The 1988–89 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 11th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 22–12, 8–6 in Sun Belt play and lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament. Michigan State received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they beat Georgia Southern, Richmond, and Connecticut to reach the semifinals at Madison Square Garden. In the semifinals, they lost to St. John's. In the third place game, they won against Michigan State in overtime.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Sun Belt tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NIT
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