1988–89 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
The 1988–89 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by fifth-year head coach Bruce Stewart, played their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 10–2 in OVC play to win the regular season championship. In the OVC Tournament, they defeated Eastern Kentucky and Austin Peay to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 13 seed in the Southeast region, they defeated Florida State in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Virginia.
1988–89 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball | |
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OVC regular season & tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
1988–89 record | 23–8 (10–2 OVC) |
Head coach | Bruce Stewart (5th season) |
Home arena | Murphy Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee † | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 4 | – | 24 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1989 OVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Feb 25, 1989 |
Tennessee Tech | W 89–68 | 20–7 (10–2) |
Murphy Athletic Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee | |||||||
OVC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 1989* |
vs. Eastern Kentucky OVC Tournament Semifinal |
W 81–64 | 21–7 |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Mar 9, 1989* |
vs. Austin Peay OVC Tournament Championship |
W 82–79 | 22–7 |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 1989* |
(13 SE) | vs. (4 SE) No. 16 Florida State First Round |
W 97–83 | 23–7 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 18, 1989* |
(13 SE) | vs. (5 SE) Virginia Second Round |
L 88–104 | 23–8 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
Rankings
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References
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