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1988–89 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

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1988–89 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Sun Belt Regular season champions
Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record23–9 (11–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaMitchell Center
Seasons
1988–89 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Alabama 11 3   .786 23 9   .719
UNC Charlotte 10 4   .714 17 12   .586
VCU 9 5   .643 13 15   .464
UAB 8 6   .571 22 12   .647
Old Dominion 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
Jacksonville 5 9   .357 14 16   .467
Western Kentucky 4 10   .286 14 15   .483
South Florida 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
1989 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1988–89 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach Ronnie Arrow, in the second year of his first stint as head coach. They played their home games at the Mobile Civic Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 11–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They won the Sun Belt tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as the 11 seed in the Southeast region. In the opening round, the Jaguars upset Alabama before losing to the eventual National champion, Michigan, in the second round.

Roster

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1988–89 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Jeff Hodge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Birmingham, Alabama
G Junie Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Abington, Pennsylvania
F Gabriel Estaba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
G Terrance Brodnick 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
F John Jimmerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
F Neil Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
G Derek Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
C Phillip Darden 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
G Dennis Rhodes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr
G Darrell Nelson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
F James Neal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
F Michael Hurring 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So
F Scott Zimos 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr
Head coach
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
Regular season
Nov 25, 1988*
vs. Fairfield W 70–50  1–0
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 26, 1988*
at Providence L 88–93 OT 1–1
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 3, 1988*
Coastal Carolina W 88–65  2–1
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 7, 1988*
at Marshall L 110–111  2–2
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 10, 1988*
at New Orleans W 69–64 OT 3–2
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 14, 1988*
at No. 12 Florida State L 82–87  3–3
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 22, 1988*
Stephen F. Austin W 108–69  4–3
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 30, 1988*
at Southwestern Louisiana W 86–69  5–3
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 2, 1989*
vs. Arkansas L 71–103  5–4
Pine Bluff Convention Center (5,260)
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Jan 8, 1989
Western Kentucky W 87–74  6–4
(1–0)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 11, 1989*
Alabama State W 104–84  7–4
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 15, 1989
UNC Charlotte W 97–83  8–4
(2–0)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 18, 1989
UAB W 114–84  9–4
(3–0)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 21, 1989
at UNC Charlotte L 70–72  9–5
(3–1)
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 23, 1989
Jacksonville W 103–74  10–5
(4–1)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 26, 1989
at Old Dominion W 82–75  11–5
(5–1)
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 31, 1989
VCU W 95–91  12–5
(6–1)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 6, 1989
at VCU L 81–85  12–6
(6–2)
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 9, 1989*
at Southern Miss L 92–94  12–7
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 11, 1989
at UAB L 91–93  12–8
(6–3)
UAB Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 13, 1989
South Florida W 96–70  13–8
(7–3)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 16, 1989
at Western Kentucky W 96–92 OT 14–8
(8–3)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 18, 1989*
UMKC W 91–72  15–8
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 21, 1989
Old Dominion W 92–81  16–8
(9–3)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 23, 1989
at South Florida W 96–84  17–8
(10–3)
USF Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Feb 25, 1989
at Jacksonville W 93–78  18–8
(11–3)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Mar 1, 1989*
Nicholls State W 116–66  19–8
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Mar 4, 1989*
(1) vs. (8) South Florida
Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinal
W 70–65  20–8
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1989*
(1) vs. (4) UAB
Sun Belt Tournament Semifinal
W 103–84  21–8
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 6, 1989*
(1) vs. (6) Jacksonville
Sun Belt tournament championship
W 105–59  22–8
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1989*
(11 SE) vs. (6 SE) No. 20 Alabama
First Round
W 86–84[1]  23–8
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 19, 1989*
(11 SE) vs. (3 SE) No. 10 Michigan
Second Round
L 82–91  23–9
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Central Time.

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 48 Junie Lewis Utah Jazz
2 53 Jeff Hodge Dallas Mavericks

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References

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  1. ^ "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: SOUTHEAST; South Alabama 3 Pointer Stuns the Crimson Tide". New York Times. March 18, 1989. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019-20 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.