1988–89 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

During the 1988–89 season, the Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team scored 24 wins and 8 losses. They played in the Metro Conference and finished in the "Sweet Sixteen" of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Their player Pervis Ellison won several individual awards.

1988–89 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 12
1988–89 record24–9 (8–4 Metro Conference)
Head coach
Assistant coachWade Houston
MVPPervis Ellison (2nd year)
Home arenaFreedom Hall
1988–89 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 16 Florida State93 .750  228  .733
No. 12 Louisville84 .667  249  .727
Memphis State84 .667  2111  .656
South Carolina84 .667  1911  .633
Cincinnati57 .417  1512  .556
Virginia Tech210 .167  1117  .393
Southern Miss210 .167  1017  .370
1989 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1988–89 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
SF 21 Kenny Payne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrNortheast Jones Laurel, Mississippi
SG 23 LaBradford Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoBay City Bay City, Texas
PF 43 Pervis Ellison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrSavannah Savannah, Georgia
C 50 Felton Spencer 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)255 lb (116 kg) JrEastern Louisville, Kentucky
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 18, 1988*
    No. 4 at Xavier L 83–85  0–1
    Riverfront Coliseum 
    Cincinnati, OH
    Nov 30, 1988*
    No. 13 at Vanderbilt L 62–65  0–2
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, TN
    Dec 3, 1988*
    No. 13 vs. Indiana W 101–79  1–2
    RCA Dome 
    Indianapolis, IN
    Dec 6, 1988*
    No. 15 Murray State W 83–51  2–2
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, KY
    Dec 8, 1988*
    No. 15 at Western Kentucky W 81–69  3–2
    E.A. Diddle Arena 
    Bowling Green, KY
    Dec 10, 1988*
    No. 15 Dayton W 95–68  4–2
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, KY
    Dec 17, 1988*
    No. 15 Oklahoma State W 92–90  5–2
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, KY
    Dec 21, 1988*
    No. 14 Eastern Kentucky W 76–40  6–2
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, KY
    Dec 31, 1988*
    No. 14 Kentucky W 97–75  7–2
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, KY
    Jan 4, 1989*
    No. 13 Virginia W 74–71  8–2
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, KY
    Jan 7, 1989*
    No. 13 DePaul W 81–67  9–2
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, KY
    Jan 9, 1989
    No. 13 at Virginia Tech W 82–73  10–2
    (1–0)
    Cassell Coliseum 
    Blacksburg, VA
    Jan 11, 1989
    No. 9 South Carolina W 75–52  11–2
    (2–0)
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, KY
    Jan 15, 1989*
    No. 9 at No. 19 Georgia Tech W 67–65  12–2
    Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
    Atlanta, GA
    Jan 22, 1989*
    No. 4 No. 10 UNLV W 92–74  13–2
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, KY
    Jan 26, 1989
    No. 3 at Southern Miss W 95–76  14–2
    (3–0)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, MS
    Jan 29, 1989*
    No. 3 No. 17 Ohio State L 79–85  14–3
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, KY
    Feb 1, 1989
    No. 7 Virginia Tech W 108–95  15–3
    (4–0)
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, KY
    Feb 4, 1989
    No. 7 at Memphis State W 101–85  16–3
    (5–0)
    Mid-South Coliseum 
    Memphis, TN
    Feb 6, 1989
    No. 7 No. 8 Florida State L 78–81  16–4
    (5–1)
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, KY
    Feb 8, 1989
    No. 4 at Cincinnati W 69–66  17–4
    (6–1)
    Cincinnati Gardens 
    Cincinnati, OH
    Feb 12, 1989*
    No. 4 at UCLA L 75–77  17–5
    Pauley Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, CA
    Feb 16, 1989
    No. 10 at No. 7 Florida State W 78–77  18–5
    (7–1)
    Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, FL
    Feb 20, 1989
    No. 10 Memphis State L 67–72  18–6
    (7–2)
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, KY
    Feb 22, 1989
    No. 8 Southern Miss W 96–83  19–6
    (8–2)
    Freedom Hall 
    Chicago, IL
    Feb 25, 1989
    No. 8 at South Carolina L 73–77  19–7
    (8–3)
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, SC
    Mar 1, 1989
    No. 14 Cincinnati L 71–77  19–8
    (8–4)
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, KY
    Mar 4, 1989*
    No. 14 at Notre Dame W 87–77  20–8
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, IN
    Metro Conference Tournament
    Mar 10, 1989*
    No. 16 vs. Memphis State
    Semifinal
    W 71–70  21–8
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, SC
    Mar 11, 1989*
    No. 16 vs. No. 14 Florida State
    Championship
    W 87–80  22–8
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, SC
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 16, 1989*
    (4 MW) No. 12 vs. (13 MW) Arkansas–Little Rock
    First round
    W 76–71  23–8
    RCA Dome 
    Indianapolis, IN
    Mar 18, 1989*
    (4 MW) No. 12 vs. (5 MW) Arkansas
    Second round
    W 93–84  24–8
    RCA Dome 
    Indianapolis, IN
    Mar 24, 1988*
    (4 MW) No. 12 vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Illinois
    Regional Semifinal
    L 69–83  24–9
    Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (33,560)
    Minneapolis, MN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
    All times are in EST.

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    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final 
    AP Poll 4 12 13 15 15 14 14 13 9 4 3 7 4 10 8 14 16 12 
    Coaches Poll 10 16 14 16 15 14 11 9 3 3 7 4 10 9 14 15 13

    Awards and honors

    • Pervis Ellison : Metro Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player

    Individual All-America teams

    Team players drafted into the NBA

    RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
    11Pervis EllisonSacramento Kings
    119Kenny PaynePhiladelphia 76ers

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    See also

    References


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