The 1988–89 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1988–89 college basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Nolan Richardson, and played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks team won the first of three straight SWC regular season and conference tournament championships before moving to the Southeastern Conference for the 1991–92 season. After earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, Arkansas defeated Loyola Marymount in the opening round before losing to Louisville in the second round.
Roster The team's core was anchored by Oliver Miller and 1988 McDonald's All-Americans Todd Day and Lee Mayberry.
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| SWC Tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NCAA Tournament
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Rankings
Awards and honors Nolan Richardson – SWC Coach of the Year
References