1988–89 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

1988–89 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1989 SWC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Texas Longhorns men's basketball
1988–89 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
1988–89 record	25–9 (12–4 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Penders (1st season)

The 1988–89 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1988–89 season. The Longhorns were led by first-year head coach Tom Penders. The team finished the season with a 25–9 overall record and finished second in Southwest Conference play with a 12–4 conference record.[1][2] Texas advanced to the NCAA Tournament, recording an opening round win over Georgia Tech before falling to Missouri in the second round.[1][3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Southwest Conference Tournament
Mar 10, 1989*		vs. SMU SWC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 93–91 ^OT	23–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 11, 1989*		vs. TCU SWC Tournament Semifinal	W 93–89 ^OT	24–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 12, 1989*		vs. Arkansas SWC Tournament Championship	L 76–100	24–8	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
1989 NCAA Tournament – No. 11 seed
Mar 17, 1989*	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) Georgia Tech First Round	W 76–70	25–8	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 19, 1989*	(11 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 6 Missouri Second Round	L 89–108[4]	25–9	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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References

"2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 90. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
"1988-89 SWC Standings". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
"Texas Longhorns Index Page". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
"MISSOURI'S WOES IN NCAA WANING". Sun-Sentinel. March 20, 1989. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

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[FB_89-1] "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 90. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

[2] "1988-89 SWC Standings". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

[3] "Texas Longhorns Index Page". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

[4] "MISSOURI'S WOES IN NCAA WANING". Sun-Sentinel. March 20, 1989. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

1988–89 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas †	13	–	3	.813	25	–	7	.781
Texas	12	–	4	.750	25	–	9	.735
TCU	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Houston	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
Texas A&M	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
Texas Tech	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
SMU	7	–	9	.438	13	–	16	.448
Rice	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
Baylor	1	–	15	.063	5	–	22	.185

† 1989 SWC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Texas Longhorns men's basketball
Venues	Clark Field (1905–1917) Men's Gym (1917–1928) Gregory Gymnasium (1930–1977) Frank Erwin Center (1977–2022) Denton A. Cooley Pavilion (practice; 2003–2022) Moody Center (2022–future)
Rivalries	Texas A&M
Culture & lore	History Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 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
Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics