1988–89 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1988–89 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Jim Harrick began his first year as head coach for the Bruins, being the 6th coach since the legendary John Wooden. The Bruins were ranked as high as 20th in the AP Poll during the season. The Bruins finished tied for third place in the Pac-10. They went on to the NCAA Tournament where they advanced to the second round before losing to North Carolina 88-81.[2]

1988–89 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Second Round vs. North Carolina, L, 69–74
ConferencePacific-10
1988–89 record21–10 (13–5, T-3rd Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
1988–89 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Arizona171 .944  294  .879
No. 13 Stanford153 .833  267  .788
UCLA135 .722  2110  .677
Oregon State135 .722  228  .733
California108 .556  2013  .606
Washington810 .444  1216  .429
Arizona State513 .278  1216  .429
Washington State414 .222  1019  .345
Oregon315 .167  821  .276
USC216 .111  1022  .313
1989 Pac-10 Tournament winner
As of April 15, 1989[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Starting lineup

Position Player Class
F Trevor Wilson Jr.
F Don MacLean Fr.
C Kevin Walker Jr.
G Pooh Richardson Sr.
G Darrick Martin Fr.

Roster

1988–89 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 20 Jeff Bronner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
F 43 Steve Brumbach 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
G 21 Darrin Dafney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
F 42 Don MacLean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Fr Palo Alto, California
G 15 Darrick Martin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Denver, Colorado
C 25 Keith Owens 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So San Francisco, California
G 24 Pooh Richardson (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 45 Charles Rochelin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
C 50 Kevin Walker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Jr
G 11 Kevin Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
F 4 Trevor Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Los Angeles, California
Head coach

Jim Harrick (Morris Harvey College)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 26, 1988
Texas Tech W 84–62  1–0
Pauley Pavilion (5,866)
Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 1988
at Miami W 91–66  2–0
Miami Arena (6,023)
Miami, FL
December 3, 1988
at BYU W 97–87  3–0
Marriott Center (20,303)
Provo, UT
December 7, 1988
Boston University W 85–74  4–0
Pauley Pavilion (7,421)
Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 1988
at No. 8 North Carolina L 78–104  4–1
Dean Smith Center (20,712)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 21, 1988
No. 20 California W 76–59  5–1
(1–0)
Pauley Pavilion (11,831)
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1988
No. 20 Stanford W 74–70  6–1
(2–0)
Pauley Pavilion (10,427)
Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1988
at UC Irvine L 90–91  6–2
Bren Events Center (5,000)
Irvine, CA
December 30, 1988
North Texas W 99–84  7–2
Pauley Pavilion (6,261)
Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 1989
at Oregon W 97–66  8–2
(3–0)
McArthur Court (8,244)
Eugene, OR
January 8, 1989
at Oregon State L 69–82  8–3
(3–1)
Gill Coliseum (10,785)
Corvallis, OR
January 12, 1989
at USC W 67–66  9–3
(4–1)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (6,319)
Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1989
Notre Dame L 79–82  9–4
Pauley Pavilion (11,847)
Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 1989
Arizona State W 94–84  10–4
(5–1)
Pauley Pavilion (5,896)
Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 1989
at No. 20 Stanford L 75–84  10–5
(5–2)
Maples Pavilion (7,500)
Stanford, CA
January 26, 1989
at Washington State W 64–63  11–5
(6–2)
Beasley Coliseum (4,040)
Pullman, WA
January 28, 1989
at Washington W 93–74  12–5
(7–2)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (3,551)
Seattle, WA
February 2, 1989
Oregon W 80–74  13–5
(8–2)
Pauley Pavilion (6,422)
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1989
Oregon State W 92–75  14–5
(9–2)
Pauley Pavilion (8,636)
Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 1989
USC W 68–65  15–5
(10–2)
Pauley Pavilion (10,062)
Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1989
No. 4 Louisville W 77–75  16–5
Pauley Pavilion (12,547)
Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 1989
at Arizona State L 86–93  16–6
(10–3)
ASU Activity Center (4,844)
Tempe, AZ
February 18, 1989
at No. 2 Arizona L 64–102  16–7
(10–4)
McKale Center (13,641)
Tucson, AZ
February 23, 1989
Washington W 101–78  17–7
(11–4)
Pauley Pavilion (5,276)
Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 1989
Washington State W 56–55  18–7
(12–4)
Pauley Pavilion (4,637)
Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 1989
at California W 81–73  19–7
(13–4)
Harmon Gym (6,578)
Berkeley, CA
March 4, 1989
No. 1 Arizona L 86–89  19–8
(13–5)
Pauley Pavilion (12,729)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-10 Tournament
March 10, 1989
vs. Washington
Quarterfinals
W 64–54  20–8
The Forum (7,195)
Los Angeles, CA
March 11, 1989
vs. No. 12 Stanford
Semifinals
L 86–95  20–9
The Forum (10,565)
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 1989
vs. Iowa State
First Round
W 84–74  21–9
Omni Coliseum (12,297)
Atlanta, GA
March 19, 1989
vs. No. 5 North Carolina
Second Round
L 81–88  21–10
Omni Coliseum (12,821)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3] [4]

Notes

  • This was the second time UCLA had faced the North Carolina Tarheels in the NCAA Tournament. The previous encounter was in the 1968 Final Four Championship game (Los Angeles). The Bruins won out the first time, 78-55.

References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. 2012–13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide
  3. "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  4. "Final 1989 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).
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