1988–89_UNLV_Runnin'_Rebels_basketball_team
1988–89 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1988–89 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas as a member of the Big West Conference during the 1988–89 college basketball season. Led by head coach Jerry Tarkanian, the team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center. The Runnin' Rebels won conference regular season and tournament titles, reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 29–8.
Quick Facts UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball, Big West tournament championsBig West regular season champions ...
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Big West tournament champions Big West regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 15 |
| Record | 29–8 (16–2 Big West) |
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| Home arena | Thomas & Mack Center |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| No. 15 UNLV † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1989 Big West tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Nov 25, 1988* |
No. 8 | vs. DePaul Maui Invitational |
W 86–77 | 1–0 |
– | – | – | Lahaina Civic Center (3,700) Lahaina, HI | |||
| Nov 26, 1988* |
No. 8 | vs. No. 4 Oklahoma Maui Invitational |
L 81–83 | 1–1 |
– | – | – | Lahaina Civic Center (4,200) Lahaina, HI | |||
| Nov 27, 1988* |
No. 8 | vs. Memphis State Maui Invitational |
W 90–86 | 2–1 |
– | – | – | Lahaina Civic Center (3,700) Lahaina, HI | |||
| Dec 10, 1988* |
No. 9 | at No. 10 Arizona | L 75–86 | 2–2 |
– | – | – | McKale Center (13,624) Tucson, AZ | |||
| Dec 15, 1988 |
No. 13 | UC Irvine | W 100–85 | 3–2 (1–0) |
– | – | – | Thomas & Mack Center (17,453) Las Vegas, NV | |||
| Dec 21, 1988* |
No. 13 | Rhode Island | W 88–69 | 4–2 |
– | – | – | Thomas & Mack Center (16,517) Las Vegas, NV | |||
| Dec 22, 1988* |
No. 13 | Texas A&M | W 110–67 | 5–2 |
– | – | – | Thomas & Mack Center (17,437) Las Vegas, NV | |||
| Dec 28, 1988* |
No. 12 | Pepperdine | W 88–56 | 6–2 |
– | – | – | Thomas & Mack Center (18,024) Las Vegas, NV | |||
| Dec 29, 1988 |
No. 12 | San Jose State | W 101–68 | 7–2 (2–0) |
– | – | – | Thomas & Mack Center (17,535) Las Vegas, NV | |||
| Jan 3, 1989 |
No. 12 | at Long Beach State | W 97–76 | 8–2 (3–0) |
– | – | – | The Gold Mine (1,889) Long Beach, CA | |||
| Jan 5, 1989 |
No. 12 | New Mexico State | W 79–58 | 9–2 (4–0) |
– | – | – | Thomas & Mack Center (17,971) Las Vegas, NV | |||
| Jan 9, 1989 |
No. 12 | Pacific | W 83–61 | 10–2 (5–0) |
– | – | – | Thomas & Mack Center (17,463) Las Vegas, NV | |||
| Jan 11, 1989 |
No. 11 | at Fresno State | W 83–77 | 11–2 (6–0) |
– | – | – | Selland Arena (10,159) Fresno, CA | |||
| Jan 16, 1989 |
No. 11 | Cal State Fullerton | W 66–63 | 12–2 (7–0) |
– | – | – | Thomas & Mack Center (18,405) Las Vegas, NV | |||
| Jan 19, 1989 |
No. 10 | Utah State | W 102–80 | 13–2 (8–0) |
– | – | – | Thomas & Mack Center (18,732) Las Vegas, NV | |||
| Jan 22, 1989* |
No. 10 | at No. 4 Louisville | L 74–92 | 13–3 |
– | – | – | Freedom Hall (19,632) Louisville, KY | |||
| Jan 25, 1989 |
No. 13 | at Utah State | W 94–68 | 14–3 (9–0) |
– | – | – | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,024) Logan, UT | |||
| Jan 30, 1989* |
No. 13 | No. 4 Oklahoma | L 88–90 | 14–4 |
– | – | – | Thomas & Mack Center (19,000) Las Vegas, NV | |||
| Feb 4, 1989 |
No. 16 | at UC Irvine | L 98–99 | 14–5 (9–1) |
– | – | – | Bren Events Center (5,000) Irvine, CA | |||
| Feb 6, 1989 |
No. 19 | UC Santa Barbara | W 77–61 | 15–5 (10–1) |
– | – | – | Thomas & Mack Center (18,683) Las Vegas, NV | |||
| Feb 9, 1989 |
No. 19 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 92–93 | 15–6 (10–2) |
