# 1988–89 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University in the program's final season as members of the Metro Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Pat Kennedy, the Seminoles reached the NCAA tournament as the #4 seed in the Southeast region, but were upset in the first round by Middle Tennessee State. The team finished with an overall record of 22–8 (9–3 Metro).

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1988* | No. 17 | Central Florida | W 133–79 | 1–0 | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Nov 29, 1988* | No. 14 | Florida International | W 100–75 | 2–0 | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Dec 3, 1988* | No. 14 | No. 19 Florida Rivalry | W 114–86 | 3–0 | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Dec 9, 1988* | No. 14 | Stetson | W 91–74 | 4–0 | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Dec 14, 1988* | No. 12 | South Alabama | W 87–82 | 5–0 | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Dec 17, 1988* | No. 12 | at Penn State | W 78–71 | 6–0 | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 20, 1988* | No. 11 | South Florida | W 113–81 | 7–0 | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Dec 28, 1988* | No. 10 | vs. Central Florida Red Lobster Classic | W 97–64 | 8–0 | Orlando, Florida |
| Dec 29, 1988* | No. 10 | vs. Villanova Red Lobster Classic | L 67–68 | 8–1 | Orlando, Florida |
| Jan 4, 1989* | No. 15 | Rider | W 113–67 | 9–1 | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 7, 1989 | No. 15 | Southern Miss | W 104–79 | 10–1 (1–0) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 11, 1989* | No. 14 | at Jacksonville | W 85–70 | 11–1 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Jan 15, 1989* | No. 14 | No. 17 Tennessee | W 101–90 | 12–1 | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 18, 1989* | No. 14 | at Arkansas | W 112–105 | 13–1 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 21, 1989 | No. 14 | Cincinnati | W 95–80 | 14–1 (2–0) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 26, 1989 | No. 11 | at South Carolina | W 69–67 | 15–1 (3–0) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| Jan 28, 1989 | No. 11 | at Virginia Tech | W 100–97 | 16–1 (4–0) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Feb 1, 1989 | No. 8 | Memphis State | L 82–99 | 16–2 (4–1) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb 4, 1989 | No. 8 | at Cincinnati | W 66–65 | 17–2 (5–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 6, 1989 | No. 12 | at No. 7 Louisville | W 81–78 | 18–2 (6–1) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Feb 8, 1989 | No. 12 | South Carolina | W 88–72 | 19–2 (7–1) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb 16, 1989 | No. 7 | No. 10 Louisville | L 77–78 | 19–3 (7–2) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb 18, 1989 | No. 7 | at Memphis State | L 79–89 | 19–4 (7–3) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 21, 1989* | No. 12 | at New Orleans | L 77–83 | 19–5 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Feb 23, 1989* | No. 12 | at La Salle | L 100–101 | 19–6 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 1, 1989 | No. 16 | Virginia Tech | W 117–97 | 20–6 (8–3) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Mar 4, 1989 | No. 16 | at Southern Miss | W 81–78 | 21–6 (9–3) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Metro Conference Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1989* | No. 14 | at South Carolina Metro Conference Tournament Semifinal | W 80–63 | 22–6 | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| Mar 11, 1989* | No. 14 | vs. No. 16 Louisville Metro Conference Tournament Semifinal | L 80–87 | 22–7 | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1989* | (4 SE) No. 16 | vs. (13 SE) Middle Tennessee State First Round | L 83–97 | 22–8 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 7 | George McCloud | Indiana Pacers |