1988–89 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1988–89 season. The Longhorns were led by first-year head coach Tom Penders. The team finished the season with a 25–9 overall record and finished second in Southwest Conference play with a 12–4 conference record.^[1][2] Texas advanced to the NCAA tournament, recording an opening round win over Georgia Tech before falling to Missouri in the second round.^[1][3]

1988–89 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	25–9 (12–4 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Penders (1st season)
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center
Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Arkansas †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	7		.781
Texas	12	–	4		.750			25	–	9		.735
TCU	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
Houston	8	–	8		.500			17	–	14		.548
Texas A&M	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
Texas Tech	8	–	8		.500			13	–	15		.464
SMU	7	–	9		.438			13	–	16		.448
Rice	6	–	10		.375			12	–	16		.429
Baylor	1	–	15		.063			5	–	22		.185
† 1989 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Southwest Conference tournament
Mar 10, 1989*		vs. SMU SWC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 93–91 OT	23–7	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
Mar 11, 1989*		vs. TCU SWC Tournament Semifinal	W 93–89 OT	24–7	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
Mar 12, 1989*		vs. Arkansas SWC tournament championship	L 76–100	24–8	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
1989 NCAA Tournament – No. 11 seed
Mar 17, 1989*	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) Georgia Tech First Round	W 76–70	25–8	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
Mar 19, 1989*	(11 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 6 Missouri Second Round	L 89–108[4]	25–9	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.