1988–89 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
American college basketball season
During the 1988–89 season, the Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team scored 24 wins and 8 losses. They played in the Metro Conference and finished in the "Sweet Sixteen" of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Their player Pervis Ellison won several individual awards.
Roster
1988–89 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
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Players |
Coaches
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- (W) Walk-on
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV
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Rank#
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Opponent#
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Result
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Record
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Site city, state
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Regular season
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Nov 18, 1988*
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No. 4
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at Xavier
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L 83–85
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0–1
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Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH
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Nov 30, 1988*
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No. 13
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at Vanderbilt
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L 62–65
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0–2
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Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
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Dec 3, 1988*
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No. 13
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vs. Indiana
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W 101–79
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1–2
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RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
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Dec 6, 1988*
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No. 15
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Murray State
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W 83–51
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2–2
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Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
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Dec 8, 1988*
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No. 15
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at Western Kentucky
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W 81–69
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3–2
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E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
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Dec 10, 1988*
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No. 15
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Dayton
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W 95–68
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4–2
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Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
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Dec 17, 1988*
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No. 15
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Oklahoma State
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W 92–90
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5–2
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Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
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Dec 21, 1988*
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No. 14
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Eastern Kentucky
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W 76–40
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6–2
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Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
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Dec 31, 1988*
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No. 14
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Kentucky
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W 97–75
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7–2
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Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
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Jan 4, 1989*
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No. 13
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Virginia
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W 74–71
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8–2
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Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
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Jan 7, 1989*
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No. 13
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DePaul
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W 81–67
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9–2
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Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
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Jan 9, 1989
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No. 13
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at Virginia Tech
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W 82–73
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10–2 (1–0)
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Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
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Jan 11, 1989
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No. 9
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South Carolina
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W 75–52
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11–2 (2–0)
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Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
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Jan 15, 1989*
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No. 9
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at No. 19 Georgia Tech
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W 67–65
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12–2
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Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
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Jan 22, 1989*
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No. 4
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No. 10 UNLV
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W 92–74
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13–2
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Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
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Jan 26, 1989
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No. 3
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at Southern Miss
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W 95–76
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14–2 (3–0)
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Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
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Jan 29, 1989*
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No. 3
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No. 17 Ohio State
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L 79–85
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14–3
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Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
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Feb 1, 1989
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No. 7
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Virginia Tech
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W 108–95
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15–3 (4–0)
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Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
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Feb 4, 1989
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No. 7
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at Memphis State
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W 101–85
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16–3 (5–0)
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Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
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Feb 6, 1989
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No. 7
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No. 8 Florida State
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L 78–81
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16–4 (5–1)
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Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
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Feb 8, 1989
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No. 4
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at Cincinnati
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W 69–66
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17–4 (6–1)
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Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
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Feb 12, 1989*
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No. 4
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at UCLA
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L 75–77
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17–5
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Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
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Feb 16, 1989
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No. 10
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at No. 7 Florida State
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W 78–77
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18–5 (7–1)
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Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
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Feb 20, 1989
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No. 10
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Memphis State
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L 67–72
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18–6 (7–2)
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Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
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Feb 22, 1989
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No. 8
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Southern Miss
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W 96–83
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19–6 (8–2)
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Freedom Hall Chicago, IL
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Feb 25, 1989
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No. 8
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at South Carolina
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L 73–77
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19–7 (8–3)
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Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
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Mar 1, 1989
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No. 14
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Cincinnati
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L 71–77
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19–8 (8–4)
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Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
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Mar 4, 1989*
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No. 14
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at Notre Dame
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W 87–77
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20–8
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Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
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Metro Conference tournament
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Mar 10, 1989*
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No. 16
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vs. Memphis State Semifinal
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W 71–70
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21–8
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Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
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Mar 11, 1989*
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No. 16
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vs. No. 14 Florida State Championship
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W 87–80
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22–8
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Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
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NCAA Tournament
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Mar 16, 1989*
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(4 MW) No. 12
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vs. (13 MW) Arkansas–Little Rock First round
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W 76–71
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23–8
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RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
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Mar 18, 1989*
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(4 MW) No. 12
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vs. (5 MW) Arkansas Second round
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W 93–84
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24–8
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RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
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Mar 24, 1988*
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(4 MW) No. 12
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vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Illinois Regional semifinal
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L 69–83
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24–9
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (33,560) Minneapolis, MN
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in EST.
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Rankings
Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP Poll | 4 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 12 |
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Coaches Poll | 10 | — | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
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Awards and honors
- Pervis Ellison : Metro Conference tournament Most Outstanding Player
Individual All-America teams
Team players drafted into the NBA
Round
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Pick
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Player
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NBA Club
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1 |
1 |
Pervis Ellison |
Sacramento Kings
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1 |
19 |
Kenny Payne |
Philadelphia 76ers
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See also
References
- ^ "1988–89 Louisville Cardinals". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "1988–89 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results".
- ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
- ^ All-America – Division I (1980's) Archived March 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "USBWA Men's All-Americans". Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ AP All-America Teams
- ^ 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest – All-Americans Archived 2009-07-21 at WebCite p.208
- ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
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NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics |
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