1988–89 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA men's basketball season.

1988–89 Florida Gators men's basketball
SEC Regular Season champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1988–89 record21–13 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainClifford Lett
Home arenaO'Connell Center
1988-89 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Florida135 .722  2113  .618
No. 20 Alabama126 .667  238  .742
Vanderbilt126 .667  1914  .576
LSU117 .611  2012  .625
Tennessee117 .611  1911  .633
Kentucky810 .444  1319  .406
Ole Miss810 .444  1515  .500
Mississippi State711 .389  1315  .464
Georgia612 .333  1516  .484
Auburn216 .111  919  .321
1989 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1988–89 Florida Gators men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G Clifford Lett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
SrPensacola Pensacola, Florida
C Dwayne Schintzius 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
JrBrandon Brandon, Florida
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
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Nov 25, 1988*
    No. 15 vs. California
    Great Alaska Shootout
    L 58–73  0–1
    Sullivan Arena 
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Nov 26, 1988
    No. 15 at Alaska-Anchorage
    Great Alaska Shootout
    W 83–72  1–1
    Sullivan Arena 
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Nov 27, 1988*
    No. 15 vs. Utah
    Great Alaska Shootout
    W 77–68  2–1
    Sullivan Arena 
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Nov 30, 1988*
    No. 19 Siena W 71–67  3–1
    O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, Florida
    Dec 3, 1988*
    No. 19 at No. 14 Florida State
    Rivalry
    L 86–114  3–2
    Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, Florida
    Dec 6, 1988*
    at No. 7 Illinois L 67–97  3–3
    Assembly Hall (15,020)
    Champaign, Illinois
    Dec 10, 1988
    LSU L 101–111  3–4
    (0–1)
    O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, Florida
    Dec 19, 1988*
    Miami (FL) W 101–81  4–4
    O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, Florida
    Dec 22, 1988*
    Pittsburgh L 87–90  4–5
    O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, Florida
    Dec 27, 1988*
    vs. No. 15 Ohio State L 68–93  4–6
     
     
    Dec 28, 1988*
    vs. Fordham W 59–52  5–6
     
     
    Jan 5, 1989*
    at Ole Miss L 71–80  5–7
    (0–2)
    Tad Smith Coliseum 
    Oxford, Mississippi
    Jan 7, 1989
    at No. 20 Georgia W 80–66  6–7
    (1–2)
    Stegeman Coliseum 
    Athens, Georgia
    Jan 9, 1989*
    at South Florida W 87–82  7–7
    Sun Dome 
    Tampa, Florida
    Jan 12, 1989
    Kentucky L 56–69  7–8
    (1–3)
    O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, Florida
    Jan 14, 1989
    at Auburn W 75–71  8–8
    (2–3)
    Beard–Eaves–Memorial 
    Auburn, Alabama
    Jan 18, 1989
    at No. 18 Tennessee L 76–83  8–9
    (2–4)
    Thompson-Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Jan 21, 1989
    Mississippi State W 81–57  9–9
    (3–4)
    O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, Florida
    Jan 25, 1989
    at Vanderbilt W 81–78  10–9
    (4–4)
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Feb 1, 1989
    Alabama W 85–76  11–9
    (5–4)
    O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, Florida
    Feb 4, 1989*
    vs. No. 20 Stanford L 69–84  11–10
     
     
    Feb 5, 1989
    Ole Miss W 78–67  12–10
    (6–4)
    O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, Florida
    Feb 8, 1989
    Georgia W 65–60  13–10
    (7–4)
    O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, Florida
    Feb 11, 1989
    at Kentucky W 59–53  14–10
    (8–4)
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Feb 15, 1989
    Auburn W 90–79  15–10
    (9–4)
    O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, Florida
    Feb 18, 1989
    Tennessee W 99–81  16–10
    (10–4)
    O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, Florida
    Feb 22, 1989
    at Mississippi State W 78–69  17–10
    (11–4)
    Humphrey Coliseum 
    Starkville, Mississippi
    Feb 25, 1989
    Vanderbilt W 83–80  18–10
    (12–4)
    O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, Florida
    Mar 1, 1989
    at LSU W 104–95  19–10
    (13–4)
    Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Mar 4, 1989
    at Alabama L 63–83  19–11
    (13–5)
    Coleman Coliseum 
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    SEC Tournament
    Mar 10, 1989*
    vs. Georgia
    SEC Tournament Quarterfinal
    W 62–61  20–11
    Thompson-Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Mar 11, 1989*
    at Tennessee
    SEC Tournament Semifinal
    W 76–71  21–11
    Thompson-Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Mar 12, 1989*
    vs. Alabama
    SEC Tournament Championship
    L 60–72  21–12
    Thompson-Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 17, 1989*
    (7 MW) vs. (10 MW) Colorado State
    First Round
    L 46–68  21–13
    Reunion Arena 
    Dallas, Texas
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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    References

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