1988–89 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

1988–89 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball
1988–89 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball
MEAC Regular season champions; MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	25–8 (14–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Cy Alexander (2nd season);
Home arena	SHM Memorial Center

1988–89 MEAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
†	14	–	2	.875	25	–	8	.758
Florida A&M	12	–	4	.750	20	–	10	.667
Coppin State	11	–	5	.688	18	–	11	.621
Morgan State	9	–	7	.563	16	–	13	.552
Bethune–Cookman	8	–	8	.500	12	–	16	.429
Delaware State	6	–	10	.375	11	–	17	.393
North Carolina A&T	6	–	10	.375	9	–	18	.333
Howard	5	–	11	.313	9	–	19	.321
Maryland Eastern Shore	1	–	15	.063	1	–	26	.037

† 1989 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988–89 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by head coach Cy Alexander, played their home games at the SHM Memorial Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The team won the MEAC regular season and conference tournament titles, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The team lost to Duke in the first round of the NCAA tournament, and finished with a record of 25–8 (14–2 MEAC).

Roster

1988–89 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Travis Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Columbia, South Carolina

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 13, 1988*		at Clemson	L 70–93	4–2	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Dec 27, 1988*		at UTEP	L 68–91	5–3	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
MEAC tournament
Mar 3, 1989*		Howard MEAC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 89–75	23–7	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina
Mar 4, 1989*		vs. Morgan State MEAC Tournament Semifinal	W 71–69	24–7	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1989*		vs. Florida A&M MEAC tournament championship	W 83–79	25–7	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1989*	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 9 Duke First Round	L 69–90	25–8	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
Venues	Dukes Gymnasium (1931–1968) SHM Memorial Center (1968–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons Records lost pre-1955 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