Movatterモバイル変換

1988–89 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1988–89 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team

1988–89Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	13–19 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (4th season)
Home arena	Rupp Arena
Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Florida	13	–	5	.722	21	–	13	.618
No. 20Alabama †	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
Vanderbilt	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
LSU	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Tennessee	11	–	7	.611	19	–	11	.633
Kentucky	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Ole Miss	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
Mississippi State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Georgia	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Auburn	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321

†1989 SEC tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll^[1]

The1988–89 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team representedUniversity of Kentucky in the1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home game in Lexington, Kentucky atRupp Arena. The team was led by fourth-year head coachEddie Sutton.

Scandal and Resignation

[edit]

After the season, Head CoachEddie Sutton’s tenure at Kentucky ended after a scandal and a losing record tarnished the school's basketball program.

Kentucky entered the season lacking significant talents in their lineup. Sophomore standoutEric Manuel was suspected of cheating on his college entrance exam and agreed to sit out until the investigation was finished. Potential star recruitShawn Kemp transferred out of Kentucky after signing with the school earlier that year.

Another scandal broke when it was alleged that some employees fromEmery Worldwide discovered $1,000 cash in an envelope sent by Kentucky Assistant head coachDwane Casey toChris Mills father. It was later shown that Casey was uninvolved in the incident.

Losing Season

[edit]

The Wildcats were placed in the hands of inexperienced sophomoreLeRon Ellis and freshmanChris Mills. The two underclassmen struggled to fill in the talent on the court, resulting in the Wildcats' first full season losing record (13–19) since 1927.

References

[edit]

^sports-reference.com 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

v t e Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Arkansas Centre (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Fabulous Five Point-shaving scandal Fiddlin' Five Rupp's Runts The Season Without Celebration "The Shot" Unforgettables Untouchables Comeback Cats John Wall Dance Tweakables Pursuit of Perfection 2011 Indiana game Basketbowl Champions Classic CBS Sports Classic The Rivalry: Red v. Blue The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Big Blue Nation Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

Thiscollege basketball 1980sseason article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it.

This article related to sports in Kentucky is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1988–89_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&oldid=1323729234"

Categories:

Hidden categories:

[8]ページ先頭