| Year: | 1988–89 |
| Team: | South Alabama Jaguars |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | Sun Belt |
| Record: | 23–9 |
| Conf Record: | 11–3 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Champion: | Sun Belt Regular season champions Sun Belt tournament champions |
| Tourney Result: | second round |
| Next: | 1989–90 |
The 1988–89 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach Ronnie Arrow, in the second year of his first stint as head coach. They played their home games at the Mobile Civic Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 11–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They won the Sun Belt tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as the 11 seed in the Southeast region. In the opening round, the Jaguars upset Alabama before losing to the eventual National champion, Michigan, in the second round.
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See main article: 1989 NBA draft.
| 2 | 48 | Utah Jazz | ||
| 2 | 53 | Dallas Mavericks |