1988–89 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

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1988–89 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
TAAC tournament champions
ConferenceTrans America Athletic Conference
Record23–8 (14–4 TAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaBarton Coliseum
Seasons
1988–89 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia Southern 16 2   .889 23 6   .793
Arkansas–Little Rock 14 4   .778 23 8   .742
Stetson 10 8   .556 17 12   .586
Centenary (LA) 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Georgia State 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
Mercer 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
UTSA 8 10   .444 15 13   .536
Houston Baptist 6 12   .333 9 20   .310
Samford 5 13   .278 8 19   .296
Hardin-Simmons 4 14   .222 8 19   .296
1989 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1988–89 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by head coach Mike Newell, played their home games at Barton Coliseum and were members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. They finished the season with a record of 23–8, 14–4 in TAAC play. They won the 1989 TAAC men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They lost in the first round to Louisville, 76–71.

Roster

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1988–89 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Carl Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
G Paul Springer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
F Derrick Owens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
C Jeff Cummings 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1988*
Houston W 100–67  1–0
Barton Coliseum (6,851)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 5, 1988*
Texas Southern W 114–79  2–0
Barton Coliseum (5,671)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 8, 1988*
Colorado W 91–66  3–0
Barton Coliseum (7,021)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 9, 1988*
vs. Southern California
Illini Classic
W 94–86  4–0
Assembly Hall (2,000)
Champaign, Illinois
Dec 10, 1988*
at No. 7 Illinois
Illini Classic
L 88–107  4–1
Assembly Hall (14,887)
Champaign, Illinois
Dec 14, 1988*
at Indiana L 77–105  4–2
Assembly Hall (14,132)
Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 17, 1988
Stetson W 88–70  5–2
(1–0)
Barton Coliseum (5,580)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 19, 1988
Georgia Southern W 94–74  6–2
(2–0)
Barton Coliseum (5,421)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 22, 1988*
at No. 7 Oklahoma L 96–115  6–3
Lloyd Noble Center (9,683)
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1988*
Southern W 112–104  7–3
Barton Coliseum (5,421)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 31, 1988*
Marshall W 89–79  8–3
Barton Coliseum (5,199)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 5, 1989
at Texas-San Antonio L 73–74  8–4
(2–1)
Convocation Center (4,258)
San Antonio, Texas
Jan 7, 1989
at Hardin-Simmons W 97–77  9–4
(3–1)
Mabee Complex (1,769)
Abilene, Texas
Jan 12, 1989
Houston Baptist W 112–73  10–4
(4–1)
Barton Coliseum (5,438)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 14, 1989
Centenary W 113–83  11–4
(5–1)
Barton Coliseum (6,485)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 21, 1989
at Samford W 87–84  12–4
(6–1)
Seibert Hall (1,413)
Homewood, Alabama
Jan 26, 1989
at Georgia State W 102–91  13–4
(7–1)
GSU Sports Arena (1,163)
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 28, 1989
at Mercer W 103–82  14–4
(8–1)
Porter Gym (2,020)
Macon, Georgia
Feb 2, 1989
Hardin-Simmons W 117–80  15–4
(9–1)
Barton Coliseum (5,445)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Feb 4, 1989
Texas-San Antonio W 94–78  16–4
(10–1)
Barton Coliseum (5,544)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Feb 9, 1989
at Centenary L 113–114  16–5
(10–2)
Gold Dome (2,987)
Shreveport, Louisiana
Feb 11, 1989
at Houston Baptist W 76–64  17–5
(11–2)
Sharp Gymnasium (967)
Houston, Texas
Feb 18, 1989
Samford W 73–62  18–5
(12–2)
Barton Coliseum (6,111)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Feb 23, 1989
Mercer L 72–75  18–6
(12–3)
Barton Coliseum (5,112)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Feb 25, 1989
Georgia State W 107–79  19–6
(13–3)
Barton Coliseum (5,669)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 2, 1989
at Stetson L 78–87  19–7
(13–4)
Edmunds Center (3,100)
DeLand, Florida
Mar 4, 1989
at Georgia Southern W 80–63  20–7
(14–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (5,303)
Statesboro, Georgia
TAAC tournament
Mar 7, 1989*
Texas-San Antonio
TAAC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 82–79  21–7
Barton Coliseum (4,545)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 8, 1989*
Stetson
TAAC Tournament Semifinal
W 60–59  22–7
Barton Coliseum (5,625)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 9, 1989*
Centenary
TAAC tournament championship
W 100–72  23–7
Barton Coliseum (6,169)
Little Rock, Arkansas
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1989*
(13 MW) vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Louisville
First Round
L 71–76  23–8
RCA Dome (37,232)
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Little Rock Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Arkansas-Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "1988-1989 Arkansas-Little Rock Men's Basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
  3. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 965–966. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.