# 1988–89 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by head coach Mike Newell, played their home games at Barton Coliseum and were members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. They finished the season with a record of 23–8, 14–4 in TAAC play. They won the 1989 TAAC men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They lost in the first round to Louisville, 76–71.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 30, 1988* | | Houston | W 100–67 | 1–0 | Barton Coliseum (6,851) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Dec 5, 1988* | | Texas Southern | W 114–79 | 2–0 | Barton Coliseum (5,671) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Dec 8, 1988* | | Colorado | W 91–66 | 3–0 | Barton Coliseum (7,021) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Dec 9, 1988* | | vs. Southern California Illini Classic | W 94–86 | 4–0 | Assembly Hall (2,000) Champaign, Illinois |
| Dec 10, 1988* | | at No. 7 Illinois Illini Classic | L 88–107 | 4–1 | Assembly Hall (14,887) Champaign, Illinois |
| Dec 14, 1988* | | at Indiana | L 77–105 | 4–2 | Assembly Hall (14,132) Bloomington, Indiana |
| Dec 17, 1988 | | Stetson | W 88–70 | 5–2 (1–0) | Barton Coliseum (5,580) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Dec 19, 1988 | | Georgia Southern | W 94–74 | 6–2 (2–0) | Barton Coliseum (5,421) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Dec 22, 1988* | | at No. 7 Oklahoma | L 96–115 | 6–3 | Lloyd Noble Center (9,683) Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 30, 1988* | | Southern | W 112–104 | 7–3 | Barton Coliseum (5,421) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Dec 31, 1988* | | Marshall | W 89–79 | 8–3 | Barton Coliseum (5,199) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Jan 5, 1989 | | at Texas-San Antonio | L 73–74 | 8–4 (2–1) | Convocation Center (4,258) San Antonio, Texas |
| Jan 7, 1989 | | at Hardin-Simmons | W 97–77 | 9–4 (3–1) | Mabee Complex (1,769) Abilene, Texas |
| Jan 12, 1989 | | Houston Baptist | W 112–73 | 10–4 (4–1) | Barton Coliseum (5,438) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Jan 14, 1989 | | Centenary | W 113–83 | 11–4 (5–1) | Barton Coliseum (6,485) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Jan 21, 1989 | | at Samford | W 87–84 | 12–4 (6–1) | Seibert Hall (1,413) Homewood, Alabama |
| Jan 26, 1989 | | at Georgia State | W 102–91 | 13–4 (7–1) | GSU Sports Arena (1,163) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 28, 1989 | | at Mercer | W 103–82 | 14–4 (8–1) | Porter Gym (2,020) Macon, Georgia |
| Feb 2, 1989 | | Hardin-Simmons | W 117–80 | 15–4 (9–1) | Barton Coliseum (5,445) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Feb 4, 1989 | | Texas-San Antonio | W 94–78 | 16–4 (10–1) | Barton Coliseum (5,544) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Feb 9, 1989 | | at Centenary | L 113–114 | 16–5 (10–2) | Gold Dome (2,987) Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Feb 11, 1989 | | at Houston Baptist | W 76–64 | 17–5 (11–2) | Sharp Gymnasium (967) Houston, Texas |
| Feb 18, 1989 | | Samford | W 73–62 | 18–5 (12–2) | Barton Coliseum (6,111) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Feb 23, 1989 | | Mercer | L 72–75 | 18–6 (12–3) | Barton Coliseum (5,112) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Feb 25, 1989 | | Georgia State | W 107–79 | 19–6 (13–3) | Barton Coliseum (5,669) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Mar 2, 1989 | | at Stetson | L 78–87 | 19–7 (13–4) | Edmunds Center (3,100) DeLand, Florida |
| Mar 4, 1989 | | at Georgia Southern | W 80–63 | 20–7 (14–4) | Hanner Fieldhouse (5,303) Statesboro, Georgia |
| TAAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1989* | | Texas-San Antonio TAAC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 82–79 | 21–7 | Barton Coliseum (4,545) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Mar 8, 1989* | | Stetson TAAC Tournament Semifinal | W 60–59 | 22–7 | Barton Coliseum (5,625) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Mar 9, 1989* | | Centenary TAAC tournament championship | W 100–72 | 23–7 | Barton Coliseum (6,169) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1989* | (13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Louisville First Round | L 71–76 | 23–8 | RCA Dome (37,232) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||