1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball

NCAA tournament, Sweet 16
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	19–12 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Clem Haskins (3rd season)
Home arena	Williams Arena
Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Indiana	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
No. 3 Illinois	14	–	4	.778	31	–	5	.861
No. 10 Michigan	12	–	6	.667	30	–	7	.811
No. 14 Iowa	10	–	8	.556	23	–	10	.697
Minnesota	9	–	9	.500	19	–	12	.613
Wisconsin	8	–	10	.444	18	–	12	.600
Purdue	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Ohio State	6	–	12	.333	19	–	15	.559
Michigan State	6	–	12	.333	18	–	15	.545
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Clem Haskins, the Golden Gophers advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament and finished with a 19–12 record (9–9 Big Ten).

Roster

1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Kevin Lynch	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Bloomington, Minnesota
G	20	Melvin Newbern	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Toledo, Ohio
F	33	Richard Coffey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Aurora, North Carolina
F	34	Willie Burton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan
G	40	Walter Bond	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
F/C	45	Jim Shikenjanski	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr
C		Bob Martin	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr

Head coach

Clem Haskins (Western Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1989*		Ball State	L 57–63 ^OT	0–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Nov 29, 1989*		Youngstown State	W 97–64	1–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Dec 3, 1989*		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 112–68	2–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Dec 10, 1989*		Florida International	W 99–75	3–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Dec 13, 1989*		at Drake	L 52–66	3–2	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA
Dec 17, 1989*		at Marquette	W 83–67	4–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Dec 21, 1989*		Detroit Mercy	W 93–69	5–2	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Dec 23, 1989*		at Northern Illinois	W 93–74	6–2	Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL
Dec 30, 1989*		Denver	W 99–54	7–2	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten regular season
Jan 4, 1989		at Wisconsin	L 67–75	7–3 (0–1)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
Jan 7, 1989*		Kansas State	W 72–67	8–3	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Jan 12, 1989		at No. 6 Michigan	L 83–98	8–4 (0–2)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 14, 1989		No. 5 Iowa	W 80–78	9–4 (1–2)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Jan 18, 1989		Purdue	W 76–66	10–4 (2–2)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Jan 21, 1989		at Northwestern	L 67–75	10–5 (2–3)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Jan 26, 1989		No. 1 Illinois	W 69–62	11–5 (3–3)	Williams Arena (13,766) Minneapolis, MN
Jan 28, 1989		at Michigan State	L 64–73	11–6 (3–4)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
Feb 1, 1989		No. 17 Ohio State	W 76–73	12–6 (4–4)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Feb 4, 1989		at No. 17 Indiana	L 62–66	12–7 (4–5)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Feb 8, 1989		Wisconsin	W 59–58	13–7 (5–5)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Feb 11, 1989		Michigan	W 88–80	14–7 (6–5)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Feb 18, 1989		at No. 14 Iowa	L 61–99	14–8 (6–6)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 23, 1989		at Purdue	L 63–78	14–9 (6–7)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Feb 25, 1989		No. 4 Indiana	L 62–75	14–10 (6–8)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Mar 2, 1989		at No. 8 Illinois	L 58–63	14–11 (6–9)	Assembly Hall (16,455) Champaign, IL
Mar 4, 1989		Northwestern	W 78–59	15–11 (7–9)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Mar 8, 1989		Michigan State	W 77–61	16–11 (8–9)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Mar 11, 1989		at Ohio State	W 78–70	17–11 (9–9)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1989* CBS	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) Kansas State First Round	W 86–75	18–11	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Mar 18, 1989* CBS	(11 E)	vs. (13 E) Siena Second Round	W 80–67	19–11	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Mar 24, 1989* CBS	(11 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 9 Duke Sweet 16	L 70–87	19–12	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

References

^ "1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 9, 2019.
^ "2019–20 Minnesota Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

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Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics