1988–89 Providence Friars men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1988–89 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	18–11 (7–9 Big East)
Head coach	Rick Barnes (1st season)
Home arena	Providence Civic Center
Seasons← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Georgetown †	13	–	3	.813	29	–	5	.853
No. 11 Seton Hall	11	–	5	.688	31	–	7	.816
No. 7 Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	30	–	8	.789
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	18	–	16	.529
Providence	7	–	9	.438	18	–	11	.621
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	18	–	13	.581
St. John's	6	–	10	.375	20	–	13	.606
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	12	–	17	.414

† 1989 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 1989 Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented the Providence College during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Rick Barnes, the Friars finished the season 18–11 (7–9 Big East) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the 11-seed in the Southeast region.

Roster

1988–89 Providence Friars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	14	Eric Murdock	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
G	20	Carlton Screen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, New York
F	24	Marques Bragg	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	East Orange, New Jersey
F	25	Abdul Shamsid-Deen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Staten Island, New York
C	30	Marty Conlon	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Bronxville, New York

Head coach

Rick Barnes (Lenoir–Rhyne)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 25, 1988*		Niagara	W 102–66	1–0	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 26, 1988*		South Alabama	W 93–88	2–0	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Big East Regular Season
Jan 28, 1989	No. 20	at No. 14 Syracuse	L 96–100	15–3 (4–3)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 1, 1989		at St. John's	L 73–87	15–4 (4–4)	Alumni Hall Queens, New York
Feb 4, 1989		Connecticut	W 65–61	16–4 (5–4)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 7, 1989		Pittsburgh	W 88–78	17–4 (6–4)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 14, 1989		at Villanova	L 83–86	17–5 (6–5)	The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania
Feb 18, 1989		No. 6 Syracuse	L 80–87	17–6 (6–6)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 22, 1989		at No. 3 Georgetown	L 74–76	17–7 (6–7)	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
Feb 25, 1989		at No. 15 Seton Hall	L 80–84	17–8 (6–8)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 1, 1989		No. 12 Seton Hall	L 68–80	17–9 (6–9)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 4, 1989		Boston College	W 102–76	18–9 (7–9)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Big East Tournament
Mar 10, 1989*		vs. No. 5 Syracuse Big East Tournament Quarterfinal	L 76–79	18–10	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1989*		vs. Virginia First Round	L 97–100	18–11	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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

References

sports-reference.com 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary
"1988-89 Providence Friars Roster and Stats". Retrieved April 19, 2020.
"2019-20 Providence Men's Basketball Media Guide". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
"1988-89 Providence Friars Schedule and Results". Retrieved April 19, 2020.

v t e Providence Friars men's basketball
Venues	Bishop Harkins Hall (1926–1955) Alumni Hall (1955–1972, 2020–21) Amica Mutual Pavilion (1972–2020, 2021–present)
Rivalries	Rhode Island
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 1941–42 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

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