1988–89 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

The 1988–89 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Pirates were led by second year coach Mike Steele and they finished sixth in CAA with a record of 15-14, 6-8.

1988–89 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	15–14 (6–8 CAA)
Head coach	Mike Steele (2nd season)
Home arena	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988-89 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Richmond	13	–	1		.929			21	–	10		.677
George Mason †	10	–	4		.714			20	–	11		.645
American	9	–	5		.643			17	–	11		.607
UNC Wilmington	9	–	5		.643			16	–	14		.533
James Madison	6	–	8		.429			16	–	14		.533
East Carolina	6	–	8		.429			15	–	14		.517
William & Mary	2	–	12		.143			5	–	23		.179
Navy	1	–	13		.071			6	–	22		.214
† 1989 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Guard Blue Edwards was the team's leading scorer with 26.7 points and 6.2 rebounds in 27 games. Other statistical leaders included Senior guard Jeff Kelly with 4.1 assists.^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1988*		NC Wesleyan	W 91–65	1–0	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
Nov 28, 1988*		UNC Greensboro	W 68–49	2–0	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
Nov 30, 1988*		at No. 1 Duke	L 46–95	2–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1988*		Campbell	W 86–72	3–1	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
Dec 7, 1988*		at South Carolina	L 67–75	3–2	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 10, 1988*		Radford	L 75–88	3–3	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
Dec 15, 1988*		at Winthrop	W 75–67	4–3	Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 20, 1988*		at Mississippi State	L 79–88	4–4	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 27, 1988*		Maryland-Baltimore County	W 97–78	5–4	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
Dec 30, 1988*		TCU	W 80–74	6–4	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
Jan 4, 1989*		at No. 19 Georgia Tech	L 69–92	6–5	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
CAA regular season
Jan 7, 1989		at William & Mary	W 75–59	7–5 (1–0)	Kaplan Arena at William and Mary Hall  Williamsburg, Virginia
Jan 11, 1989		at Richmond	L 56–83	7–6 (1–1)	Robins Center  Richmond, Virginia
Jan 14, 1989		James Madison	W 62–57	8–6 (2–1)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
Jan 16, 1989		George Mason	L 74–86	8–7 (2–2)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
Jan 21, 1989		at American	L 68–82	8–8 (2–3)	Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
Jan 23, 1989		vs. Navy	W 70–63	9–8 (3–3)	Halsey Field House  Annapolis, Maryland
Jan 28, 1989		vs. North Carolina-Wilmington	L 66–81	9–9 (3–4)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
Feb 1, 1989		William & Mary	W 73–68	10–9 (4–4)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
Feb 4, 1989		Richmond	L 54–56	10–10 (4–5)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
Feb 8, 1989		at George Mason	L 65–83	10–11 (4–6)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, Virginia
Feb 11, 1989		at James Madison	L 61–74	10–12 (4–7)	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, Virginia
Feb 16, 1989*		at Campbell	W 65–60	11–12 (5–7)	Carter Gymnasium  Buies Creek, North Carolina
Feb 18, 1989		American	W 66–60	12–12 (6–7)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
Feb 20, 1989		Navy	W 67–58	13–12 (7–7)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
Feb 22, 1989*		Liberty	W 69–60	14–12 (8–7)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
Feb 25, 1989		North Carolina-Wilmington	L 55–60	14–13 (8–8)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
CAA tournament
Mar 4, 1989	(6)	vs. (3) American Quarterfinals	W 76–58	15–13 (8–8)	Hampton Coliseum  Hampton, Virginia
Mar 5, 1989	(6)	vs. No. 2 George Mason Semifinals	L 58–65	15–14 (8–8)	Hampton Coliseum  Hampton, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Team players in the 1989 NBA Draft

See also: 1989 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	21	Blue Edwards	Utah Jazz

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1988-89 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary
2. "1988-89 East Carolina Pirates Roster and Stats". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC.
3. "1988–89 East Carolina Pirates Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
4. "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.