– | – | – | Titan Gym (4,000) | |||
| Feb 12, 1989* |
No. 19 | at No. 17 NC State | W 89–80 | 16–6 |
– | – | – | Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, NC | |||
| Feb 16, 1989 |
No. 18 | at San Jose State | W 95–66 | 17–6 (11–2) |
– | – | – | San Jose Civic Auditorium (2,454) San Jose, CA | |||
| Feb 19, 1989* |
No. 18 | Temple | W 62–60 | 18–6 |
– | – | – | Thomas & Mack Center (19,020) Las Vegas, NV | |||
| Feb 20, 1989 |
No. 18 | Long Beach State | W 104–74 | 19–6 (12–2) |
– | – | – | Thomas & Mack Center (17,191) Las Vegas, NV | |||
| Feb 23, 1989 |
No. 18 | Fresno State | W 75–71 | 20–6 (13–2) |
– | – | – | Thomas & Mack Center (19,000) Las Vegas, NV | |||
| Feb 25, 1989* |
No. 18 | at LSU | L 87–88 | 20–7 |
25 – Augmon | – | – | Maravich Assembly Center (13,581) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
| Feb 27, 1989 |
No. 18 | at UC Santa Barbara | W 84–75 | 21–7 (14–2) |
– | – | – | The Thunderdome (6,000) Santa Barbara, CA | |||
| Mar 2, 1989 |
No. 18 | at Pacific | W 81–71 | 22–7 (15–2) |
– | – | – | Alex G. Spanos Center (4,477) Stockton, CA | |||
| Mar 5, 1989 |
No. 18 | at New Mexico State | W 75–73 | 23–7 (16–2) |
– | – | – | Pan American Center (12,839) Las Cruces, NM | |||
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| Mar 9, 1989* |
No. 18 | vs. UC Irvine Big West tournament Quarterfinal |
W 102–82 | 24–7 |
– | – | – | Long Beach Arena (7,242) Long Beach, CA | |||
| Mar 10, 1989* |
No. 18 | vs. Cal State Fullerton Big West tournament Semifinal |
W 99–83 | 25–7 |
– | – | – | Long Beach Arena (8,153) Long Beach, CA | |||
| Mar 11, 1989* |
No. 18 | vs. New Mexico State Big West tournament championship |
W 68–62 | 26–7 |
– | – | – | Long Beach Arena (7,034) Long Beach, CA | |||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 16, 1989* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (13 W) Idaho First round |
W 68–56[1] | 27–7 |
17 – Augmon | 14 – Scurry | 4 – Hunt | BSU Pavilion (12,241) Boise, ID | |||
| Mar 18, 1989* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (12 W) DePaul Second Round |
W 85–70[2] | 28–7 |
23 – Butler | 11 – Augmon | 7 – Hunt | BSU Pavilion (12,428) Boise, ID | |||
| Mar 23, 1989* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (1 W) No. 1 Arizona Regional semifinal |
W 68–67[3][4] | 29–7 |
21 – Hunt | 6 – Tied | 11 – Anthony | McNichols Sports Arena (16,813) Denver, CO | |||
| Mar 25, 1989* |
(4 W) No. 15 | vs. (3 W) No. 11 Seton Hall Regional final |
L 61–84[5] | 29–8 |
16 – Anthony | 14 – Scurry | 4 – Anthony | McNichols Sports Arena (16,813) Denver, CO | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
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Main article: 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
| Coaches | 7 | 7^ | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 14 |
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^Coaches did not release a week-1 poll.
- "UNLV Warms Up--Just in Time". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1989. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- "UNLV Surges Past Demons". The Chicago Tribune. March 18, 1989. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- "No. 1 Arizona Upset On 3-Pointer at :002". New York Times. March 26, 1989. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- "UNLV Takes Arizona Out of the Hunt : Rebels Win on a 3-Point Shot, 68-67". Los Angeles Times. March 24, 1989. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- "Seton Hall Has UNLV Take a Walk : Pirates Gain Final Four by Beating Rebels at Their Own Game, 84-61". Los Angeles Times. March 26, 1989. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- "1988–89 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.