1988–89 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University as members of the Big East Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA men's basketball season. The Pirates were led by seventh year head coach P.J. Carlesimo. They played their home games at Walsh Gymnasium and Meadowlands Arena. Unranked to start the season, Seton Hall finished the season as national runner-up with a 31–7 overall record (11–5 in Big East play). As the No. 3 seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament, they defeated Southwest Missouri State, Evansville, Indiana, and UNLV to reach the Final Four. In the National Semifinals, the Pirates dispatched Duke 95-78. The magical tournament run ended with an 80-79 overtime loss to Michigan in the National Championship Game.

1988–89 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
1988–89 record31–7 (11–5 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaWalsh Gymnasium
Meadowlands Arena
1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Georgetown133 .813  295  .853
No. 11 Seton Hall115 .688  317  .816
No. 7 Syracuse106 .625  308  .789
Pittsburgh97 .563  1713  .567
Villanova79 .438  1816  .529
Providence79 .438  1811  .621
Connecticut610 .375  1813  .581
St. John's610 .375  2013  .606
Boston College313 .188  1217  .414
1989 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 3, 1989[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1988–89 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 32 Anthony Avent 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrMalcolm X Shabazz Newark, New Jersey
F 31 Mike Cooper 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
21 Trevor Crowley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
F 10 Andrew Gaze 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)209 lb (95 kg) JrAlbert Park High School Melbourne, Australia
PG 15 Gerald Greene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
52 Nick Katsikis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
20 Khyiem Long 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
G 42 Rene Monteserin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
G 23 John Morton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrWalton High School Bronx, New York
F/C 25 Ramón Ramos 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)231 lb (105 kg) Sr  Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
G 14 Jose Rebimbas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr 
30 Frantz Volcy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr 
F 24 Daryll Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr 
G 4 Pookey Wigington 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sr  Inglewood, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-Feb-21

