1988–89 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

1988–89 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Sun Belt Regular season champions
Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record23–9 (11–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaMitchell Center
1988–89 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Alabama 11 3   .786 23 9   .719
UNC Charlotte 10 4   .714 17 12   .586
VCU 9 5   .643 13 15   .464
UAB 8 6   .571 22 12   .647
Old Dominion 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
Jacksonville 5 9   .357 14 16   .467
Western Kentucky 4 10   .286 14 15   .483
South Florida 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
1989 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.