1988–89 Providence Friars men's basketball team

1988–89 Providence Friars men's basketball
1988–89 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	18–11 (7–9 Big East)
Head coach	Rick Barnes (1st season);
Home arena	Providence Civic Center

1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Georgetown †	13	–	3	.813	29	–	5	.853
No. 11 Seton Hall	11	–	5	.688	31	–	7	.816
No. 7 Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	30	–	8	.789
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	18	–	16	.529
	7	–	9	.438	18	–	11	.621
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	18	–	13	.581
St. John's	6	–	10	.375	20	–	13	.606
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	12	–	17	.414

† 1989 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 1989^[1] Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented the Providence College during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Rick Barnes, the Friars finished the season 18–11 (7–9 Big East) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the 11-seed in the Southeast region.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	14	Eric Murdock	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
G	20	Carlton Screen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, New York
F	24	Marques Bragg	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	East Orange, New Jersey
F	25	Abdul Shamsid-Deen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Staten Island, New York
C	30	Marty Conlon	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Bronxville, New York

Head coach

Rick Barnes (Lenoir–Rhyne)

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
Regular season
Nov 25, 1988*		Niagara	W 102–66	1–0	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 26, 1988*		South Alabama	W 93–88 ^OT	2–0	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 28, 1988*		at Brown	W 93–65	3–0	Marvel Gymnasium Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 3, 1988*		Lafayette	W 75–46	4–0	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 5, 1988*		Yale	W 78–55	5–0	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 7, 1988		at Boston College	W 73–52	6–0 (1–0)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 10, 1988*		Rhode Island	W 76–70	7–0	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 22, 1988*		at Holy Cross	W 79–68	8–0	Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts
Dec 27, 1988*		Maine	W 100–78	9–0	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 29, 1988*		Wagner	W 93–57	10–0	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 3, 1989		St. John's	W 98–69	11–0 (2–0)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 7, 1989		at Connecticut	W 80–78	12–0 (3–0)	Hartford Civic Center Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 11, 1989*	No. 20	Central Connecticut State	W 105–56	13–0	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 14, 1989	No. 20	Villanova	L 67–76	13–1 (3–1)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 18, 1989		No. 3 Georgetown	L 77–80	13–2 (3–2)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 21, 1989		at Pittsburgh	W 96–81	14–2 (4–2)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 24, 1989*	No. 20	at Miami (FL)	W 106–91	15–2	Miami Arena Miami, Florida
Jan 28, 1989	No. 20	at No. 14 Syracuse	L 96–100	15–3 (4–3)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 1, 1989		at St. John's	L 73–87	15–4 (4–4)	Alumni Hall Queens, New York
Feb 4, 1989		Connecticut	W 65–61	16–4 (5–4)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 7, 1989		Pittsburgh	W 88–78	17–4 (6–4)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 14, 1989		at Villanova	L 83–86	17–5 (6–5)	The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania
Feb 18, 1989		No. 6 Syracuse	L 80–87	17–6 (6–6)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 22, 1989		at No. 3 Georgetown	L 74–76	17–7 (6–7)	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
Feb 25, 1989		at No. 15 Seton Hall	L 80–84	17–8 (6–8)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 1, 1989		No. 12 Seton Hall	L 68–80	17–9 (6–9)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 4, 1989		Boston College	W 102–76	18–9 (7–9)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Big East Tournament
Mar 10, 1989*	(6)	vs. (3) No. 5 Syracuse Big East Tournament Quarterfinal	L 76–79	18–10	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1989*	(12 SE)	vs. (5 SE) Virginia First Round	L 97–100^[3]	18–11	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ "1988-89 Providence Friars Roster and Stats". Retrieved April 19, 2020.
^ "Virginia 100, Providence 97". UPI Archives. March 16, 1989. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
^ "2019-20 Providence Men's Basketball Media Guide". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
^ "1988-89 Providence Friars Schedule and Results". Retrieved April 19, 2020.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 965–966. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] "1988-89 Providence Friars Roster and Stats". Retrieved April 19, 2020.

[3] "Virginia 100, Providence 97". UPI Archives. March 16, 1989. Retrieved March 30, 2025.

[4] "2019-20 Providence Men's Basketball Media Guide". Providence College Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

[5] "1988-89 Providence Friars Schedule and Results". Retrieved April 19, 2020.

[ESPN-6] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 965–966. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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Providence Friars men's basketball
Venues	Bishop Harkins Hall (1926–1955) Alumni Hall (1955–1972, 2020–21) Amica Mutual Pavilion (1972–2020, 2021–present)
Rivalries	Rhode Island
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 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 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics