1988–89 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

The 1988–89 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Pirates were led by second year coach Mike Steele and they finished sixth in CAA with a record of 15-14, 6-8.

Guard Blue Edwards was the team's leading scorer with 26.7 points and 6.2 rebounds in 27 games. Other statistical leaders included Senior guard Jeff Kelly with 4.1 assists.

Schedule
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=| CAA regular season

!colspan=12 style=|CAA tournament