1988–89 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 1988–89 men's college basketball season. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 10–18. This was also their first season playing at the Bradley Center.

1988–89 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	13–15
Head coach	Bob Dukiet (3rd season)
Home arena	Bradley Center

1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Akron	-	–	-		–			21	–	8		.724
Notre Dame	-	–	-		–			21	–	9		.700
DePaul	-	–	-		–			21	–	12		.636
Miami (Fla.)	-	–	-		–			19	–	12		.613
UMBC	-	–	-		–			17	–	11		.607
Wright State	-	–	-		–			17	–	11		.607
Marquette	-	–	-		–			13	–	15		.464
Mount St. Mary's	-	–	-		–			12	–	15		.444
Chicago State	-	–	-		–			12	–	16		.429
Nicholls State	-	–	-		–			12	–	16		.429
Northern Illinois	-	–	-		–			11	–	17		.393
U.S. International	-	–	-		–			11	–	17		.393
Liberty	-	–	-		–			10	–	17		.370
Central Connecticut State	-	–	-		–			10	–	18		.357
Florida International	-	–	-		–			10	–	18		.357
Southern Utah	-	–	-		–			10	–	18		.357
Oral Roberts	-	–	-		–			8	–	20		.286
Central Florida	-	–	-		–			7	–	20		.259
Davidson	-	–	-		–			7	–	24		.226
Youngstown State	-	–	-		–			5	–	23		.179
Brooklyn	-	–	-		–			4	–	23		.148
Southeastern Louisiana	-	–	-		–			3	–	24		.111
Rankings from AP Poll

Guard Trevor Powell was the team's leading scorer with 423 points and 175 assists in 28 games. Other statistical leaders included Guard Tony Smith with 158 assists.

Following the season Bob Dukiet was hired at Gannon University.

Roster

1988–89 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 34 Tony Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wauwatosa, Wisconsin	Head coach Bob Dukiet Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 25		vs. Kent State	W 68–64	1–0	University Hall  Charlottesville, VA
November 26		at Virginia	L 63–80	1–1	University Hall (6,380) Charlottesville, VA
December 2		Rice	W 76–60	2–1	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
December 3		Wisconsin	L 55–70	2–2	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
December 5		Austin Peay	L 72–82	2–3	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
December 8		St. Thomas (FL)	W 82–56	3–3	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
December 12		at Wisconsin	L 50–61	3–4	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, WI
December 17		Minnesota	L 67–83	3–5	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
December 19		at Creighton	L 73–79	3–6	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, NE
December 21		Morgan State	W 66–60	4–6	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
January 2		Furman	W 78–56	5–6	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
January 7		at Virginia Tech	W 93–90	6–6	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
January 9		Western Michigan	L 63–68	6–7	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
January 14		Dayton	W 90–86	7–7	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
January 17		DePaul	W 72–64	8–7	Bradley Center (12,543) Milwaukee, WI
January 28		at Miami (FL)	L 90–106	8–8	Miami Arena  Miami, FL
February 2		at Notre Dame	L 68–83	8–9	Joyce Center  Notre Dame, IN
February 4		at Wake Forest	L 67–70	8–10	Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 8		Toledo	W 84–65	9–10	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
February 11		Oregon State	L 73–76	9–11	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
February 15		Valparaiso	W 91–83	10–11	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
February 20		Fordham	W 69–68	11–11	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
February 23		Maryland-Baltimore County	W 88–75	12–11	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
February 25		at Xavier	L 77–102	12–12	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, OH
February 28		Loyola (IL)	L 83–91	12–13	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
March 2		at Dayton	W 76–74	13–13	UD Arena  Dayton, OH
March 4		at DePaul	L 79–91	13–14	Rosemont Horizon (13,629) Rosemont, IL
March 8		Notre Dame	L 63–67	13–15	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.