1988–89 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

1988–89 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
1988–89 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	19–14 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach	C. M. Newton (8th season);
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium

1988–89 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Florida	13	–	5	.722	21	–	13	.618
No. 20 Alabama †	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
LSU	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Tennessee	11	–	7	.611	19	–	11	.633
Kentucky	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Ole Miss	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
Mississippi State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Georgia	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Auburn	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321

† 1989 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1988–89 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1988–89 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach C. M. Newton and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

The Commodores finished with a 19–14 record (12–6 SEC, 3rd) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

Roster

1988–89 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	Barry Booker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
G	12	Barry Goheen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Marshall County, Kentucky
F	34	Frank Kornet	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Lexington, Kentucky

Head coach

C. M. Newton (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1988* ESPN^[2]		vs. No. 3 Michigan Maui Invitational	L 61–91	0–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 26, 1988*		at Chaminade Maui Invitational	W 94–70	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 27, 1988*		vs. No. 16 Ohio State Maui Invitational	L 82–97	1–2	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 30, 1988*		No. 13 Louisville	W 65–62	2–2	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 3, 1988*		at Alabama-Birmingham	L 69–76	2–3	Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 7, 1988*		at No. 8 North Carolina	L 77–89	2–4	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 10, 1988*		at Kansas State	L 62–71	2–5	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 14, 1988		Auburn	W 93–77	3–5 (1–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 19, 1988*		Murray State	W 74–57	4–5	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 22, 1988*		Dartmouth	W 92–67	5–5	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1988*		Colgate Music City Invitational	W 91–55	6–5	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 30, 1988*		Stanford Music City Invitational	L 68–89	6–6	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 4, 1989		Alabama	W 73–53	7–6 (2–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 7, 1989		at Kentucky	L 61–70	7–7 (2–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 11, 1989		at Ole Miss	W 72–65	8–7 (3–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 14, 1989 2:00 p.m., JPT^[2]		Georgia	W 76–75	9–7 (4–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 18, 1989 7:00 p.m., JPT^[2]		at LSU	L 85–86	9–8 (4–2)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 21, 1989* CBS^[2]		Texas	W 94–79	10–8	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 25, 1989		Florida	L 78–81	10–9 (4–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 28, 1989		at Mississippi State	W 81–70	11–9 (5–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 1, 1989		Tennessee	W 68–56	12–9 (6–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 4, 1989		at Alabama	L 67–77	12–10 (6–4)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 8, 1989 7:00 p.m., JPT^[2]		Kentucky	W 81–51	13–10 (7–4)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 11, 1989		Ole Miss	W 71–69	14–10 (8–4)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 15, 1989		at Georgia	W 85–72	15–10 (9–4)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 18, 1989 2:00 p.m., JPT^[2]		No. 20 LSU	W 108–74	16–10 (10–4)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 22, 1989		at Auburn	W 77–62	17–10 (11–4)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Feb 25, 1989 2:00 p.m., JPT^[2]		at Florida	L 80–83	17–11 (11–5)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Mar 1, 1989		Mississippi State	W 77–58	18–11 (12–5)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 4, 1989		at Tennessee	L 61–78	18–12 (12–6)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 10, 1989* JPT		vs. Kentucky SEC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 77–63	19–12	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 11, 1989* JPT		vs. Alabama SEC Tournament Semifinal	L 79–83	19–13	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1989*	(8 E)	vs. (9 E) Notre Dame	L 65–81	18–14	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

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NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	30	Frank Kornet	Milwaukee Bucks

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "SEC's Television Basketball Schedule". Harlan Daily Enterprise. Associated Press. August 12, 1988. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Google Books.
^ "2019–20 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
^ "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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

[hde08121988-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "SEC's Television Basketball Schedule". Harlan Daily Enterprise. Associated Press. August 12, 1988. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Google Books.

[3] "2019–20 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[4] "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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