1988–89 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team
The 1988–89 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by head coach Cy Alexander, played their home games at the SHM Memorial Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The team won the MEAC regular season and conference tournament titles, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
| 1988–89 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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MEAC Regular season champions MEAC Tournament champions | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| 1988–89 record | 25–8 (14–2 MEAC) |
| Head coach | Cy Alexander |
| Home arena | SHM Memorial Center |
| 1988–89 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune-Cookman | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 1 | – | 26 | .037 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1989 MEAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The team lost to Duke in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and finished with a record of 25–8 (14–2 MEAC).
Roster
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Schedule
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| Dec 13, 1988* |
at Clemson | L 70–93 | 4–2 |
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina | |||||||
| Dec 27, 1988* |
at UTEP | L 68–91 | 5–3 |
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas | |||||||
| MEAC Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 3, 1989* |
Howard MEAC Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 89–75 | 23–7 |
SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina | |||||||
| Mar 4, 1989* |
vs. Morgan State MEAC Tournament Semifinal |
W 71–69 | 24–7 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
| Mar 5, 1989* |
vs. Florida A&M MEAC Tournament Championship |
W 83–79 | 25–7 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 16, 1989* |
(15 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 9 Duke First Round |
L 69–90 | 25–8 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
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References
- "1988-89 South Carolina State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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