# 1988–89 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1988–89 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1988–89 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1988* | | Marist | W 94–58 | 1–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 30, 1988* | | Oral Roberts | L 96–100 | 1–1 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 6, 1988* | | Louisiana Tech | L 109–111 | 1–2 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 8, 1988* | | McNeese State | W 91–89 | 2–2 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 10, 1988 | | at Florida | W 111–101 | 3–2 (1–0) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| Dec 8, 1988* | | UT Martin | W 128–89 | 4–2 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 22, 1988* | | No. 5 Illinois | L 100–127 | 4–3 | Maravich Assembly Center (14,192) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 28, 1988* | | vs. Morehead State Chaminade Classic | W 101–88 | 5–3 | Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 29, 1988* | | at Chaminade Chaminade Classic | W 94–79 | 6–3 | Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 30, 1988* | | vs. Nebraska Chaminade Classic | W 90–87 | 7–3 | Honolulu, HI |
| Jan 2, 1989* | | at Maryland | W 79–77 | 8–3 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD |
| Jan 4, 1989 | | Mississippi State | L 84–87 | 8–4 (1–1) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 7, 1989 | | Auburn | W 104–77 | 9–4 (2–1) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 11, 1989 | | at No. 17 Tennessee | L 96–100 | 9–5 (2–2) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| Jan 14, 1989 | | at Kentucky | W 64–62 | 10–5 (3–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| Jan 18, 1989 7:00 p.m., JPT | | Vanderbilt | W 86–85 | 11–5 (4–2) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 21, 1989 | | Alabama | W 80–76 | 12–5 (5–2) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 25, 1989 | | at Georgia | W 80–79 | 13–5 (6–2) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| Jan 28, 1989* CBS | | vs. No. 2 Georgetown | W 82–80 | 14–5 | Louisiana Superdome (54,321) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 1, 1989 | No. 19 | Ole Miss | W 105–75 | 15–5 (7–2) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 4, 1989 | No. 19 | at Mississippi State | L 79–96 | 15–6 (7–3) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| Feb 8, 1989 | | at Auburn | W 104–91 | 16–6 (8–3) | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| Feb 11, 1989 JPT | | Tennessee | W 122–106 | 17–6 (9–3) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 15, 1989 7:00 p.m., JPT | No. 20 | Kentucky | W 99–80 | 18–6 (10–3) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 18, 1989 JPT | No. 20 | at Vanderbilt | L 74–108 | 18–7 (10–4) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| Feb 20, 1989 | | Georgia | W 97–83 | 19–7 (11–4) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 22, 1989 7:00 p.m., JPT | | at Alabama | L 72–87 | 19–8 (11–5) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Feb 25, 1989* CBS | | No. 18 UNLV | W 88–87 | 20–8 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Mar 1, 1989 7:00 p.m., JPT | | Florida | L 95–104 | 20–9 (11–6) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Mar 4, 1989 TigerVision | | at Ole Miss | L 112–113 | 20–10 (11–7) | C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1989* JPT | | at Tennessee SEC Tournament Quarterfinal | L 77–95 | 20–11 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1989* | (7 W) | vs. (10 W) UTEP First Round | L 74–85 | 20–12 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Chris Jackson – SEC Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American
* Dale Brown – SEC Coach of the Year