# 1988–89 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 23–10 overall and 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #4 seed in the East Region. After defeating Rutgers in the first round, they lost to #5 seed NC State in double overtime in the Round of 32.

## Schedule/results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/26/1988* | No. 7 | McNeese State | W 77–56 | 1–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 11/29/1988* | No. 6 | at Drake Iowa Big Four | W 96–72 | 2–0 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA |
| 12/2/1988* | No. 6 | Brown Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 109–61 | 3–0 | Carver Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/3/1988* | No. 6 | Georgia Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 102–76 | 4–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/6/1988* 7:00 pm | No. 5 | Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | W 98–76 | 5–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/10/1988* | No. 5 | Iowa State Rivalry | W 91–71 | 6–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/12/1988* 7:00 pm | No. 5 | Jackson State | W 86–71 | 7–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/14/1988* 7:00 pm | No. 4 | Central Florida | W 102–68 | 8–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/23/1988* | No. 4 | vs. Eastern Illinois Chaminade Christmas Classic | W 89–71 | 9–0 | Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/24/1988* | No. 4 | vs. Saint Louis Chaminade Christmas Classic | W 83–80 | 10–0 | Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/25/1988* | No. 4 | vs. UC Riverside Chaminade Christmas Classic | L 92–110 | 10–1 | Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/30/1988* | No. 9 | Texas State | W 96–77 | 11–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| 1/5/1989 | No. 9 | at Michigan State | W 93–82 | 12–1 (1–0) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| 1/7/1989 | No. 9 | at No. 6 North Carolina | W 98-97 | 13–1 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1/14/1989 | No. 5 | at Minnesota | L 78–80 | 13–2 (1–1) | Williams Arena Minnesota, MN |
| 1/19/1989 | No. 7 | at No. 16 Ohio State | L 91–102 | 13–3 (1–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/21/1989 | No. 7 | at Purdue | W 67–66 | 14–3 (2–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 1/26/1989 | No. 12 | Wisconsin | W 78–70 | 15–3 (3–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/30/1989 | No. 12 | at No. 16 Indiana | L 89–104 | 15–4 (3–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/2/1989 | No. 9 | Northwestern | W 102–84 | 16–4 (4–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/5/1989 | No. 9 | No. 2 Illinois | W 86–82 | 17–4 (5–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 2/9/1989 | No. 8 | No. 10 Michigan | L 107–108 $^{2OT}$ | 17–5 (5–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 2/11/1989 | No. 8 | at Wisconsin | L 54–65 | 17–6 (5–5) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 2/13/1989 | No. 8 | No. 16 Ohio State | W 83–75 | 18–6 (6–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/18/1989 | No. 15 | Minnesota | W 99–61 | 19–6 (7–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/22/1989 | No. 14 | at Northwestern | W 89–84 | 20–6 (8–5) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 2/26/1989 | No. 14 | Purdue | W 84–67 | 21–6 (9–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 3/2/1989 | No. 11 | Michigan State | L 81–83 | 21–7 (9–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 3/5/1989 | No. 11 | at No. 10 Michigan | L 96–119 | 21–8 (9–7) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 3/8/1989 | No. 15 | at No. 4 Illinois | L 94–118 | 21–9 (9–8) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 3/11/1989 | No. 15 | No. 6 Indiana | W 87–70 | 22–9 (10–8) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/17/1989* | (4) No. 14 | vs. (13) Rutgers First Round | W 87–73 | 23–9 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 3/19/1989* CBS | (4) No. 14 | vs. (5) No. 19 NC State Second Round | L 96–102 | 23–10 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 14 |
| Coaches | 9 | 9^ | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 т | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 15 |
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

## Team players in the 1989 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 18 | B. J. Armstrong | Chicago Bulls |
| 1 | 23 | Roy Marble | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2 | 39 | Ed Horton | Washington Bullets |