| Year: | 1988-89 |
| Sex: | none |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Team: | Syracuse Orangemen |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Coachrank: | 9 |
| Aprank: | 7 |
| Record: | 30–8 |
| Conf Record: | 10–6 |
| Hc Year: | 13th |
| Ac1 Year: | 13th |
| Ac2 Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Carrier Dome |
| Champion: | Preseason NIT champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Elite Eight |
The 1988–89 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 13th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 30–8 (10–6) record while making it to the Midwest Regional Final of the NCAA tournament.
The team was led by senior Sherman Douglas and junior Derrick Coleman.
|-!colspan=8| Big East tournament|-!colspan=8| NCAA tournament
See main article: 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
See also: 1989 NBA draft.
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