1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team


The 1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Clem Haskins, the Golden Gophers advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament and finished with a 19–12 record (9–9 Big Ten).

1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet 16
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–12 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
1988–89 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Indiana 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
No. 3 Illinois 14 4   .778 31 5   .861
No. 10 Michigan 12 6   .667 30 7   .811
No. 14 Iowa 10 8   .556 23 10   .697
Minnesota 9 9   .500 19 12   .613
Wisconsin 8 10   .444 18 12   .600
Purdue 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Ohio State 6 12   .333 19 15   .559
Michigan State 6 12   .333 18 15   .545
Northwestern 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Kevin Lynch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Bloomington, Minnesota
G 20 Melvin Newbern 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Toledo, Ohio
F 33 Richard Coffey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Aurora, North Carolina
F 34 Willie Burton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
G 40 Walter Bond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
F/C 45 Jim Shikenjanski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr
C Bob Martin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1989*
Ball State L 57–63 OT 0–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Nov 29, 1989*
Youngstown State W 97–64  1–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Dec 3, 1989*
Maryland Eastern Shore W 112–68  2–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Dec 10, 1989*
Florida International W 99–75  3–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Dec 13, 1989*
at Drake L 52–66  3–2
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA
Dec 17, 1989*
at Marquette W 83–67  4–2
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Dec 21, 1989*
Detroit Mercy W 93–69  5–2
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Dec 23, 1989*
at Northern Illinois W 93–74  6–2
Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, IL
Dec 30, 1989*
Denver W 99–54  7–2
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten regular season
Jan 4, 1989
at Wisconsin L 67–75  7–3
(0–1)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
Jan 7, 1989*
Kansas State W 72–67  8–3
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 12, 1989
at No. 6 Michigan L 83–98  8–4
(0–2)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 14, 1989
No. 5 Iowa W 80–78  9–4
(1–2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 18, 1989
Purdue W 76–66  10–4
(2–2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 21, 1989
at Northwestern L 67–75  10–5
(2–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Jan 26, 1989
No. 1 Illinois W 69–62  11–5
(3–3)
Williams Arena (13,766)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 28, 1989
at Michigan State L 64–73  11–6
(3–4)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 1, 1989
No. 17 Ohio State W 76–73  12–6
(4–4)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 4, 1989
at No. 17 Indiana L 62–66  12–7
(4–5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 8, 1989
Wisconsin W 59–58  13–7
(5–5)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 11, 1989
Michigan W 88–80  14–7
(6–5)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 18, 1989
at No. 14 Iowa L 61–99  14–8
(6–6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Feb 23, 1989
at Purdue L 63–78  14–9
(6–7)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 25, 1989
No. 4 Indiana L 62–75  14–10
(6–8)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 2, 1989
at No. 8 Illinois L 58–63  14–11
(6–9)
Assembly Hall (16,455)
Champaign, IL
Mar 4, 1989
Northwestern W 78–59  15–11
(7–9)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 8, 1989
Michigan State W 77–61  16–11
(8–9)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 11, 1989
at Ohio State W 78–70  17–11
(9–9)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1989*
 CBS
(11 E) vs. (6 E) Kansas State
First Round
W 86–75  18–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Mar 18, 1989*
 CBS
(11 E) vs. (13 E) Siena
Second Round
W 80–67  19–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Mar 24, 1989*
 CBS
(11 E) vs. (2 E) No. 9 Duke
Sweet 16
L 70–87  19–12
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019–20 Minnesota Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2020.