1988–89 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
The 1988–89 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University as members of the Big East Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA men's basketball season. The Pirates were led by seventh year head coach P.J. Carlesimo. They played their home games at Walsh Gymnasium and Meadowlands Arena. Unranked to start the season, Seton Hall finished the season as national runner-up with a 31–7 overall record. As the No. 3 seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament, they defeated Southwest Missouri State, Evansville, Indiana, and UNLV to reach the Final Four. In the National Semifinals, the Pirates dispatched Duke 95-78. The magical tournament run ended with an 80-79 overtime loss to Michigan in the National Championship Game.Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season
!colspan=9 style=| Big East Tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA TournamentRankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
| AP | NR | NR | NR | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| UPI | NR | NR | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Player statistics
