1988–89 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1988–89 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferencePacific-10
Record21–10 (13–5, T-3rd Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
1988–89 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Arizona 17 1   .944 29 4   .879
No. 13 Stanford 15 3   .833 26 7   .788
UCLA 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
Oregon State 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
California 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Washington 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Arizona State 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
Washington State 4 14   .222 10 19   .345
Oregon 3 15   .167 8 21   .276
USC 2 16   .111 10 22   .313
Conference tournament winner
As of April 15, 1989
Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Jim Harrick began his first year as head coach for the Bruins, being the 6th coach since the legendary John Wooden. The Bruins were ranked as high as 20th in the AP Poll during the season. The Bruins finished tied for third place in the Pac-10. They went on to the NCAA tournament where they advanced to the second round before losing to North Carolina 88–81.