1988–89 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1988–89 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . Jim Harrick began his first year as head coach for the Bruins, being the 6th coach since the legendary John Wooden . The Bruins were ranked as high as 20th in the AP Poll during the season. The Bruins finished tied for third place in the Pac-10. They went on to the NCAA tournament where they advanced to the second round before losing to North Carolina 88-81.[ 2]
Starting lineup
Roster
1988–89 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 26, 1988
Texas Tech
W 84–62
1–0
22 – D. MacLean
10 – T. Wilson
8 – P. Richardson
Pauley Pavilion (5,866)Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 1988
at Miami (FL)
W 91–66
2–0
–
–
–
Miami Arena (6,023)Miami, FL
December 3, 1988
at BYU
W 97–87
3–0
–
–
–
Marriott Center (20,303)Provo, UT
December 7, 1988
Boston University
W 85–74
4–0
–
–
–
Pauley Pavilion (7,421)Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 1988
at No. 8 North Carolina
L 78–104
4–1
–
–
–
Dean Smith Center (20,712)Chapel Hill, NC
December 21, 1988
No. 20
California
W 76–59
5–1 (1–0)
–
–
–
Pauley Pavilion (11,831)Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1988
No. 20
Stanford
W 74–70
6–1 (2–0)
–
–
–
Pauley Pavilion (10,427)Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 1988
at UC Irvine
L 90–91
6–2
–
–
–
Bren Events Center (5,000)Irvine, CA
December 30, 1988
North Texas
W 99–84
7–2
–
–
–
Pauley Pavilion (6,261)Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 1989
at Oregon
W 97–66
8–2 (3–0)
–
–
–
McArthur Court (8,244)Eugene, OR
January 8, 1989
at Oregon State
L 69–82
8–3 (3–1)
–
–
–
Gill Coliseum (10,785)Corvallis, OR
January 12, 1989
at USC
W 67–66
9–3 (4–1)
–
–
–
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (6,319)Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1989
Notre Dame
L 79–82
9–4
–
–
–
Pauley Pavilion (11,847)Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 1989
Arizona State
W 94–84
10–4 (5–1)
–
–
–
Pauley Pavilion (5,896)Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 1989
at No. 20 Stanford
L 75–84
10–5 (5–2)
–
–
–
Maples Pavilion (7,500)Stanford, CA
January 26, 1989
at Washington State
W 64–63
11–5 (6–2)
–
–
–
Beasley Coliseum (4,040)Pullman, WA
January 28, 1989
at Washington
W 93–74
12–5 (7–2)
–
–
–
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (3,551)Seattle, WA
February 2, 1989
Oregon
W 80–74
13–5 (8–2)
–
–
–
Pauley Pavilion (6,422)Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1989
Oregon State
W 92–75
14–5 (9–2)
–
–
–
Pauley Pavilion (8,636)Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 1989
USC
W 68–65
15–5 (10–2)
–
–
–
Pauley Pavilion (10,062)Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 1989
No. 4 Louisville
W 77–75
16–5
–
–
–
Pauley Pavilion (12,547)Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 1989
at Arizona State
L 86–93
16–6 (10–3)
–
–
–
ASU Activity Center (4,844)Tempe, AZ
February 18, 1989
at No. 2 Arizona
L 64–102
16–7 (10–4)
–
–
–
McKale Center (13,641)Tucson, AZ
February 23, 1989
Washington
W 101–78
17–7 (11–4)
–
–
–
Pauley Pavilion (5,276)Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 1989
Washington State
W 56–55
18–7 (12–4)
–
–
–
Pauley Pavilion (4,637)Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 1989
at California
W 81–73
19–7 (13–4)
–
–
–
Harmon Gym (6,578)Berkeley, CA
March 4, 1989
No. 1 Arizona
L 86–89
19–8 (13–5)
–
–
–
Pauley Pavilion (12,729)Los Angeles, CA
Pac-10 Tournament
March 10, 1989
vs. Washington Quarterfinals
W 64–54
20–8
–
–
–
The Forum (7,195)Los Angeles, CA
March 11, 1989
vs. No. 12 Stanford Semifinals
L 86–95
20–9
–
–
–
The Forum (10,565)Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
March 17, 1989
vs. Iowa State First Round
W 84–74
21–9
–
–
–
Omni Coliseum (12,297)Atlanta, GA
March 19, 1989
vs. No. 5 North Carolina Second Round
L 81–88
21–10
–
–
–
Omni Coliseum (12,821)Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Source[ 3]
[ 4]
Notes
This was the second time UCLA had faced the North Carolina Tarheels in the NCAA Tournament. The previous encounter was in the 1968 Final Four Championship game (Los Angeles). The Bruins won out the first time, 78-55.
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics