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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.

ConferenceBig East Conference
Record18–11 (7–9 Big East)
Headcoach
HomearenaProvidence Civic Center
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1988–89 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record18–11 (7–9 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaProvidence Civic Center
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1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Georgetown †13–3 .81329–5  .853
No. 11 Seton Hall11–5 .68831–7  .816
No. 7 Syracuse10–6 .62530–8  .789
Pittsburgh9–7 .56317–13  .567
Villanova7–9 .43818–16  .529
Providence7–9 .43818–11  .621
Connecticut6–10 .37518–13  .581
St. John's6–10 .37520–13  .606
Boston College3–13 .18812–17  .414
† 1989 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 1989[1]
Rankings from AP poll
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1988–89 Providence Friars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on
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    Schedule and results

    More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    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 OT 2–0
    		 Providence Civic Center 
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Nov 28, 1988*
    		 at Brown W 93–65  3–0
    		 Marvel Gymnasium 
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Dec 3, 1988*
    		 Lafayette W 75–46  4–0
    		 Providence Civic Center 
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Dec 5, 1988*
    		 Yale W 78–55  5–0
    		 Providence Civic Center 
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Dec 7, 1988
    		 at Boston College W 73–52  6–0
    (1–0)    		 Silvio O. Conte Forum 
    Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
    Dec 10, 1988*
    		 Rhode Island W 76–70  7–0
    		 Providence Civic Center 
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Dec 22, 1988*
    		 at Holy Cross W 79–68  8–0
    		 Hart Center 
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Dec 27, 1988*
    		 Maine W 100–78  9–0
    		 Providence Civic Center 
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Dec 29, 1988*
    		 Wagner W 93–57  10–0
    		 Providence Civic Center 
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Jan 3, 1989
    		 St. John's W 98–69  11–0
    (2–0)    		 Providence Civic Center 
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Jan 7, 1989
    NESN    		 No. 20 at Connecticut W 80–78  12–0
    (3–0)    		 Hartford Civic Center (16,016)
    Storrs, Connecticut
    Jan 11, 1989*
    		 No. 20 Central Connecticut State W 105–56  13–0
    		 Providence Civic Center 
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Jan 14, 1989
    		 No. 20 Villanova L 67–76  13–1
    (3–1)    		 Providence Civic Center 
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Jan 18, 1989
    		 No. 3 Georgetown L 77–80  13–2
    (3–2)    		 Providence Civic Center 
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Jan 21, 1989
    		 at Pittsburgh W 96–81  14–2
    (4–2)    		 Fitzgerald Field House 
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Jan 24, 1989*
    		 No. 20 at Miami (FL) W 106–91  15–2
    		 Miami Arena 
    Miami, Florida
    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
    WTNH    		 Connecticut W 65–61  16–4
    (5–4)    		 Providence Civic Center (13,168)
    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*
    		 (6) vs. (3) No. 5 Syracuse
    Big East Tournament Quarterfinal    		 L 76–79  18–10
    		 Madison Square Garden 
    New York, New York
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 16, 1989*
    		 (12 SE) vs. (5 SE) Virginia
    First Round    		 L 97–100[3]  18–11
    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    SE=Southeast.
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    Rankings

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

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