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The 1988–89 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 13th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 30–8 (10–6) record while making it to the Midwest Regional Final of the NCAA tournament.

ConferenceBig East Conference
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 7
Record30–8 (10–6 Big East)
Quick facts Syracuse Orangemen basketball, Preseason NIT champions ...
1988–89 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 7
Record30–8 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
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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The team was led by senior Sherman Douglas and junior Derrick Coleman.

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1988–89 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
SF 4 Dave Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Morgan City, Louisiana
G 20 Sherman Douglas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
G 21 Matt Roe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Manlius, New York
SF 30 Billy Owens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Carlisle, Pennsylvania
G 32 Stephen Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
F 33 Herman Harried 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
C 34 Rich Manning 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) Fr Tacoma, Washington
C 41 Erik Rogers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Temple City, California
F 44 Derrick Coleman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2019-Jan-25

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Nov 18, 1988*
 No. 8 La Salle W 92–76  1–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Nov 19, 1988*
 No. 8 Wyoming W 107–81  2–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Nov 23, 1988*
 No. 6 vs. No. 20 Indiana
Preseason NIT Semifinals		 W 102–78  3–0
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Nov 25, 1988*
 No. 6 vs. No. 14 Missouri
Preseason NIT Championship		 W 86–84 OT[2] 4–0
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Nov 28, 1988*
 No. 6 Cornell W 91–66  5–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 2, 1988*
 No. 4 East Tennessee State
Carrier Classic		 W 120–81  6–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 3, 1988*
 No. 4 Louisiana Tech
Carrier Classic		 W 106–98 OT 7–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 10, 1988*
 No. 3 Kentucky State W 108–73  8–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 14, 1988*
 No. 3 U.S. International W 135–93  9–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 17, 1988*
 No. 3 Canisius W 95–69  10–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 21, 1988*
 No. 3 Western Michigan W 94–71  11–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Dec 27, 1988*
 No. 3 at Rutgers W 100–81  12–0
 Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 30, 1988*
 No. 3 Saint Francis (PA) W 105–63[3]  13–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Jan 4, 1989
 No. 2 Pittsburgh L 76–81[4]  13–1
(0–1)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Jan 7, 1989
 No. 2 No. 10 Seton Hall W 90–66  14–1
(1–1)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Jan 9, 1989
 No. 2 at Villanova L 73–75  14–2
(1–2)		 The Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
Jan 14, 1989
 No. 4 at St. John's L 63–65  14–3
(1–3)		 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Jan 16, 1989
 No. 4 at Connecticut
Rivalry		 L 62–68  14–4
(1–4)		 Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
Jan 21, 1989*
 No. 11 at Notre Dame W 99–87  15–4
 Edmund P. Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
Jan 24, 1989
 No. 14 Boston College W 72–60  16–4
(2–4)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Jan 28, 1989
 No. 14 No. 20 Providence W 100–96  17–4
(3–4)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 1, 1989
 No. 14 Villanova W 90–57  18–4
(4–4)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 4, 1989
 No. 14 Pittsburgh W 103–80  19–4
(5–4)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 6, 1989
 No. 14 at No. 10 Seton Hall W 85–79[5]  20–4
(6–4)		 Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 11, 1989
 No. 9 St. John's W 92–69  21–4
(7–4)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 13, 1989
 No. 9 at No. 2 Georgetown
Rivalry		 L 54–61  21–5
(7–5)		 Capital Centre (19,035)
Landover, MD
Feb 18, 1989
 No. 6 at Providence W 87–80  22–5
(8–5)		 Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
Feb 26, 1989*
 No. 6 Kentucky W 89–73  23–5
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 28, 1989
 No. 6 Connecticut
Rivalry		 W 88–72  24–5
(9–5)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Mar 2, 1989
 No. 6 at Boston College L 87–90  24–6
(9–6)		 Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, MA
Mar 5, 1989
 No. 6 No. 2 Georgetown
Rivalry		 W 82–76 OT[6] 25–6
(10–6)		 Carrier Dome (32,683)
Syracuse, NY
Big East tournament
Mar 10, 1989
 No. 5 vs. Providence
Big East tournament quarterfinal		 W 79–76[7]  26–6
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Mar 11, 1989
 No. 5 vs. No. 11 Seton Hall
Big East tournament semifinal		 W 81–78[8]  27–6
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Mar 12, 1989
 No. 5 vs. No. 3 Georgetown
Big East Championship/Rivalry		 L 79–88[9]  27–7
 Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1989*
 (2 MW) No. 7 vs. (15 MW) Bucknell W 104–81  28–7
 Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
Mar 19, 1989
 (2 MW) No. 7 vs. (10 MW) Colorado State W 65–50  29–7
 Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
Mar 24, 1989*
 (2 MW) No. 7 vs. (3 MW) No. 6 Missouri
Midwest Regional semifinal		 W 83–80[10]  30–7
 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 26, 1989*
 (2 MW) No. 7 vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Illinois
Midwest Regional Final		 L 86–89[11]  30–8
 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in EST.
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Rankings

Main article: 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP864333324111414966657
Coaches8—33333241113141055649
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^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

1989 NBA draft

See also: 1989 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player NBA club
228Sherman DouglasMiami Heat
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