# 1988–89 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 91st basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 1st year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. The season remains, as of the 2024 tournament, the most recent tournament Kansas failed to qualify for, due to an NCAA-imposed postseason ban imposed on KU for recruiting violations committed by former coach Larry Brown. It also remains, as of the 2023–24 season the last time Kansas failed to win 20 games.

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
| Sean Alvarado | 52 | Center | 6-11 | 215 | Senior | Washington, D.C. |
| Scooter Barry | 10 | Guard | 6-4 | 175 | Senior | Concord, California |
| Jeff Gueldner | 33 | Guard/Forward | 6-5 | 180 | Junior | Charleston, Illinois |
| Brad Kampschroeder | | Forward | 6-7 | 190 | Senior | Naperville, Illinois |
| Mike Maddox | 32 | Forward | 6-8 | 200 | Sophomore | Reseda, California |
| Lincoln Minor | 11 | Guard | 6-3 | 175 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
| Milt Newton | 21 | Guard/Forward | 6-5 | 180 | Senior | Washington, D.C. |
| Kevin Pritchard | 14 | Guard | 6-4 | 180 | Junior | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mark Randall | 42 | Forward | 6-9 | 225 | Sophomore | Englewood, Colorado |
| Kurt Sinnett | | | | | Freshman | |
| Freeman West | 34 | Forward | 6–5 | 190 | Junior | East Chicago, Indiana |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| 11/25/1988* | | at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout First Round | W 94-81 | 1-0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK |
| 11/26/1988* | | vs. California Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals | W 86-71 | 2-0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK |
| 11/27/1988* | | vs. Seton Hall Great Alaska Shootout Championship Game | L 81-92 | 2-1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK |
| 12/1/1988* | | Seattle University | W 98-65 | 3-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/3/1988* | | Loyola | W 100-80 | 4-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/7/1988* | | Pacific Lutheran | W 112-61 | 5-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/10/1988* | | vs. Temple | W 95-78 | 6-1 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| 12/12/1988* | | Northern Arizona | W 109-59 | 7-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/21/1988* | No. 20 | at Texas Tech | W 81-80 | 8-1 | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| 12/29/1988* | No. 20 | vs. Iona | W 100-67 | 9-1 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 12/30/1988* | No. 20 | vs. Southwest Missouri State | W 82-73 | 10-1 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 1/3/1989* | No. 18 | Brown | W 115-45 | 11-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/7/1989 | No. 18 | Iowa State | W 127-82 | 12-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/9/1989* | No. 18 | SMU | W 90-82 $^{OT}$ | 13-1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/12/1989* | No. 16 | at Miami | L 86-87 | 13-2 | Miami Arena Miami, FL |
| 1/14/1989 | No. 16 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 75-74 $^{OT}$ | 14-2 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| 1/18/1989 | No. 17 | at No. 5 Oklahoma | L 95-123 | 14-3 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| 1/21/1989 | No. 17 | at Colorado | W 89-74 | 15-3 | Coors Events Center Boulder, CO |
| 1/25/1989* | No. 18 | Wichita State | W 86-66 | 16-3 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/28/1989 | No. 18 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 70-71 | 16-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/1/1989 | | No. 5 Missouri Border War | L 66-91 | 16-5 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/4/1989 | | at Nebraska | L 70-74 | 16-6 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| 2/8/1989 | | Oklahoma State | L 81-87 | 16-7 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/11/1989 | | at No. 3 Missouri Border War | L 80-93 | 16-8 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| 2/15/1989 | | No. 1 Oklahoma | L 89-94 $^{OT}$ | 16-9 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/18/1989* | | at No. 11 Duke | L 77-102 | 16-10 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| 2/22/1989 | | at Iowa State | L 89-97 | 16-11 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| 2/25/1989 | | Colorado | W 111-83 | 17-11 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 3/1/1989 | | Nebraska | W 80-71 | 18-11 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 3/4/1989 | | at Oklahoma State | W 79-78 | 19-11 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| Big Eight Tournament ||||||
| 3/10/1989 | | vs. Kansas State Quarterfinals | L 65-73 | 19-12 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 |
| AP | | | | | | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
*There was no coaches poll in week 1.