1988–89 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

1988–89 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball

NCAA tournament National champions SEC Tournament champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	35–2 (8–1 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Summitt (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Mickie DeMoss Holly Warlick
Home arena	Thompson-Boling Arena
Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Auburn	9	–	0	1.000	32	–	2	.941
No. 1 Tennessee ^†	8	–	1	.889	35	–	2	.946
No. 10 Georgia	6	–	3	.667	23	–	7	.767
Vanderbilt	5	–	4	.556	21	–	8	.724
LSU	5	–	4	.556	19	–	11	.633
Ole Miss	4	–	5	.444	23	–	8	.742
Mississippi State	3	–	6	.333	12	–	16	.429
Kentucky	3	–	6	.333	12	–	16	.429
Florida	1	–	8	.111	15	–	14	.517
Alabama	1	–	8	.111	14	–	15	.483

† 1989 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1988–89 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers finished 35–2, ranked No. 1 in both major polls, and won their second of three national championships in a 5-year span. The Lady Vols started the season ranked No. 1 and never fell below the No. 3 ranking.

Roster

1988–89 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	11	Dena Head	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Salem	Canton, Michigan
F/C	24	Carla McGhee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr		Peoria, Illinois
F	30	Bridgette Gordon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr		DeLand, Florida
C	32	Daedra Charles	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Saint Martin de Porres	Detroit, Michigan
G	33	Tonya Edwards	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Flint Northwestern	Flint, Michigan

Head coach

Pat Summitt

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
SEC tournament
NCAA tournament
March 31, 1989*	(1 ME) No. 1	vs. (1 E) No. 5 Maryland National Semifinal – Final Four	W 77–65	34–2	Tacoma Dome Tacoma, Washington
April 2, 1989*	(1 ME) No. 1	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Auburn National Championship	W 76–60	35–2	Tacoma Dome Tacoma, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

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Rankings

References

^ "1988-89 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
^ "1988-89 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2024.

v t e Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball 1988–89 NCAA champions
11 Dena Head 24 Carla McGhee 30 Bridgette Gordon (MOP) 32 Daedra Charles 33 Tonya Edwards Head coach Pat Summitt Assistant coaches: Mickie DeMoss Holly Warlick

v t e Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
Venues	Stokely Athletic Center (1974–1987) Thompson–Boling Arena (1987–present)
Rivalries	Kentucky Stanford UConn Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	History Smokey "Rocky Top"
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys
<span class="tmp-color" style="color:black">Seasons</span>	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

NCAA Division I women's basketball champions

1982: Louisiana Tech
1983: USC
1984: USC
1985: Old Dominion
1986: Texas
1987: Tennessee
1988: Louisiana Tech
1989: Tennessee
1990: Stanford
1991: Tennessee
1992: Stanford
1993: Texas Tech
1994: North Carolina
1995: Connecticut
1996: Tennessee
1997: Tennessee
1998: Tennessee
1999: Purdue
2000: Connecticut
2001: Notre Dame
2002: Connecticut
2003: Connecticut
2004: Connecticut
2005: Baylor
2006: Maryland
2007: Tennessee
2008: Tennessee
2009: Connecticut
2010: Connecticut
2011: Texas A&M
2012: Baylor
2013: Connecticut
2014: Connecticut
2015: Connecticut
2016: Connecticut
2017: South Carolina
2018: Notre Dame
2019: Baylor
2020: No tournament
2021: Stanford
2022: South Carolina
2023: LSU
2024: South Carolina

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Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

References