1988–89 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
1988–89 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pacific-10 Regular-Season Champions; Pacific-10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#1
1988–89 record	29–4 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson
Home arena	McKale Center
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The 1988–89 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The Head Coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the Pac-10 Basketball Tournament, Arizona beat Stanford by a score of 73–51 to claim its second consecutive Pac-10 title.

NCAA basketball tournament

Seeding in brackets

West
- Arizona (1) 94, Robert Morris (16) 60
- Arizona 94, Clemson (9) 68
- UNLV (4) 68, Arizona 67

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Awards and honors

Sean Elliott, Pacific-10 Player of the Year
Sean Elliott, Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Most Valuable Player
Sean Elliott, Adolph Rupp Trophy^[2]
Sean Elliott, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
Sean Elliott, John R. Wooden Award^[3]
Sean Elliott, State Farm Division I Player of the Year Award

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	3	Sean Elliott	San Antonio Spurs
1	24	Anthony Cook	Phoenix Suns

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References

[1] ttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1989

[2] ttp://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm

[3] ttp://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html

[4] ttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1989&lg=N

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v t e Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Bear Down Gym (1926–1973) McKale Center (1973–present)
Rivalries	Arizona State UCLA
Culture & lore	History Bear Down Wilbur and Wilma "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"
People	Head coaches Notable players NBA draftees
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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1988–89 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

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