1988–89 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team

1988–89 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball
AMCU-8 Regular Season Champions
AMCU-8 tournament champions
ConferenceAssociation of Mid-Continent Universities
Record21–10 (10–2 AMCU-8)
Head coach
Home arenaHammons Student Center
1988–89 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
10 2   .833 21 10   .677
Northern Iowa 8 4   .667 19 9   .679
Eastern Illinois 7 5   .583 16 16   .500
Wisconsin–Green Bay 6 6   .500 14 14   .500
Valparaiso 4 8   .333 10 19   .345
Western Illinois 4 8   .333 9 19   .321
Illinois–Chicago 3 9   .250 13 17   .433
Cleveland State 0 0   16 12   .571
1989 AMCU-8 tournament winner

The 1988–89 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1988–89 season. Playing in the Summit League (AMCU-8) and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 21–10 overall record and won the AMCU-8 regular season and conference tournament titles.[1] Southwest Missouri State lost to Seton Hall in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.

Roster

1988–89 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Darryl Reid 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
F Lee Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr
C 42 Kelby Stuckey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    [2]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 18, 1988*
    at No. 14 Missouri
    Preseason NIT
    L 54–73  0–1
    Hearnes Center 
    Columbia, Missouri
    Nov 26, 1988*
    at Wyoming W 53–51  1–1
    Arena-Auditorium 
    Laramie, Wyoming
    Dec 3, 1988*
    Texas Wesleyan W 105–51  2–1
    Hammons Student Center 
    Springfield, Missouri
    Dec 6, 1988*
    Saint Louis W 50–47  3–1
    Hammons Student Center 
    Springfield, Missouri
    Dec 9, 1988*
    Mississippi Valley State W 73–45  4–1
    Hammons Student Center 
    Springfield, Missouri
    Dec 10, 1988*
    Northern Arizona W 63–48  5–1
    Hammons Student Center 
    Springfield, Missouri
    Dec 15, 1988*
    at Wichita State L 59–66  5–2
    Levitt Arena 
    Wichita, Kansas
    Dec 20, 1988*
    Illinois State L 51–55  5–3
    Hammons Student Center 
    Springfield, Missouri
    Dec 22, 1988*
    Southern Illinois L 64–72  5–4
    Hammons Student Center 
    Springfield, Missouri
    Dec 29, 1988*
    vs. East Tennessee State
    BMA Holiday Classic
    W 72–68  6–4
    Kemper Arena 
    Kansas City, Missouri
    Dec 30, 1988*
    vs. No. 20 Kansas
    BMA Holiday Classic
    L 73–82  6–5
    Kemper Arena 
    Kansas City, Missouri
    Jan 3, 1989*
    Kansas State W 58–55  7–5
    Hammons Student Center 
    Springfield, Missouri
    Jan 7, 1989*
    Tulsa W 76–68  8–5
    Hammons Student Center 
    Springfield, Missouri
    1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament
    Mar 7, 1989*
    Valparaiso
    AMCU-8 Tournament Semifinal
    W 82–50  19–9
    Hammons Student Center 
    Springfield, Missouri
    Mar 8, 1989*
    Illinois-Chicago
    AMCU-8 tournament championship
    W 73–67  20–9
    Hammons Student Center 
    Springfield, Missouri
    1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
    Mar 17, 1989*
    (14 W) vs. (3 W) No. 11 Seton Hall
    First Round
    L 51–60  21–10
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, Arizona
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=West.
    All times are in Central Time.

    References

    1. ^ "2018–19 Missouri State Bears Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University. 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
    2. ^ "1988-89 Missouri State Bears Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 2, 2020.