1988–89 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team explained

Year:	1988–89
Team:	Louisville Cardinals
Sport:	Basketball
Conference:	Metro Conference
Short Conf:	Metro Conference
Coachrank:	13
Aprank:	12
Record:	24–9
Conf Record:	8–4
Hc Year:	18th
Asst Coach2:	Jerry Jones
Mvp Year:	2nd
Tourney Result:	Sweet Sixteen

During the 1988–89 season, the Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team scored 24 wins and 8 losses. They played in the Metro Conference and finished in the "Sweet Sixteen" of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Their player Pervis Ellison won several individual awards.

Roster

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Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Metro Conference tournament|-!colspan=12 style=| NCAA Tournament^{[2] [3]}

Rankings

See main article: 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Awards and honors

• Pervis Ellison : Metro Conference tournament Most Outstanding Player

Individual All-America teams

• Pervis Ellison : 1989 Consensus All-America first team
• Pervis Ellison : First team All-American by NABC^[4] and USBWA^[5]
• Pervis Ellison : Second team All-American by Associated Press^[6] and UPI^[7]

Team players drafted into the NBA

1	1	Pervis Ellison	Sacramento Kings
1	19	Kenny Payne	Philadelphia 76ers

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See also

• 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Notes and References

1. Web site: . 1988–89 Louisville Cardinals . . March 6, 2020 .
2. Web site: 1988–89 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results.
3. Web site: RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More.
4. http://nabc.cstv.com/nabc_awards/nabc_awards-all-america-div1-80s.html All-America – Division I (1980's)
5. Web site: USBWA Men's All-Americans . 2012-03-14 . 2022-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220421150649/http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/allamerica/1980-89.html . dead .
6. https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_america.html AP All-America Teams
7. http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/m_basketball_finesta2ccdb4e-d86f-4abf-a138-5bb24fd77472.pdf 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest – All-Americans
8. Web site: RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More . 2009-05-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100317221214/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1989&lg=N . 2010-03-17 .