1988–89 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1988–89 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	22–11 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach	Terry Holland (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Jones (7th season) Dave Odom (7th season) Craig Littlepage (1st season)
Home arena	University Hall
Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 19 NC State	10	–	4	.714	22	–	9	.710
No. 9 Duke	9	–	5	.643	28	–	8	.778
Virginia	9	–	5	.643	22	–	11	.667
No. 5 North Carolina †	9	–	5	.643	29	–	8	.784
Georgia Tech	8	–	6	.571	20	–	12	.625
Clemson	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Wake Forest	3	–	11	.214	13	–	15	.464
Maryland	1	–	13	.071	9	–	20	.310

† 1989 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988–89 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 15th-year head coach Terry Holland. The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #5 seed in the Southeast region, and made a run to the Elite Eight before falling to Michigan, the eventual national champion.

Roster

1988–89 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	11	Richard Morgan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G/F	20	Bryant Stith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Emporia, Virginia
G	22	John Crotty	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Orange, New Jersey
F	34	Bill Batts	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr
C	42	Brent Bair	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Terry Holland (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Craig Littlepage (Penn)
Jeff Jones (Virginia)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1988*		Dartmouth	W 99–73	1–0	20 – Crotty	6 – Tied	4 – Crotty	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 26, 1988*		Marquette	W 80–63	2–0	17 – Stith	9 – Batts	7 – Crotty	University Hall (6,380) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 30, 1988*		Arkansas	W 75–65	3–0	21 – Morgan	5 – Crotty	7 – Crotty	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 3, 1988*		Towson State	W 87–79	4–0	26 – Morgan	7 – Morgan	9 – Crotty	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 6, 1988*		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 88–61	5–0	21 – Stith	5 – Dabbs	5 – Crotty	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 10, 1988*		No. 18 Connecticut	L 61–68	5–1	17 – Stith	10 – Dabbs	4 – Crotty	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 19, 1988*		Jacksonville	W 86–81	6–1	18 – Morgan	11 – Stith	7 – Crotty	University Hall (8,664) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 21, 1988*		UC-Irvine	W 99–89	7–1	27 – Morgan	10 – Morgan	7 – Crotty	University Hall (8,264) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 28, 1988*		vs. No. 13 Seton Hall Sugar Bowl Tournament	L 67–84	7–2	20 – Morgan	8 – Stith	2 – Tied	Louisiana Superdome (4,915) New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 29, 1988*		vs. Mississippi State Sugar Bowl Tournament Consolation	L 84–86	7–3	19 – Stith	12 – Dabbs	5 – Morgan	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 4, 1989*		at No. 13 Louisville	L 71–74	7–4	16 – Tied	8 – Blundin	6 – Crotty	Freedom Hall (19,272) Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 7, 1989		No. 1 Duke	L 76–84	7–5 (0–1)	31 – Morgan	10 – Blundin	5 – Crotty	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 11, 1989		at Clemson	L 70–80	7–6 (0–2)	19 – Morgan	11 – Stith	5 – Crotty	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,500) Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 15, 1989		No. 8 North Carolina	W 106–83	8–6 (1–2)	39 – Morgan	9 – Blundin	5 – Crotty	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 17, 1989		at Maryland	W 64–58	9–6 (2–2)	21 – Morgan	9 – Tied	8 – Crotty	Cole Fieldhouse (10,768) College Park, Maryland
Jan 25, 1989*		vs. Virginia Tech	W 113–106	10–6	28 – Morgan	15 – Blundin	8 – Crotty	Richmond Coliseum (10,716) Richmond, Virginia
Jan 28, 1989		Wake Forest	W 88–69	11–6 (3–2)	25 – Morgan	9 – Stith	5 – Crotty	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 1, 1989		No. 13 NC State	W 91–71	12–6 (4–2)	20 – Morgan	12 – Stith	7 – Crotty	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 6, 1989		Georgia Tech	W 78–71	13–6 (5–2)	23 – Morgan	9 – Dabbs	6 – Crotty	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 8, 1989		at No. 14 Duke	L 66–85	13–7 (5–3)	13 – Morgan	5 – Stith	4 – Crotty	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
Feb 12, 1989		at No. 6 North Carolina	L 67–85	13–8 (5–4)	20 – Stith	12 – Stith	4 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (21,444) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 16, 1989*		VMI	W 92–79	14–8	22 – Dabbs	11 – Dabbs	4 – Crotty	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 18, 1989		Clemson	W 85–83	15–8 (6–4)	16 – Dabbs	12 – Dabbs	9 – Crotty	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 22, 1989		at Georgia Tech	L 65–73	15–9 (6–5)	28 – Stith	12 – Dabbs	9 – Crotty	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,113) Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 26, 1989		at No. 17 NC State	W 76–75	16–9 (7–5)	29 – Stith	13 – Dabbs	8 – Crotty	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 1, 1989		at Wake Forest	W 81–72	17–9 (8–5)	23 – Morgan	10 – Stith	7 – Crotty	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,200) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1989		Maryland	W 86–59	18–9 (9–5)	34 – Morgan	12 – Stith	8 – Crotty	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar 10, 1989*		vs. Clemson ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 90–73	19–9	18 – Crotty	9 – Dabbs	5 – Stith	Omni Coliseum (16,723) Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 11, 1989*		vs. No. 7 Duke ACC Tournament Semifinal	L 58–69	19–10	15 – Stith	8 – Dabbs	5 – Crotty	Omni Coliseum (16,723) Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1989*	(5 SE)	vs. (12 SE) Providence First round	W 100–97	20–10	33 – Morgan	7 – Tied	10 – Crotty	Memorial Gymnasium (12,541) Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 18, 1989*	(5 SE)	vs. (13 SE) Middle Tennessee State Second round	W 104–88	21–10	33 – Morgan	10 – Daniel	14 – Crotty	Memorial Gymnasium (13,453) Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 23, 1989*	(5 SE)	vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Oklahoma Southeast Regional semifinal	W 86–80	22–10	28 – Stith	14 – Dabbs	8 – Crotty	Rupp Arena (22,314) Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 25, 1989*	(5 SE)	vs. (3 SE) No. 10 Michigan Southeast Regional Final	L 65–102	22–11	15 – Morgan	12 – Dabbs	7 – Crotty	Rupp Arena (22,755) Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern time.

Source:^[2]

References

^ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 306.
^ "1988-89 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

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