1988–89 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Tony Barone, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 20–11 record (11–3 MVC), and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament.

1988–89 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
MVC Regular season champion
MVC tournament champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record20–11 (11–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaOmaha Civic Auditorium
1988–89 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Creighton113 .7862011  .645
Wichita State104 .7141911  .633
Tulsa104 .7141813  .581
Bradley77 .5001314  .481
Drake68 .4291217  .414
Southern Illinois68 .4292014  .588
Illinois State68 .4291317  .433
Indiana State014 .000424  .143
1989 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1988–89 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 10 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr  Columbus, Indiana
G 11 James Farr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
SrMount Carmel Chicago, Illinois
G 14 Duan Cole 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So  Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 15 Ed Molitor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr  Palatine, Illinois
G 20 Porter Moser 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrBenet Academy Naperville, Illinois
F 21 Tony Ball 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr  Tulsa, Oklahoma
G 22 Matt Roggenburk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr  Cleveland, Ohio
G 23 Todd Eisner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) So  Chilton, Wisconsin
G 24 Latrell Wrightsell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrRoosevelt Gary, Indiana
C 25 Chad Gallagher 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoBoylan Catholic Rockford, Illinois
F 30 Bob Harstad 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoThompson Valley Loveland, Colorado
G/F 31 Troy Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr  Fort Worth, Texas
C 32 Bill O'Dowd 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
So  Miami, Florida
G 40 Dave Mohr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So  Manning, Iowa
F 42 Chris Rodgers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So  East St. Louis, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 26, 1988*
    at Nebraska L 77–86  0–1
    Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,728)
    Lincoln, Nebraska
    Nov 30, 1988*
    Iowa State L 58–88  0–2
    Omaha Civic Auditorium (6,268)
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Dec 2, 1988*
    at Cleveland State W 70–69  1–2
    Woodling Gym 
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Dec 5, 1988*
    San Jose State W 84–77  2–2
    Omaha Civic Auditorium 
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Dec 7, 1988*
    at Arkansas State L 63–71  2–3
    Convocation Center 
    Jonesboro, Arkansas
    Dec 10, 1988*
    at Notre Dame L 64–77  2–4
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Dec 17, 1988*
    Montana W 57–51 OT 3–4
    Omaha Civic Auditorium 
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Dec 19, 1988*
    Marquette W 79–73  4–4
    Omaha Civic Auditorium 
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Dec 22, 1988*
    Montana State W 75–69  5–4
    Omaha Civic Auditorium 
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Dec 31, 1988*
    Arkansas State L 58–69  5–5
    Omaha Civic Auditorium 
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Jan 2, 1989*
    at Illinois-Chicago L 76–78  5–6
    UIC Pavilion 
    Chicago, Illinois
    Jan 9, 1989
    Illinois State W 68–58  6–6
    (1–0)
    Omaha Civic Auditorium 
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Jan 14, 1989
    at Indiana State W 76–69  7–6
    (2–0)
    Hulman Center 
    Terre Haute, Indiana
    Jan 16, 1989
    at Wichita State W 81–80 OT 8–6
    (3–0)
    Levitt Arena 
    Wichita, Kansas
    Jan 21, 1989
    Bradley W 94–68  9–6
    (4–0)
    Omaha Civic Auditorium 
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Jan 23, 1989
    at Southern Illinois W 84–74  10–6
    (5–0)
    SIU Arena 
    Carbondale, Illinois
    Jan 28, 1989
    at Illinois State L 66–76  10–7
    (5–1)
    Horton Field House 
    Normal, Illinois
    Jan 30, 1989
    at Bradley W 85–68  11–7
    (6–1)
    Carver Arena 
    Peoria, Illinois
    Feb 2, 1989
    Tulsa W 75–61  12–7
    (7–1)
    Omaha Civic Auditorium 
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Feb 4, 1989
    Drake W 74–72  13–7
    (8–1)
    Omaha Civic Auditorium 
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Feb 6, 1989*
    Cleveland State W 92–82  14–7
    Omaha Civic Auditorium 
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Feb 11, 1989
    at Tulsa L 67–75  14–8
    (8–2)
    Tulsa Convention Center 
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Feb 13, 1989
    Wichita State L 62–66  14–9
    (8–3)
    Omaha Civic Auditorium 
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Feb 16, 1989
    Southern Illinois W 102–100 OT 15–9
    (9–3)
    Omaha Civic Auditorium 
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Feb 18, 1989
    Indiana State W 91–80  16–9
    (10–3)
    Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,316)
    Omaha, Nebraska
    Feb 21, 1989*
    at Montana State L 80–82  16–10
    Worthington Arena (4,000)
    Bozeman, Montana
    Feb 27, 1989
    at Drake W 69–60  17–10
    (11–3)
    Veterans Memorial Auditorium (6,170)
    Des Moines, Iowa
    Missouri Valley Conference tournament
    Mar 5, 1989*
    vs. Indiana State
    MVC Tournament Quarterfinal
    W 85–70  18–10
    Levitt Arena 
    Wichita, Kansas
    Mar 6, 1989*
    vs. Drake
    MVC Tournament Semifinal
    W 54–49  19–10
    Levitt Arena 
    Wichita, Kansas
    Mar 7, 1989*
    vs. Southern Illinois
    MVC tournament championship
    W 79–77  20–10
    Levitt Arena (7,514)
    Wichita, Kansas
    1989 NCAA tournament
    Mar 17, 1989*
    (14 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 6 Missouri
    First Round
    L 69–85  20–11
    Reunion Arena 
    Dallas, Texas
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    MW=Midwest.
    All times are in Central.

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    References

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