1988–89 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

1988–89 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record19–11 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
1988–89 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
No. 20 Alabama 12 6   .667 23 8   .742
Vanderbilt 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
LSU 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Tennessee 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Kentucky 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Ole Miss 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Mississippi State 7 11   .389 13 15   .464
Georgia 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Auburn 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
1989 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1988–89 college basketball season. Led by head coach Don DeVoe, the team played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers finished with a record of 19–11 (11–7 SEC, 5th) and received an at-large bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as the 10 seed in the East region.