The 1988–89 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented

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as members of the

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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

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. Unranked to start the season, Seton Hall finished the season as national runner-up with a 31–7 overall record (11–5 in Big East play). 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

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in the National Championship Game.

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

Player statistics

*Deadball rebounds: SHU 83, Opponents 104 *Team Rebounds: SHU 150, Opponents 158

Awards and honors

* P. J. Carlesimo – Big East Coach of the Year * John Morton – Third-team All-Big East, AP Honorable Mention All-American * Ramón Ramos – First-team All-Big East, AP Honorable Mention All-American

Local Radio

*–Some games broadcast on

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References

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Seton Hall Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesa ...

NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons