1988–89 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

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1988–89 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Atlantic-10 Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record26–5 (17–1 A-10)
Head coach
CaptainHerbie Brooks
Darryl Prue
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
Seasons
1988–89 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 West Virginia 17 1   .944 26 5   .839
Temple 15 3   .833 18 12   .600
Rutgers 13 5   .722 18 13   .581
Penn State 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Rhode Island 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
St. Bonaventure 7 11   .389 13 15   .464
Duquesne 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
UMass 5 13   .278 10 18   .357
Saint Joseph's 4 14   .222 8 21   .276
George Washington 1 17   .056 1 27   .036
1989 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988–89 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1988-89 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 11th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers won 22 consecutive games, took home the conference regular season title, and received an at-large bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the East region.[1]

Roster

1988–89 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Tracy Shelton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Oak Hill, West Virginia
G 4 Steve Berger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Boomer, West Virginia
G 11 Chris Leonard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Purcellville, Virginia
G 21 Shaun Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Jacksonville, Florida
F 23 Chris Berger 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Bronx, New York
F 24 Darryl Prue 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
G 32 Herbie Brooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Mullens, West Virginia
F/C 33 Wade Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
C 42 Ray Foster 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Cleveland, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 26, 1988*
Robert Morris L 67–75  0–1
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 1, 1988*
Fresno State W 71–67  1–1
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 3, 1988*
Bradley L 68–70  1–2
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 5, 1988*
Mount St. Mary's W 77–60  2–2
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 10, 1988*
at Pittsburgh W 84–81 OT 3–2
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 17, 1988*
Virginia Tech W 101–52  4–2
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 22, 1988*
at UNC Charlotte W 82–73 OT 5–2
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 27, 1988*
at Maryland W 69–61  6–2
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Jan 3, 1989
at UMass W 89–73  7–2
(1–0)
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, Massachusetts
Jan 5, 1989
St. Bonaventure W 69–45  8–2
(2–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 7, 1989
Duquesne W 101–72  9–2
(3–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 10, 1989
at Saint Joseph's W 76–61  10–2
(4–0)
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 14, 1989
Rutgers W 90–70  11–2
(5–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 17, 1989
at George Washington W 73–71  12–2
(6–0)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Jan 21, 1989
Temple W 65–63  13–2
(7–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 26, 1989
George Washington W 92–57  14–2
(8–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 28, 1989
at Duquesne W 98–82  15–2
(9–0)
A.J. Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 1989
No. 18 at Rhode Island W 79–71  16–2
(10–0)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 5, 1989
No. 18 at Rutgers W 60–58  17–2
(11–0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 9, 1989*
No. 15 vs. Marshall W 81–73  18–2
Charleston Civic Center 
Charleston, West Virginia
Feb 11, 1989
No. 15 Penn State W 100–67  19–2
(12–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 13, 1989*
No. 15 at St. Bonaventure W 80–72  20–2
(13–0)
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 16, 1989*
No. 14 UMass W 88–55  21–2
(14–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 19, 1989*
No. 14 Rhode Island W 90–66  22–2
(15–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 23, 1989
No. 11 Saint Joseph's W 65–50  23–2
(16–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 26, 1989
No. 11 at Temple L 56–74  23–3
(16–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 1, 1989
No. 15 at Penn State W 71–61  24–3
(17–1)
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Atlantic-10 Tournament
Mar 5, 1989*
No. 15 vs. Saint Joseph's
A-10 Tournament Quarterfinals
W 79–59  25–3
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1989*
No. 15 vs. Penn State
A-10 Tournament Semifinals
L 64–86  25–4
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1989*
(7 E) No. 17 vs. (10 E) Tennessee
First Round
W 84–68  26–4
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 18, 1989*
(7 E) No. 17 vs. (2 E) No. 9 Duke
Second Round
L 63–70  26–5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

References

  1. ^ "1988-89 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019–20 West Virginia Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). WVU Athletic Dept. Retrieved March 22, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "1988-89 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "1988-89 Men's Basketball Schedule". West Virginia University Athletic Department. Retrieved March 22, 2020.