1988–89 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 9th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

1988–89 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	17–12 (7–7 Big Eight)
Head coach	Johnny Orr (9th season)
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma	12	–	2		.857			30	–	6		.833
No. 6 Missouri †	10	–	4		.714			29	–	8		.784
Kansas State	8	–	6		.571			19	–	11		.633
Oklahoma State	7	–	7		.500			17	–	13		.567
Iowa State	7	–	7		.500			17	–	12		.586
Kansas	6	–	8		.429			19	–	12		.613
Nebraska	4	–	10		.286			17	–	16		.515
Colorado	2	–	12		.143			7	–	21		.250
† 1989 Big Eight tournament winner As of March 3, 2012 Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 17–12, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in 5th place. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the #10 seed in the Southeast region. The Cyclones lost to UCLA in the opening round of the tournament.^[1]

Roster

1988–89 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 34 Sam Mack 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Dolton, Illinois F 41 Mark Baugh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Dolton, Illinois F 52 Victor Alexander 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Detroit, Michigan G 22 Mike Born (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — G 4 Terry Woods 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — Jr F 25 Elmer Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr G 30 Marc Urquhart (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr G 12 Jay Goodman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — C Darryl Spinks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — F 32 Adrian Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr F 43 Paul Doerrfeld 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr G 3 Brian Pearson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr G 23 Hughes Suffren 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — C 51 Bryan Heger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr Norman Brown — — F Phil Kunz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) —	Head coach Johnny Orr (Beloit) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Nov 17, 1988* 7:00 pm		Denmark National Team Exhibition	W 106–58	0–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Regular season
Nov 26, 1988* 1:00 pm, CTN		Houston	L 82–89	0–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Nov 29, 1988* 8:05 pm, CTN		at Creighton	W 88–58	1–1	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 3, 1988* 1:00 pm, CTN		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 80–66	2–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Dec 5, 1988* 7:00 pm		Baylor	W 83–73	3–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Dec 10, 1988* 8:00 pm, ITN		at No. 5 Iowa Rivalry	L 71–91	3–2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Exhibition
Dec 16, 1988* 3:00 am CT		vs. Mitsubishi Electric Corp Exhibition	W 88–84		Aoyama Gakuin University Gymnasium  Tokyo, Japan
Regular season
Dec 17, 1988* 12:30 am CT		vs. Southern Mississippi Phenix NCAA Ball Tournament	W 74–72	4-2	Aoyama Gakuin University Gymnasium  Tokyo, Japan
Dec 17, 1988* 10:30 pm CT		vs. Bradley Phenix NCAA Ball Tournament	W 99–97	5-2	Aoyama Gakuin University Gymnasium  Tokyo, Japan
Dec 28, 1988* 7:00 pm, CTN		vs. UC-Santa Barbara Kactus Klassic	L 78–88	5-3	University Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Dec 29, 1988* 7:00 pm, CTN		vs. San Francisco Kactus Klassic	W 99–73	6-3	University Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Jan 4, 1989* 7:00 pm, CTN		Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	W 88–80	7-3	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Jan 7, 1989 7:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 20 Kansas	L 82–127	7–4 (0–1)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 9, 1989* 8:00 pm, CTN		Illinois-Chicago	W 111–93	8–4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Jan 11, 1989 9:00 pm, ESPN		Colorado	W 81–77 OT	9–4 (1–1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Jan 14, 1989 3:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 10 Missouri	L 71–96	9–5 (1–2)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Exhibition
Jan 17, 1989* 7:00 pm		Marathon Oil Exhibition	W 99–93		Hilton Coliseum (13,613) Ames, Iowa
Regular season
Jan 21, 1989 3:00 pm, Raycom		No. 5 Oklahoma	L 100–109 OT	9–6 (1–3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Jan 25, 1989* 7:00 pm, CTN		Western Illinois	W 114–74	10–6	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Jan 28, 1989 7:30 pm, CTN		at Oklahoma State	L 74–102	10–7 (1–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 31, 1989 7:00 pm, CTN		Nebraska	W 88–76	11–7 (2–4)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Feb 6, 1989 8:00 pm, CTN		at No. 1 Oklahoma	L 97–126	11–8 (2–5)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 9, 1989 8:00 pm, CTN		at Kansas State	L 89–104	11–9 (2–6)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 14, 1989 7:00 pm, CTN		No. 3 Missouri	W 82–74	12–9 (3–6)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Feb 18, 1989 3:00 pm, Raycom		Oklahoma State	W 90–81	13–9 (4–6)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Feb 22, 1989 7:00 pm, CTN		Kansas	W 97–89	14–9 (5–6)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Feb 25, 1989 1:00 pm, Raycom		at Nebraska	L 74–77	14–10 (5–7)	Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 1, 1989 8:00 pm, CTN		at Colorado	W 83–68	15–10 (6–7)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
Mar 4, 1989 3:00 pm, Raycom		Kansas State	W 101–89	16–10 (7–7)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Big Eight tournament
Mar 10, 1989* 12:10 pm, Raycom		vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight tournament Quarterfinal	W 88–69	17–10	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 11, 1989* 1:00 pm, Raycom		vs. No. 2 Oklahoma Big Eight tournament semifinal	L 74–76	17–11	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1989* 8:37 pm, CBS	(10 SE)	vs. (7 SE) UCLA NCAA tournament Southeast Region First Round	L 74–84	17–12	Omni Coliseum  Atlanta
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Central Time.

^{[2] [3]}