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1988–89 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

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1988–89 Auburn Tigers men's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	9–19 (2–16 SEC)
Head coach	Sonny Smith (11th season)
Home arena	Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Florida	13	–	5	.722	21	–	13	.618
No. 20 Alabama †	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
Vanderbilt	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
LSU	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Tennessee	11	–	7	.611	19	–	11	.633
Kentucky	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Ole Miss	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
Mississippi State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Georgia	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Auburn	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321

† 1989 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1988–89 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1988–89 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his eleventh and final season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Joel H. Eaves Memorial ColiseuminAuburn, Alabama. They finished the season 9–19, 2–16 in SEC play. They lost to Ole Miss in the first round of the SEC tournament.^[2]

The Tigers' season was beset with many problems. Junior forward John Caylor, expected to be a key contributor this season, was lost after five games due to a life-threatening blood clot in his shoulder.^[3]

Junior guard Derrick Dennison, another key contributor from last season, quit the team over a feud with Coach Smith about a reduced role, but later returned. Additionally, forward Kelvin Ardister, a junior-college transfer, and freshman guard Johnny Benjamin were both dismissed from the team after seven games for violating team rules.^[4] Prior to his dismissal, Benjamin had been arrested and imprisoned on two misdemeanor charges, criminal trespassing and third-degree theft of property, when he entered a student's off-campus apartment and took an undisclosed amount of money.^[5]

After the season, coach Sonny Smith resigned and took the head coaching position at VCU.^[6]

Roster[edit]

1988–89 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	22	John Caylor	6ft6in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Morristown West High School	Talbott, Tennessee
C	25	Matt Geiger	7ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—	So	Countryside High School	Clearwater, FL
G	30	Keenan Carpenter	6ft3in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Rutherfordton, Tennessee
G	24	Derrick Dennison	6ft4in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Douglass High School	Atlanta, Georgia
G	3	Kirt Hankton	6ft4in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	De LaSalle High School	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	12	Johnny Benjamin	6ft2in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Central Florida Academy	Orlando, Florida
G	14	Reggie Gallon	5ft10in (1.78 m)	—	Fr	Miami Edison High School	Miami, Florida
F	15	Kelvin Ardister	6ft5in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Southwest DeKalb High School	Decatur, Georgia
G	20	Dustin Hester	6ft2in (1.88 m)	—	So	Crestview High School	Crestview, Alabama
G	21	Ronnie Battle	6ft1in (1.85 m)	—	So	Chavala High School	Pittsview, Alabama
F	34	Robert McKie	6ft5in (1.96 m)	—	So	Miami Carol City High School	Miami, Florida

Head coach

Sonny Smith (Milligan)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

^ "1988-89 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 9, 2016.

^ Staff, Brian Schmitz of the Sentinel. "AFTER RECENT TRAGEDY, CAYLOR PONDERS FUTURE". OrlandoSentinel.com.

^ "Auburn's second leading scorer, Derrick Dennison, quit the basketball..." UPI.

^ Staff, Barry Cooper and Mike Huguenin of The Sentinel. "TROUBLED BENJAMIN JAILED IN AUBURN". OrlandoSentinel.com.

^ Sentinel, Orlando. "SONNY TO VCU". OrlandoSentinel.com.

Schedule and Results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1988*	Mount St. Mary's	W 89-83	1-0	Auburn, AL Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum
Nov 29, 1988*	Georgia State	W 74-70	2-0	Auburn, AL Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum
Dec 3, 1988*	Mercer	W 87-66	3-0	Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
Dec 10, 1988*	Texas Southern	W 109-81	4-0	Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
Dec 14, 1988	at Vanderbilt	L 77-93	4-1 (0-1)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Dec 17, 1988*	Jackson State	W 74-51	5-1	Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
Dec 20, 1988*	at Virginia Commonwealth	W 85-79	6-1	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
Dec 28,1988*	vs. Villanova Red Lobster Classic	L 83-84	6-2	Orange County Civic Center Orlando, FL
Dec 29, 1988*	at Central Florida Red Lobster Classic	W 95-68	7-2	Orange County Civic Center Orlando, FL
Jan 4, 1989	No. 17 Tennessee	L 73-84	7-3 (0-2)	Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Central.

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