1988–89 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic-10 Conference
Record18–13 (13–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachJeff Van Gundy (1st season)
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
1988–89 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 West Virginia171 .944265  .839
Temple153 .8331812  .600
Rutgers135 .7221813  .581
Penn State126 .6672012  .625
Rhode Island99 .5001315  .464
St. Bonaventure711 .3891315  .464
Duquesne711 .3891316  .448
UMass513 .2781018  .357
Saint Joseph's414 .222821  .276
George Washington117 .056127  .036
1989 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988–89 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball represented Rutgers University in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Wenzel, then in his first season with the Scarlet Knights. The team played its home games in Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway Township, New Jersey, and was a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference. The Scarlet Knights finished 3rd in the conference's regular season standings, and would win the Atlantic-10 tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Rutgers fell to Iowa, 87–73, in the opening round.

Roster

1988–89 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 13 Rick Dadika 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Elmwood Park, NJ
G Tom Savage 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
SG 69 Eric Dimetrosky 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr
PG 23 Dan Baumlin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)265 lb (120 kg) So
PF 65 Dan Grentzman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)155 lb (70 kg) Sr
C 20 Ryan Callahan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)195 lb (88 kg)
SF 5 P Santi 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)200 lb (91 kg) So
G 4 Sean O'Neill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)265 lb (120 kg)
PF 31 Keith Hughes Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Carteret, NJ
SG 24 Aedan Hill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)265 lb (120 kg) So
SG 3 JB Bennett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)215 lb (98 kg) So
G 7 Kevin Carino 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)135 lb (61 kg) So
5 Lav Laviano 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1988*
Rider W 82–65  1–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 3, 1988
UMass W 78–61  2–0
(1–0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 5, 1988*
Northwestern L 69–75  2–1
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 10, 1988
at George Washington W 88–71  3–1
(2–0)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Dec 13, 1988*
at No. 17 Seton Hall L 70–96  3–2
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 17, 1988*
Princeton W 69–63  4–2
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 27, 1988*
No. 3 Syracuse L 81–100  4–3
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 30, 1988*
Lafayette L 55–60  4–4
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 3, 1989*
Miami (FL) L 94–99  4–5
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 5, 1989
Rhode Island W 87–77  5–5
(3–0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 10, 1989
at Temple L 79–85  5–6
(3–1)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 14, 1989
at West Virginia L 70–90  5–7
(3–2)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 18, 1989*
vs. St. John's L 61–62  5–8
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 21, 1989
Duquesne W 102–87  6–8
(4–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 24, 1989*
at Notre Dame L 63–85  6–9
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 28, 1989
at UMass L 89–105  6–10
(4–3)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, Massachusetts
Jan 30, 1989
St. Bonaventure W 79–50  7–10
(5–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 2, 1989
Penn State W 87–83  8–10
(6–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 5, 1989
No. 18 West Virginia L 58–60  8–11
(6–4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 9, 1989
at Duquesne W 79–74  9–11
(7–4)
A.J. Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 11, 1989
Saint Joseph's W 91–55  10–11
(8–4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 13, 1989
at Penn State L 65–93  10–12
(8–5)
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Feb 18, 1989
George Washington W 80–65  11–12
(9–5)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 20, 1989
at Saint Joseph's W 76–74  12–12
(10–5)
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 23, 1989
Temple W 77–64  13–12
(11–5)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 25, 1989
at St. Bonaventure W 83–80  14–12
(12–5)
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
Mar 1, 1989
at Rhode Island W 67–66  15–12
(13–5)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Atlantic-10 tournament
Mar 5, 1989*
vs. St. Bonaventure
A-10 Tournament Quarterfinal
W 100–67  16–12
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1989*
at Temple
A-10 Tournament Semifinal
W 62–59  17–12
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 1989*
Penn State
A-10 tournament championship
W 70–66[1]  18–12
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1989*
(13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 14 Iowa
First Round
L 73–87[2]  18–13
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  2. "Armstrong Stars As The Hawkeyes Get Past Rutgers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 18, 1989. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  3. "2019-20 Rutgers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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