1988–89 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1988–89 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
Maui Classic champions
National Championship Game,
W 80–79 OT vs. Seton Hall
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record30–7 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPGlen Rice
Captains
Home arenaCrisler Arena
1988–89 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Indiana 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
No. 3 Illinois 14 4   .778 31 5   .861
No. 10 Michigan 12 6   .667 30 7   .811
No. 14 Iowa 10 8   .556 23 10   .697
Minnesota 9 9   .500 19 12   .613
Wisconsin 8 10   .444 18 12   .600
Purdue 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Ohio State 6 12   .333 19 15   .559
Michigan State 6 12   .333 18 15   .545
Northwestern 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988–89 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1988–89 season. The head coach was Bill Frieder, who was dismissed before the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and replaced by assistant Steve Fisher. They played their home games at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 30–7, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. The Wolverines received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Southeast region. They defeated Xavier and South Alabama to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated No. 5-ranked North Carolina and Virginia to advance to the Final Four. In the Final Four, they defeated fellow Big Ten member and No. 3-ranked Illinois to advance to the National Championship game. There they defeated No. 11 Seton Hall in overtime to win the school's first and, to date, only National Championship.