# 1988–89 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 18th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 27–8 and a conference record of 15–3, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As the Big Ten Conference Champions, the Hoosiers were invited to participate in the 1989 NCAA tournament as a 2-seed. IU made it to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to 3-seed and eventual national runner-up Seton Hall.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 3 | Jay Edwards | G/F | 6–4 | So. | Marion, Indiana |
| 4 | Lyndon Jones | G | 6–2 | So. | Marion, Indiana |
| 5 | Chuckie White | F | 6–7 | Jr. | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 10 | Mark Robinson | F | 6–5 | Jr. | Van Nuys, California |
| 11 | Todd Jadlow | F/C | 6–9 | Sr. | Salina, Kansas |
| 14 | Magnus Pelkowski | C | 6–10 | Sr. | Bogotá, Colombia |
| 21 | Mike D'Aloisio | G | 6–4 | Sr. | Hillsborough, California |
| 23 | Jamal Meeks | G | 6–1 | Fr. | Freeport, Illinois |
| 24 | Matt Nover | F/C | 6–8 | RS Fr. | Chesterton, Indiana |
| 32 | Eric Anderson | F/C | 6–9 | Fr. | Chicago, Illinois |
| 35 | Jeff Oliphant | G | 6–5 | Jr. | Lyons, Indiana |
| 42 | Kreigh Smith | G/F | 6–7 | Sr. | Tipton, Indiana |
| 44 | Joe Hillman | G | 6–2 | Sr. | Glendale, California |
| 45 | Brian Sloan | F/C | 6–8 | Sr. | McLeansboro, Illinois |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/18/1988* | | Illinois State Preseason NIT First Round | W 83–48 | 1–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 11/20/1988* | | Stanford Preseason NIT Second Round | W 84–73 | 2–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 11/23/1988* | No. 20 | vs. No. 6 Syracuse Preseason NIT Semifinals | L 78–102 | 2–1 | Madison Square Garden New York City |
| 11/25/1988* | No. 20 | vs. North Carolina Preseason NIT consolation round | L 92–106 | 2–2 | Madison Square Garden New York City |
| 11/29/1988* | | at Miami (OH) | W 87–70 | 3–2 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| 12/3/1988* | | vs. No. 13 Louisville | L 79–101 | 3–3 | Hoosier Dome Indianapolis |
| 12/6/1988* | | at Notre Dame | L 71–84 | 3–4 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| 12/9/1988* | | VCU Indiana Classic | W 85–68 | 4–4 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/10/1988* | | Santa Clara Indiana Classic | W 64–49 | 5–4 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/14/1988* | | Arkansas-Little Rock | W 105–77 | 6–4 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/17/1988* | | UTEP | W 81–63 | 7–4 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/20/1988* | | at Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | W 75–52 | 8–4 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| 12/28/1988* | | vs. St. Bonaventure Hoosier Classic | W 103–66 | 9–4 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis |
| 12/29/1988* | | vs. Utah State Hoosier Classic | W 73–61 | 10–4 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis |
| 1/4/1989 | | No. 14 Ohio State | W 75–65 | 11–4 (1–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/9/1989 | | at Purdue Rivalry | W 74–73 | 12–4 (2–0) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 1/14/1989 | | Northwestern | W 92–76 | 13–4 (3–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/19/1989 | No. 19 | at Wisconsin | W 61–58 | 14–4 (4–0) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/21/1989 | No. 19 | Michigan State | W 75–60 | 15–4 (5–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/23/1989 | No. 19 | at No. 6 Michigan | W 71–70 | 16–4 (6–0) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 1/28/1989 | No. 16 | at No. 1 Illinois Rivalry | L 65–75 | 16–5 (6–1) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 1/30/1989 | No. 16 | No. 12 Iowa | W 104–89 | 17–5 (7–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/4/1989 | No. 17 | Minnesota | W 66–62 | 18–5 (8–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/9/1989 | No. 13 | at Northwestern | W 72–56 | 19–5 (9–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| 2/12/1989 | No. 13 | Purdue Rivalry | W 64–62 | 20–5 (10–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/19/1989 | No. 9 | No. 13 Michigan | W 76–75 | 21–5 (11–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/23/1989 | No. 4 | at Michigan State | W 76–65 | 22–5 (12–1) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan |
| 2/25/1989 | No. 4 | at Minnesota | W 75–62 | 23–5 (13–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis |
| 3/1/1989 | No. 3 | at Ohio State | W 73–66 | 24–5 (14–1) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| 3/5/1989 | No. 3 | No. 8 Illinois Rivalry | L 67–70 | 24–6 (14–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/9/1989 | No. 6 | Wisconsin | W 75–64 | 25–6 (15–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/11/1989 | No. 6 | at No. 15 Iowa | L 70–87 | 25–7 (15–3) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/17/1989* | (2 W) No. 8 | vs. (15 W) George Mason First Round | W 99–85 | 26–7 (15–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| 3/19/1989* | (2 W) No. 8 | vs. (7 W) UTEP Second Round | W 92–69 | 27–7 (15–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| 3/23/1989* | (2 W) No. 8 | vs. (3 W) No. 11 Seton Hall Sweet Sixteen | L 65–78 | 27–8 (15–3) | McNichols Sports Arena Denver |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||