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/25/88*
7:30 p.m.
vs. Utah
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals
W 86–68  1–0
 22  Morton  12  Ramos  6  Morton  Sullivan Arena (4,336)
Anchorage, AK
11/26/88*
4:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. Kentucky
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
W 63–60  2–0
 13  Walker  7  Tied  3  Greene  Sullivan Arena (3,250)
Anchorage, AK
11/28/88*
11:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. Kansas
Great Alaska Shootout finals
W 92–81[2]  3–0
 18  Gaze  7  Cooper  7  Wigington  Sullivan Arena (5,372)
Anchorage, AK
12/02/88*
6:30 p.m.
Central Connecticut
SHU Tipoff Tournament semifinals
W 81–42  4–0
 22  Morton  10  Ramos  6  Greene  Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
12/03/88*
8:30 p.m.
Mount St. Mary's
SHU Tipoff Tournament finals
W 107–75  5–0
 21  Gaze  10  Ramos  6  Gaze  Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
12/06/88*
8:00 p.m.
No. 20 St. Peter's W 90–63  6–0
 17  Morton  9  Ramos  6  Wigington  Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
12/10/88
9:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 20 St. John's W 74–63  7–0
(1–0)
 17  Morton  8  Gaze  6  Greene  Alumni Hall (6,008)
Jamaica, NY
12/13/88*
8:00 p.m.
No. 17 Rutgers W 96–70  8–0
 22  Morton  10  Morton  7  Morton  Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
12/16/88*
8:00 p.m.
No. 17 at Fordham W 78–64  9–0
 22  Greene  11  Tied  4  Tied  Rose Hill Gym (3,115)
Bronx, NY
12/22/88*
8:00 p.m.
No. 15 Princeton W 64–46  10–0
 16  Morton  8  Walker  4  Greene  Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
12/28/88*
7:30 p.m.
No. 13 vs. Virginia
Sugar Bowl Tournament semifinals
W 84–67  11–0
 18  Morton  10  Ramos  4  Gaze  Louisiana Superdome (4,915)
New Orleans, LA
12/29/88*
10:00 p.m.
No. 13 vs. DePaul
Sugar Bowl Tournament finals
W 83–60  12–0
 16  Gaze  12  Avent  6  Greene  Louisiana Superdome (6,514)
New Orleans, LA
01/03/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 10 No. 5 Georgetown W 94–86[3]  13–0
(2–0)
 20  Tied  17  Walker  5  Tied  Meadowlands Arena (19,761)
East Rutherford, NJ
01/07/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 10 at No. 2 Syracuse L 66–90  13–1
(2–1)
 15  Volcy  6  Walker  6  Greene  Carrier Dome (32,037)
Syracuse, NY
01/11/89*
8:00 p.m.
No. 13 at Iona W 74–58  14–1
 18  Morton  11  Walker  6  Greene  Westchester County Center (2,629)
White Plains, NY
01/14/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 13 Connecticut W 76–62  15–1
(3–1)
 21  Walker  10  Avent  4  Greene  Meadowlands Arena (11,782)
East Rutherford, NJ
01/16/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 13 Villanova W 78–61  16–1
(4–1)
 22  Morton  8  Walker  5  Morton  Meadowlands Arena (15,127)
East Rutherford, NJ
01/22/89*
1:00 p.m.
No. 12 New Hampshire W 108–67  17–1
 20  Tied  10  Avent  9  Greene  Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
01/25/89
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 9 Pittsburgh L 79–82  17–2
(4–2)
 23  Greene  9  Ramos  6  Greene  Meadowlands Arena (10,975)
East Rutherford, NJ
01/28/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 9 Boston College W 103–79  18–2
(5–2)
 30  Morton  8  Volcy  10  Greene  Meadowlands Arena (10,721)
East Rutherford, NJ
02/01/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 10 at No. 6 Georgetown L 66–74  18–3
(5–3)
 15  Morton  11  Ramos  7  Greene  Capital Centre (14,185)
Landover, MD
02/04/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 10 at Boston College W 105–82  19–3
(6–3)
 20  Morton  13  Ramos  6  Greene  Conte Forum (8,291)
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/06/89
7:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 10 No. 14 Syracuse L 79–85  19–4
(6–4)
 24  Ramos  10  Ramos  7  Gaze  Meadowlands Arena (19,761)
East Rutherford, NJ
02/11/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 11 at Villanova W 83–77  20–4
(7–4)
 23  Morton  12  Ramos  5  Greene  du Pont Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
02/15/89
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 12 at Connecticut W 72–69  21–4
(8–4)
 27  Ramos  8  Gaze  7  Greene  Hartford Civic Center (15,122)
Hartford, CT
02/18/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 12 at Pittsburgh L 76–82  21–5
(8–5)
 25  Ramos  8  Ramos  6  Greene  Fitzgerald Field House (6,798)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/21/89
8:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 15 St. John's W 63–60  22–5
(9–5)
 22  Morton  11  Ramos  3  Ramos  Meadowlands Arena (13,126)
East Rutherford, NJ
02/25/89
1:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
No. 15 Providence W 84–80  23–5
(10–5)
 26  Tied  10  Tied  5  Tied  Meadowlands Arena (14,147)
East Rutherford, NJ
03/01/89
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 12 at Providence W 80–68  24–5
(11–5)
 20  Walker  9  Ramos  7  Greene  Providence Civic Center (12,733)
Providence, RI
03/05/89*
1:00 p.m.
No. 12 Brooklyn College W 88–55  25–5
 15  Morton  11  Ramos  7  Greene  Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
Big East Tournament
03/10/89*
12:00 p.m., Big East TV Network
(2) No. 11 vs. (7) Connecticut
Big East Tournament Quarterfinals
W 74–66  26–5
 21  Ramos  10  Walker  8  Greene  Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, NY
03/11/89*
1:30 p.m., CBS
(2) No. 11 vs. (3) No. 5 Syracuse
Big East Tournament Semifinals
L 78–81  26–6
 27  Morton  9  Gaze  6  Greene  Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/17/89*
4:37 p.m., ESPN
NCAA Productions
(W3) No. 11 vs. (W14) SW Missouri State
NCAA First Round
W 60–51  27–6
 26  Morton  6  Walker  4  Gaze  McKale Center (12,787)
Tucson, AZ
03/19/89*
2:25 p.m., CBS
(W3) No. 11 vs. (W11) Evansville
NCAA Second Round
W 87–73  28–6
 17  Morton  7  Walker  5  Tied  McKale Center (13,391)
Tucson, AZ
03/23/89*
8:09 p.m., CBS
(W3) No. 11 (W2) No. 8 Indiana
NCAA Regional Semifinals
W 78–65[4]  29–6
 17  Morton  10  Walker  4  Greene  McNichols Arena (16,813)
Denver, CO
03/25/89*
4:05 p.m., CBS
(W3) No. 11 (W4) No. 15 UNLV
NCAA Regional Final
W 84–61[5][6]  30–6
 19  Gaze  15  Walker  5  Greene  McNichols Arena (16,813)
Denver, CO
04/01/89*
5:42 p.m., CBS
(W3) No. 11 vs. (E2) No. 9 Duke
NCAA National Semifinals
W 95–78[7]  31–6
 20  Gaze  12  Ramos  8  Greene  Kingdome (39,187)
Seattle, WA
04/03/89*
9:12 p.m., CBS
(W3) No. 11 vs. (SE4) No. 10 Michigan
NCAA National Final
L 79–80 OT[8] 31–7
 35  Morton  11  Walker  5  Greene  Kingdome (39,187)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region.
All times are in Eastern Time E=East Region SE=Southeast Region.

