# 1988–89 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

The 1988–89 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Pirates were led by second year coach Mike Steele and they finished sixth in CAA with a record of 15-14, 6-8.
Guard Blue Edwards was the team's leading scorer with 26.7 points and 6.2 rebounds in 27 games. Other statistical leaders included Senior guard Jeff Kelly with 4.1 assists.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1988* | | NC Wesleyan | W 91–65 | 1–0 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| Nov 28, 1988* | | UNC Greensboro | W 68–49 | 2–0 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| Nov 30, 1988* | | at No. 1 Duke | L 46–95 | 2–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Dec 3, 1988* | | Campbell | W 86–72 | 3–1 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| Dec 7, 1988* | | at South Carolina | L 67–75 | 3–2 | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| Dec 10, 1988* | | Radford | L 75–88 | 3–3 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| Dec 15, 1988* | | at Winthrop | W 75–67 | 4–3 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Dec 20, 1988* | | at Mississippi State | L 79–88 | 4–4 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Dec 27, 1988* | | Maryland-Baltimore County | W 97–78 | 5–4 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| Dec 30, 1988* | | TCU | W 80–74 | 6–4 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| Jan 4, 1989* | | at No. 19 Georgia Tech | L 69–92 | 6–5 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| Jan 7, 1989 | | at William & Mary | W 75–59 | 7–5 (1–0) | Kaplan Arena at William and Mary Hall Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Jan 11, 1989 | | at Richmond | L 56–83 | 7–6 (1–1) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 14, 1989 | | James Madison | W 62–57 | 8–6 (2–1) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| Jan 16, 1989 | | George Mason | L 74–86 | 8–7 (2–2) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| Jan 21, 1989 | | at American | L 68–82 | 8–8 (2–3) | Bender Arena Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 23, 1989 | | vs. Navy | W 70–63 | 9–8 (3–3) | Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland |
| Jan 28, 1989 | | vs. North Carolina-Wilmington | L 66–81 | 9–9 (3–4) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC |
| Feb 1, 1989 | | William & Mary | W 73–68 | 10–9 (4–4) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| Feb 4, 1989 | | Richmond | L 54–56 | 10–10 (4–5) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| Feb 8, 1989 | | at George Mason | L 65–83 | 10–11 (4–6) | Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia |
| Feb 11, 1989 | | at James Madison | L 61–74 | 10–12 (4–7) | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Feb 16, 1989* | | at Campbell | W 65–60 | 11–12 (5–7) | Carter Gymnasium Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| Feb 18, 1989 | | American | W 66–60 | 12–12 (6–7) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| Feb 20, 1989 | | Navy | W 67–58 | 13–12 (7–7) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| Feb 22, 1989* | | Liberty | W 69–60 | 14–12 (8–7) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| Feb 25, 1989 | | North Carolina-Wilmington | L 55–60 | 14–13 (8–8) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1989 | (6) | vs. (3) American Quarterfinals | W 76–58 | 15–13 (8–8) | Hampton Coliseum Hampton, Virginia |
| Mar 5, 1989 | (6) | vs. No. 2 George Mason Semifinals | L 58–65 | 15–14 (8–8) | Hampton Coliseum Hampton, Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Team players in the 1989 NBA Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 21 | Blue Edwards | Utah Jazz |