# 1988–89 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

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.

## Schedule and results

| 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* 7:05 p.m. | | UMKC | W 91–72 | 15–8 | Jaguar Gym (3,375) 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 | 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. ||||||

## NBA draft

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