1988–89 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

During the 1988–89 season, the Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team scored 24 wins and 8 losses. They played in the Metro Conference and finished in the "Sweet Sixteen" of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Their player Pervis Ellison won several individual awards.

Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Metro Conference tournament

!colspan=12 style=| NCAA Tournament



Awards and honors

 * Pervis Ellison : Metro Conference tournament Most Outstanding Player

Individual All-America teams
 * Pervis Ellison : 1989 Consensus All-America first team
 * Pervis Ellison : First team All-American by NABC and USBWA
 * Pervis Ellison : Second team All-American by Associated Press and UPI