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1988–89 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

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1988–89 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
OVC regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record23–8 (10–2 OVC)
Head coach
  • Bruce Stewart (5th season)
Home arenaMurphy Center
Seasons
1988–89 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 10 2   .833 23 8   .742
Murray State 10 2   .833 19 11   .633
Austin Peay 8 4   .667 18 12   .600
Morehead State 5 7   .417 15 16   .484
Eastern Kentucky 4 8   .333 7 22   .241
Tennessee Tech 3 9   .250 10 20   .333
Tennessee State 2 10   .167 4 24   .143
1989 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1988–89 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by fifth-year head coach Bruce Stewart, played their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 10–2 in OVC play to win the regular season championship. In the OVC tournament, they defeated Eastern Kentucky and Austin Peay to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 13 seed in the Southeast region, they defeated Florida State in the first round before losing in the second round to Virginia.

Roster

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1988–89 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G Chris Rainey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
F Randy Henry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr
Head coach
  • Bruce Stewart
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 28, 1988*
Kennesaw State W 93–56  1–0
Murphy Athletic Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dec 3, 1988*
at Wright State L 71–88  1–1
WSU Physical Education Building 
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 5, 1988*
at Akron L 65–81  1–2
James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, Ohio
Dec 8, 1988*
Tennessee Wesleyan W 143–68  2–2
Murphy Athletic Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dec 10, 1988*
Alabama State W 111–83  3–2
Murphy Athletic Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dec 17, 1988*
at Chattanooga W 88–87  4–2
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 20, 1988*
Louisiana Tech W 91–87  5–2
Murphy Athletic Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dec 22, 1988*
Arkansas State W 93–92 2OT 6–2
Murphy Athletic Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dec 27, 1988*
vs. Clemson
Far West Classic Quarterfinal
L 77–81  6–3
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, Oregon
Dec 29, 1988*
vs. Chicago State
Far West Classic
W 85–71  7–3
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, Oregon
Dec 30, 1988*
vs. Colorado
Far West Classic
W 107–105 OT 8–3
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, Oregon
Jan 4, 1989*
at Alabama State L 96–102  8–4
Dunn Arena 
Montgomery, Alabama
Jan 7, 1989*
Akron W 99–94  9–4
Murphy Athletic Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Regular season
Jan 9, 1989
Tennessee State W 89–60  10–4
(1–0)
Murphy Athletic Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 12, 1989*
at Louisiana Tech L 71–72  10–5
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, Louisiana
Jan 16, 1989
at Tennessee Tech W 79–77  11–5
(2–0)
Eblen Center 
Cookeville, Tennessee
Jan 21, 1989
Eastern Kentucky W 82–67  12–5
(3–0)
Murphy Athletic Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 23, 1989
Morehead State W 108–68  13–5
(4–0)
Murphy Athletic Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 28, 1989
at Austin Peay W 95–84  14–5
(5–0)
Winfield Dunn Center 
Clarksville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1989
at Murray State L 67–71  14–6
(5–1)
Racer Arena 
Murray, Kentucky
Feb 4, 1989
at Tennessee State W 104–71  15–6
(6–1)
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 8, 1989*
Wright State W 83–51  16–6
Murphy Athletic Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Feb 11, 1989
Murray State W 85–84  17–6
(7–1)
Murphy Athletic Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Feb 13, 1989
Austin Peay W 111–105 OT 18–6
(8–1)
Murphy Athletic Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Feb 18, 1989
at Morehead State L 99–101  18–7
(8–2)
Ellis Johnson Arena 
Morehead, Kentucky
Feb 20, 1989
at Eastern Kentucky W 81–63  19–7
(9–2)
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
Feb 25, 1989
Tennessee Tech W 89–68  20–7
(10–2)
Murphy Athletic Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
OVC tournament
Mar 5, 1989*
(1) vs. (5) Eastern Kentucky
Semifinals
W 81–64  21–7
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 9, 1989*
(1) vs. (3) Austin Peay
Championship
W 82–79  22–7
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1989*
(13 SE) vs. (4 SE) No. 16 Florida State
First Round
W 97–83[2]  23–7
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 18, 1989*
(13 SE) vs. (5 SE) Virginia
Second Round
L 88–104  23–8
Memorial Gymnasium (13,453)
Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast Source[3][4][5].
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "THE BUCK STOPS SEMINOLES IN NCAA OPENER; BLUE RAIDER PLAYS PERFECT GAME". Deseret News. March 17, 1989. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "1988-89 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "1988-89 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2020.