1988–89 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

1988-89 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1989 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
1988–89 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East
1988–89 record	19–11 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach	Don DeVoe (11th season)
Home arena	Thompson–Boling Arena

The 1988–89 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1988–89 college basketball season. Led by head coach Don DeVoe, the team played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers finished with a record of 19–11 (11–7 SEC, 5th) and received an at-large bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament as the 10 seed in the East region.

Roster

1988–89 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	31	Dyron Nix	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr
C	50	Doug Roth	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr

Head coach

Don DeVoe (Ohio State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 17, 1988*	No. 16	South Carolina	L 81–83	4–1	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC Tournament
Mar 10, 1989*		LSU SEC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 95–77	19–9	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 11, 1989*		Florida SEC Tournament Semifinal	L 71–76	19–10	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1989*	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) No. 17 West Virginia	L 68–84	19–11	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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Rankings

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	29	Dyron Nix	Charlotte Hornets
2	41	Doug Roth	Washington Bullets

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References

sports-reference.com 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
"2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
"1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[3] "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

1988-89 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Florida	13	–	5	.722	21	–	13	.618
No. 20 Alabama †	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
Vanderbilt	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
LSU	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Tennessee	11	–	7	.611	19	–	11	.633
Kentucky	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Ole Miss	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
Mississippi State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Georgia	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Auburn	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321

† 1989 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Tennessee Volunteers basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Gym (1934–1958) Stokely Athletic Center (1958–1987) Thompson–Boling Arena (1987–present)
Rivalries	Kentucky
Culture & lore	History Smokey "Rocky Top"
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20