1988β89 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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American South tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | American South Conference |
Record | 23β9 (6β4 American South) |
Head coach | |
Home arena | Thomas Assembly Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech β | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwestern Louisiana | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pan American | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1989 American South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1] |
The 1988β89 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented
Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana as members of the
American South Conference during the
1988β89 season.
[2] The Bulldogs were led by head coach
Tommy Joe Eagles. Louisiana Tech finished second in the American South regular season standings (6β4), but would earn an automatic berth in the
NCAA tournament by winning the conference tournament championship. After defeating
La Salle in the opening round, the Bulldogs lost to No. 1 seed
Oklahoma in the second round.
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 26, 1988* |
at North Texas | W 87β72 | 1β0 |
Super Pit Denton, Texas | |||||||
Nov 29, 1988* |
Fresno State | W 75β59 | 2β0 |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | |||||||
Dec 2, 1988* |
vs.
Miami (OH) Carrier Classic |
W 69β62 | 3β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Dec 3, 1988* |
at No. 4
Syracuse Carrier Classic |
L 98β106 OT | 3β1 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Dec 6, 1988* |
at LSU | W 111β109 | 4β1 |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Dec 20, 1988* |
at Middle Tennessee | L 87β91 | 6β4 |
Murphy Athletic Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 12, 1989* |
Middle Tennessee | W 72β71 | 10β4 |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | |||||||
Jan 16, 1989* |
at McNeese State | W 70β64 | 11β4 |
Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana | |||||||
American South Conference tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 1989* |
vs.
Lamar American South Conference tournament Quarterfinal |
W 103β80 | 20β8 |
Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
Mar 4, 1989* |
vs.
Arkansas State American South Conference tournament Semifinal |
W 82β65 | 21β8 |
Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
Mar 5, 1989* |
vs.
New Orleans American South Conference tournament championship |
W 84β62 | 22β8 |
Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 1989* |
(9 SE) | vs. (8 SE)
La Salle First Round |
W 83β74 | 23β8 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 18, 1989* |
(9 SE) | vs. (1 SE) No. 4
Oklahoma Second Round |
L 81β124 [3] | 23β9 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast. |
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 8 | Randy White | Dallas Mavericks |