1988–89 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1988–89 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record17–12 (7–7 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
1988–89 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma 12 2   .857 30 6   .833
No. 6 Missouri 10 4   .714 29 8   .784
Kansas State 8 6   .571 19 11   .633
Oklahoma State 7 7   .500 17 13   .567
Iowa State 7 7   .500 17 12   .586
Kansas 6 8   .429 19 12   .613
Nebraska 4 10   .286 17 16   .515
Colorado 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
1989 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 9th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 17–12, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in 5th place. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the #10 seed in the Southeast region. The Cyclones lost to UCLA in the opening round of the tournament.