1988–89 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1988–89 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	21–11 (8–4 Metro)
Head coach	Larry Finch (3rd season)
Home arena	Mid-South Coliseum
Seasons← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Florida State	9	–	3	.750	22	–	8	.733
No. 12 Louisville †	8	–	4	.667	24	–	9	.727
Memphis State	8	–	4	.667	21	–	11	.656
South Carolina	8	–	4	.667	19	–	11	.633
Cincinnati	5	–	7	.417	15	–	12	.556
Virginia Tech	2	–	10	.167	11	–	17	.393
Southern Miss	2	–	10	.167	10	–	17	.370

† 1989 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Tigers received an at-large bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament and finished with a 21–11 record (8–4 Metro).

Roster

1988–89 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	34	Elliot Perry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	Memphis, Tennessee

Head coach

Larry Finch (Memphis)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 12, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1988*		at Chaminade Maui Invitational	W 88–44	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 26, 1988*		vs. No. 3 Michigan Maui Invitational	L 75–79	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 27, 1988*		vs. No. 8 UNLV Maui Invitational	L 86–90	1–2	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 4, 1988*		Grambling	W 84–63	2–2	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 6, 1988*		Bradley	W 84–77	3–2	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 10, 1988*		at No. 11 Missouri	L 74–86	3–3	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 15, 1988*		at New Orleans	W 92–61	4–3	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 17, 1988*		at Washington	L 88–89	4–4	Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
Dec 20, 1988*		Dartmouth	W 79–75	5–4	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 23, 1988*		Oral Roberts	W 70–62	6–4	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1988*		vs. Illinois State	W 68–45	7–4	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1988*		at No. 19 Tennessee	L 74–76	7–5	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 4, 1989		at Southern Miss	W 90–87	8–5 (1–0)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 7, 1989		at Cincinnati	L 79–89	8–6 (1–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 9, 1989*		Saint Louis	W 80–73	9–6	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 14, 1989		Virginia Tech	W 91–83	10–6 (2–1)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 18, 1989		at South Carolina	L 66–78	10–7 (2–2)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 21, 1989*		at New Orleans	W 73–72	11–7	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 26, 1989*		Tulsa	W 77–59	12–7	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 28, 1989*		Virginia Commonwealth	W 89–69	13–7	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 1, 1989		at No. 8 Florida State	W 99–82	14–7 (3–2)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 4, 1989		No. 7 Louisville	L 85–101	14–8 (3–3)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 6, 1989*		Tennessee State	W 85–63	15–8	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 8, 1989*		at Murray State	W 73–62	16–8	Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky
Feb 11, 1989		South Carolina	W 63–48	17–8 (4–3)	Mid-South Coliseum Chicago, IL
Feb 15, 1989		Cincinnati	W 81–71	18–8 (5–3)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 18, 1989		No. 7 Florida State	W 89–79	19–8 (6–3)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 20, 1989		at No. 10 Louisville	W 72–67	20–8 (7–3)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 25, 1989		Southern Miss	W 83–76	21–8 (8–3)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 4, 1989		at Virginia Tech	L 73–78	21–9 (8–4)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Metro Conference Tournament
Mar 10, 1989*		vs. No. 16 Louisville Metro Tournament Quarterfinal	L 70–71	21–10	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1989*	(5 W)	vs. (12 W) DePaul First Round	L 63–66	21–11	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

"1988-89 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
"2019–20 Memphis Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

v t e Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Various locations (1920–1929) Memorial Fieldhouse (1929–1966) Mid-South Coliseum (1966–1991) Pyramid Arena (1991–2004) FedExForum (2004–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Louisville UAB
Culture & lore	Pouncer Newby's TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1942–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Categories: