, 1989		at Kentucky	L 61–70	7–7 (2–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 11, 1989		at Ole Miss	W 72–65	8–7 (3–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 14, 1989 2:00 p.m., JPT^[2]		Georgia	W 76–75	9–7 (4–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 18, 1989 7:00 p.m., JPT^[2]		at LSU	L 85–86	9–8 (4–2)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 21, 1989* CBS^[2]		Texas	W 94–79	10–8	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 25, 1989		Florida	L 78–81	10–9 (4–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 28, 1989		at Mississippi State	W 81–70	11–9 (5–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 1, 1989		Tennessee	W 68–56	12–9 (6–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 4, 1989		at Alabama	L 67–77	12–10 (6–4)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 8, 1989 7:00 p.m., JPT^[2]		Kentucky	W 81–51	13–10 (7–4)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 11, 1989		Ole Miss	W 71–69	14–10 (8–4)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 15, 1989		at Georgia	W 85–72	15–10 (9–4)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 18, 1989 2:00 p.m., JPT^[2]		No. 20 LSU	W 108–74	16–10 (10–4)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 22, 1989		at Auburn	W 77–62	17–10 (11–4)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Feb 25, 1989 2:00 p.m., JPT^[2]		at Florida	L 80–83	17–11 (11–5)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Mar 1, 1989		Mississippi State	W 77–58	18–11 (12–5)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 4, 1989		at Tennessee	L 61–78	18–12 (12–6)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 10, 1989* JPT		vs. Kentucky SEC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 77–63	19–12	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 11, 1989* JPT		vs. Alabama SEC Tournament Semifinal	L 79–83	19–13	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1989*	(8 E)	vs. (9 E) Notre Dame	L 65–81	18–14	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

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sports-reference.com 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

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"SEC's Television Basketball Schedule". Harlan Daily Enterprise. Associated Press. August 12, 1988. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Google Books.

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"2019–20 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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"1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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1988–89 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Florida	13	–	5	.722	21	–	13	.618
No. 20 Alabama †	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
Vanderbilt	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
LSU	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Tennessee	11	–	7	.611	19	–	11	.633
Kentucky	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Ole Miss	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
Mississippi State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Georgia	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Auburn	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321

† 1989 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]