1988–89 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 1988–89 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1988-89 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 11th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers won 22 consecutive games, took home the conference regular season title, and received an at-large bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the East region.[1]

1988–89 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Atlantic-10 Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record26–5 (17–1 A-10)
Head coach
CaptainHerbie Brooks
Darryl Prue
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
1988–89 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 West Virginia171 .944265  .839
Temple153 .8331812  .600
Rutgers135 .7221813  .581
Penn State126 .6672012  .625
Rhode Island99 .5001315  .464
St. Bonaventure711 .3891315  .464
Duquesne711 .3891316  .448
UMass513 .2781018  .357
Saint Joseph's414 .222821  .276
George Washington117 .056127  .036
1989 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1988–89 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Tracy Shelton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Oak Hill, West Virginia
G 4 Steve Berger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Boomer, West Virginia
G 11 Chris Leonard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Purcellville, Virginia
G 21 Shaun Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Jacksonville, Florida
F 23 Chris Berger 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Bronx, New York
F 24 Darryl Prue 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
G 32 Herbie Brooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Mullens, West Virginia
F/C 33 Wade Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
C 42 Ray Foster 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Cleveland, Ohio
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 26, 1988*
    Robert Morris L 67–75  0–1
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    Dec 1, 1988*
    Fresno State W 71–67  1–1
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    Dec 3, 1988*
    Bradley L 68–70  1–2
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    Dec 5, 1988*
    Mount St. Mary's W 77–60  2–2
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    Dec 10, 1988*
    at Pittsburgh W 84–81 OT 3–2
    Fitzgerald Field House 
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Dec 17, 1988*
    Virginia Tech W 101–52  4–2
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    Dec 22, 1988*
    at UNC Charlotte W 82–73 OT 5–2
    Bojangles Coliseum 
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Dec 27, 1988*
    at Maryland W 69–61  6–2
    Cole Fieldhouse 
    College Park, Maryland
    Jan 3, 1989
    at UMass W 89–73  7–2
    (1–0)
    Springfield Civic Center 
    Springfield, Massachusetts
    Jan 5, 1989
    St. Bonaventure W 69–45  8–2
    (2–0)
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    Jan 7, 1989
    Duquesne W 101–72  9–2
    (3–0)
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    Jan 10, 1989
    at Saint Joseph's W 76–61  10–2
    (4–0)
    Hagan Arena 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Jan 14, 1989
    Rutgers W 90–70  11–2
    (5–0)
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    Jan 17, 1989
    at George Washington W 73–71  12–2
    (6–0)
    Charles E. Smith Center 
    Washington, D.C.
    Jan 21, 1989
    Temple W 65–63  13–2
    (7–0)
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    Jan 26, 1989
    George Washington W 92–57  14–2
    (8–0)
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    Jan 28, 1989
    at Duquesne W 98–82  15–2
    (9–0)
    A.J. Palumbo Center 
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Feb 2, 1989
    No. 18 at Rhode Island W 79–71  16–2
    (10–0)
    Keaney Gymnasium 
    Kingston, Rhode Island
    Feb 5, 1989
    No. 18 at Rutgers W 60–58  17–2
    (11–0)
    Louis Brown Athletic Center 
    Piscataway, New Jersey
    Feb 9, 1989*
    No. 15 vs. Marshall W 81–73  18–2
    Charleston Civic Center 
    Charleston, West Virginia
    Feb 11, 1989
    No. 15 Penn State W 100–67  19–2
    (12–0)
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    Feb 13, 1989*
    No. 15 at St. Bonaventure W 80–72  20–2
    (13–0)
    Reilly Center 
    St. Bonaventure, New York
    Feb 16, 1989*
    No. 14 UMass W 88–55  21–2
    (14–0)
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    Feb 19, 1989*
    No. 14 Rhode Island W 90–66  22–2
    (15–0)
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    Feb 23, 1989
    No. 11 Saint Joseph's W 65–50  23–2
    (16–0)
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    Feb 26, 1989
    No. 11 at Temple L 56–74  23–3
    (16–1)
    McGonigle Hall 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Mar 1, 1989
    No. 15 at Penn State W 71–61  24–3
    (17–1)
    Rec Hall 
    University Park, Pennsylvania
    Atlantic-10 Tournament
    Mar 5, 1989*
    No. 15 vs. Saint Joseph's
    A-10 Tournament Quarterfinals
    W 79–59  25–3
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Mar 6, 1989*
    No. 15 vs. Penn State
    A-10 Tournament Semifinals
    L 64–86  25–4
    Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 16, 1989*
    (7 E) No. 17 vs. (10 E) Tennessee
    First Round
    W 84–68  26–4
    Greensboro Coliseum 
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Mar 18, 1989*
    (7 E) No. 17 vs. (2 E) No. 9 Duke
    Second Round
    L 63–70  26–5
    Greensboro Coliseum 
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.
    All times are in Eastern.

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    Rankings

    References

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