1988–89 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Tony Barone, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 20–11 record (11–3 MVC), and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament.

1988–89 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
MVC Regular season champion MVC tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	20–11 (11–3 MVC)
Head coach	Tony Barone (4th season)
Home arena	Omaha Civic Auditorium

1988–89 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Creighton †	11	–	3		.786			20	–	11		.645
Wichita State	10	–	4		.714			19	–	11		.633
Tulsa	10	–	4		.714			18	–	13		.581
Bradley	7	–	7		.500			13	–	14		.481
Drake	6	–	8		.429			12	–	17		.414
Southern Illinois	6	–	8		.429			20	–	14		.588
Illinois State	6	–	8		.429			13	–	17		.433
Indiana State	0	–	14		.000			4	–	24		.143
† 1989 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1988–89 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 10 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Fr   Columbus, Indiana G 11 James Farr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr Mount Carmel Chicago, Illinois G 14 Duan Cole 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So   Fort Wayne, Indiana G 15 Ed Molitor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Fr   Palatine, Illinois G 20 Porter Moser 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Benet Academy Naperville, Illinois F 21 Tony Ball 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr   Tulsa, Oklahoma G 22 Matt Roggenburk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr   Cleveland, Ohio G 23 Todd Eisner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So   Chilton, Wisconsin G 24 Latrell Wrightsell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Roosevelt Gary, Indiana C 25 Chad Gallagher 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Boylan Catholic Rockford, Illinois F 30 Bob Harstad 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Thompson Valley Loveland, Colorado G/F 31 Troy Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr   Fort Worth, Texas C 32 Bill O'Dowd 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) — So   Miami, Florida G 40 Dave Mohr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So   Manning, Iowa F 42 Chris Rodgers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So   East St. Louis, Illinois	Head coach Tony Barone (Duke) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1988*		at Nebraska	L 77–86	0–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,728) Lincoln, Nebraska
Nov 30, 1988*		Iowa State	L 58–88	0–2	Omaha Civic Auditorium (6,268) Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 2, 1988*		at Cleveland State	W 70–69	1–2	Woodling Gym  Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 5, 1988*		San Jose State	W 84–77	2–2	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 7, 1988*		at Arkansas State	L 63–71	2–3	Convocation Center  Jonesboro, Arkansas
Dec 10, 1988*		at Notre Dame	L 64–77	2–4	Joyce Center  Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 17, 1988*		Montana	W 57–51 OT	3–4	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 19, 1988*		Marquette	W 79–73	4–4	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 22, 1988*		Montana State	W 75–69	5–4	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 31, 1988*		Arkansas State	L 58–69	5–5	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 2, 1989*		at Illinois-Chicago	L 76–78	5–6	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Jan 9, 1989		Illinois State	W 68–58	6–6 (1–0)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 14, 1989		at Indiana State	W 76–69	7–6 (2–0)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 16, 1989		at Wichita State	W 81–80 OT	8–6 (3–0)	Levitt Arena  Wichita, Kansas
Jan 21, 1989		Bradley	W 94–68	9–6 (4–0)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 23, 1989		at Southern Illinois	W 84–74	10–6 (5–0)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 28, 1989		at Illinois State	L 66–76	10–7 (5–1)	Horton Field House  Normal, Illinois
Jan 30, 1989		at Bradley	W 85–68	11–7 (6–1)	Carver Arena  Peoria, Illinois
Feb 2, 1989		Tulsa	W 75–61	12–7 (7–1)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 4, 1989		Drake	W 74–72	13–7 (8–1)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 6, 1989*		Cleveland State	W 92–82	14–7	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 11, 1989		at Tulsa	L 67–75	14–8 (8–2)	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 13, 1989		Wichita State	L 62–66	14–9 (8–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 16, 1989		Southern Illinois	W 102–100 OT	15–9 (9–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 18, 1989		Indiana State	W 91–80	16–9 (10–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,316) Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 21, 1989*		at Montana State	L 80–82	16–10	Worthington Arena (4,000) Bozeman, Montana
Feb 27, 1989		at Drake	W 69–60	17–10 (11–3)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium (6,170) Des Moines, Iowa
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
Mar 5, 1989*		vs. Indiana State MVC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 85–70	18–10	Levitt Arena  Wichita, Kansas
Mar 6, 1989*		vs. Drake MVC Tournament Semifinal	W 54–49	19–10	Levitt Arena  Wichita, Kansas
Mar 7, 1989*		vs. Southern Illinois MVC tournament championship	W 79–77	20–10	Levitt Arena (7,514) Wichita, Kansas
1989 NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1989*	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 6 Missouri First Round	L 69–85	20–11	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.