1988–89 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

American college basketball season

1988–89 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball

Sun Belt Regular season champions
Sun Belt tournament champions

NCAA tournament, second round

Conference| Sun Belt Conference
Division| East Division
Record| 23–9 (11–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach|

* Ronnie Arrow (2nd season)

Home arena| Mitchell Center

Seasons

<- 1987–88

1989–90 ->

1988–89 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
South Alabama † | 11 | - | 3 |  | .786 |  |  | 23 | - | 9  |  | .719
UNC Charlotte | 10 | - | 4 |  | .714 |  |  | 17 | - | 12  |  | .586
VCU | 9 | - | 5 |  | .643 |  |  | 13 | - | 15  |  | .464
UAB | 8 | - | 6 |  | .571 |  |  | 22 | - | 12  |  | .647
Old Dominion | 7 | - | 7 |  | .500 |  |  | 15 | - | 13  |  | .536
Jacksonville | 5 | - | 9 |  | .357 |  |  | 14 | - | 16  |  | .467
Western Kentucky | 4 | - | 10 |  | .286 |  |  | 14 | - | 15  |  | .483
South Florida | 2 | - | 12 |  | .143 |  |  | 7 | - | 21  |  | .250
† 1989 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988–89 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach Ronnie Arrow, in the second year of his first stint as head coach. They played their home games at the Mobile Civic Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 11–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They won the Sun Belt tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as the 11 seed in the Southeast region. In the opening round, the Jaguars upset Alabama before losing to the eventual National champion, Michigan, in the second round.

## Roster

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1988–89 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | # | Name | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown

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G |  | Jeff Hodge | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sr | Birmingham, Alabama
G |  | Junie Lewis | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sr | Abington, Pennsylvania
F |  | Gabriel Estaba | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |

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G |  | Terrance Brodnick | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |

| Sr |
F |  | John Jimmerson | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |

| Jr |
F |  | Neil Smith | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |

| So |
G |  | Derek Turner | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |

| Fr |
C |  | Phillip Darden | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |

| Jr |
G |  | Dennis Rhodes | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |

| Sr |
G |  | Darrell Nelson | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |

| Jr |
F |  | James Neal | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |

| Sr |
F |  | Michael Hurring | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |

| So |
F |  | Scott Zimos | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |

| Fr |

Head coach

* Ronnie Arrow (Texas State)

Assistant coach(es)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

## Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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Regular season
Nov 25, 1988*
|  | vs. Fairfield | W 70–50 | 1–0
| Providence Civic Center
Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 26, 1988*
|  | at Providence | L 88–93 OT | 1–1
| Providence Civic Center
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 3, 1988*
|  | Coastal Carolina | W 88–65 | 2–1
| Jaguar Gym
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 7, 1988*
|  | at Marshall | L 110–111 | 2–2
| Cam Henderson Center
Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 10, 1988*
|  | at New Orleans | W 69–64 OT | 3–2
| Lakefront Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 14, 1988*
|  | at No. 12 Florida State | L 82–87 | 3–3
| Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 22, 1988*
|  | Stephen F. Austin | W 108–69 | 4–3
| Jaguar Gym
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 30, 1988*
|  | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 86–69 | 5–3
| Cajundome
Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 2, 1989*
|  | vs. Arkansas | L 71–103 | 5–4
| Pine Bluff Convention Center (5,260)
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Jan 8, 1989
|  | Western Kentucky | W 87–74 | 6–4
(1–0)  | Jaguar Gym
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 11, 1989*
|  | Alabama State | W 104–84 | 7–4
| Jaguar Gym
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 15, 1989
|  | UNC Charlotte | W 97–83 | 8–4
(2–0)  | Jaguar Gym
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 18, 1989
|  | UAB | W 114–84 | 9–4
(3–0)  | Jaguar Gym
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 21, 1989
|  | at UNC Charlotte | L 70–72 | 9–5
(3–1)  | Bojangles Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 23, 1989
|  | Jacksonville | W 103–74 | 10–5
(4–1)  | Jaguar Gym
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 26, 1989
|  | at Old Dominion | W 82–75 | 11–5
(5–1)  | Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 31, 1989
|  | VCU | W 95–91 | 12–5
(6–1)  | Jaguar Gym
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 6, 1989
|  | at VCU | L 81–85 | 12–6
(6–2)  | Richmond Coliseum
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 9, 1989*
|  | at Southern Miss | L 92–94 | 12–7
| Reed Green Coliseum
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 11, 1989
|  | at UAB | L 91–93 | 12–8
(6–3)  | UAB Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 13, 1989
|  | South Florida | W 96–70 | 13–8
(7–3)  | Jaguar Gym
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 16, 1989
|  | at Western Kentucky | W 96–92 OT | 14–8
(8–3)  | E. A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 18, 1989*
|  | UMKC | W 91–72 | 15–8
| Jaguar Gym
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 21, 1989
|  | Old Dominion | W 92–81 | 16–8
(9–3)  | Jaguar Gym
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 23, 1989
|  | at South Florida | W 96–84 | 17–8
(10–3)  | USF Sun Dome
Tampa, Florida
Feb 25, 1989
|  | at Jacksonville | W 93–78 | 18–8
(11–3)  | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
Jacksonville, Florida
Mar 1, 1989*
|  | Nicholls State | W 116–66 | 19–8
| Jaguar Gym
Mobile, Alabama
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Mar 4, 1989*
| (1)  | vs. (8) South Florida
Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinal | W 70–65 | 20–8
| Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1989*
| (1)  | vs. (4) UAB
Sun Belt Tournament Semifinal | W 103–84 | 21–8
| Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 6, 1989*
| (1)  | vs. (6) Jacksonville
Sun Belt tournament championship | W 105–59 | 22–8
| Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1989*
| (11 SE)  | vs. (6 SE) No. 20 Alabama
First Round | W 86–84[1] | 23–8
| Omni Coliseum
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 19, 1989*
| (11 SE)  | vs. (3 SE) No. 10 Michigan
Second Round | L 82–91 | 23–9
| Omni Coliseum
Atlanta, Georgia

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Central Time.

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## NBA draft

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Main article: 1989 NBA draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | NBA Club

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2 | 48 | Junie Lewis | Utah Jazz
2 | 53 | Jeff Hodge | Dallas Mavericks

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## References

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1. ^ "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: SOUTHEAST; South Alabama 3 Pointer Stuns the Crimson Tide". New York Times. March 18, 1989. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
2. ^ "2019-20 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
3. ^ "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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