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Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Final
AP NR NR NR 20 17 15 13 10 13 12 9 10 11 12 15 12 11 11
UPI NR NR 20 19 15 13 13 10 13 13 9 8 8 11 14 12 11 11

Player statistics

PlayerGGSMINFGFGAPct.3–FG3–FGAPct.FTFTAPct.REBPFASTTOBLKSTLPTSAvg.
John Morton38371082210482.43679189.418159194.8201291069581144965817.3
Andrew Gaze38371240170334.50994221.42582113.72617210811081193651613.6
Ramón Ramos37361016161303.53100.000119149.799283964963462444111.9
Daryll Walker38381044147283.51902.000144183.7872721164079163743811.5
Gerald Greene3838119291216.4213377.429129173.746106881951084383449.1
Frantz Volcy37146272129.55800.0004769.6811007132302561915.2
Mike Cooper37157774136.54400.0002948.60411671323616121774.8
Anthony Avent38139568149.45600.0003249.6531146312382761684.4
Khyiem Long121701117.64700.00069.6671984732282.3
Pookey Wigington3202581338.34213.3333241.78022335237113591.8
Nick Katsikis3101421835.5141122.50024.5001919141024491.6
Trevor Crowley210811032.313620.30000.000776604261.2
Rene Monteserin1502938.37500.00012.50003560170.5
Jose Rebimbas1603714.25001.00035.60046640250.3
Seton Hall38762510492166.484224535.4197851039.7561513795632586173234310781.8
Opponents3876259342265.412150455.330613881.6961252840470523128259263169.2
  • Deadball rebounds: SHU 83, Opponents 104
  • Team Rebounds: SHU 150, Opponents 158

Awards and honors

Local Radio

Station Play–by–play Color analyst Studio host
WPAT–AM 930

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. "Seton Hall Wins Alaska Shootout". The New York Times. November 29, 1988. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  3. "Unbeaten Seton Hall Defeats Georgetown". The New York Times. January 4, 1989. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  4. "Seton Hall Surprises Indiana By 78-65". The New York Times. March 24, 1989. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  5. "Unlikely Seton Hall Moves to Final Four". The New York Times. March 26, 1989. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  6. "Seton Hall Has UNLV Take a Walk : Pirates Gain Final Four by Beating Rebels at Their Own Game, 84-61". Los Angeles Times. March 26, 1989. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  7. "Seton Hall Shocks Duke to Reach Final". The New York Times. April 2, 1989. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  8. "Wolverines Deck the Hall--Barely : Robinson Hits 2 Free Throws in OT for Win". Los Angeles Times. April 4, 1989. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  9. 1988-89 Seton Hall men's basketball statistics. Retrieved 2016-Feb-21.
  10. 1988–89 Seton Hall Pirates, College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Feb-21.
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