1988–89 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 1988–89 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1988–89 season. Playing in the Summit League (AMCU-8) and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 21–10 overall record and won the AMCU-8 regular season and conference tournament titles.[1] Southwest Missouri State lost to Seton Hall in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.

1988–89 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball
AMCU-8 Regular Season Champions
AMCU-8 tournament champions
ConferenceAssociation of Mid-Continent Universities
Record21–10 (10–2 AMCU-8)
Head coach
Home arenaHammons Student Center
Seasons
1988–89 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwest Missouri State 10 2   .833 21 10   .677
Northern Iowa 8 4   .667 19 9   .679
Eastern Illinois 7 5   .583 16 16   .500
Green Bay 6 6   .500 14 14   .500
Valparaiso 4 8   .333 10 19   .345
Western Illinois 4 8   .333 9 19   .321
UIC 3 9   .250 13 17   .433
Cleveland State 0 0   16 12   .571
1989 AMCU-8 tournament winner

Roster

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1988–89 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Darryl Reid 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
F Lee Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr
C 42 Kelby Stuckey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 1988*
at No. 14 Missouri
Preseason NIT
L 54–73  0–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Nov 26, 1988*
at Wyoming W 53–51  1–1
Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, Wyoming
Dec 3, 1988*
Texas Wesleyan W 105–51  2–1
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Dec 6, 1988*
Saint Louis W 50–47  3–1
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Dec 9, 1988*
Mississippi Valley State W 73–45  4–1
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Dec 10, 1988*
Northern Arizona W 63–48  5–1
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Dec 15, 1988*
at Wichita State L 59–66  5–2
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 20, 1988*
Illinois State L 51–55  5–3
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Dec 22, 1988*
Southern Illinois L 64–72  5–4
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Dec 29, 1988*
vs. East Tennessee State
BMA Holiday Classic
W 72–68  6–4
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 30, 1988*
vs. No. 20 Kansas
BMA Holiday Classic
L 73–82  6–5
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 3, 1989*
Kansas State W 58–55  7–5
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Jan 7, 1989*
Tulsa W 76–68  8–5
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament
Mar 7, 1989*
Valparaiso
AMCU-8 Tournament Semifinal
W 82–50  19–9
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Mar 8, 1989*
Illinois-Chicago
AMCU-8 tournament championship
W 73–67  20–9
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Mar 17, 1989*
(14 W) vs. (3 W) No. 11 Seton Hall
First Round
L 51–60  21–10
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2018–19 Missouri State Bears Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University. 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "1988-89 Missouri State Bears Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 2, 2020.