1988-89 Men’s Basketball Team
Players: Joe Baker (B.A. ’92), Medric Boddie (CL ’92), Matt Cernosek (B.B.A. ’92), Gary Durbon (B.A. ’92), Everette Henderson (B.A. ’91), Sam Hines (B.A. ’93), Anthony Houston (B.A. ’90), Zachary Lawson (CL ’89), Carlos Love (CL ’90), Omonuwa Obaseki (CL ’92), Steve O’Keefe (B.A. ’91), Warren Schulz (B.B.A. ’90), Steve Smith (CL ’90), Warren Smith (CL ’91), Ronald Thomas (B.A. ’91), Adrian Wright (B.A. ’91);
Managers: Lejon Allen, Don Brennan (B.B.A ’90, J.D. ’93), Steve Ludyen (B.A. ’90), Jorge Vasquez;
Coaching Staff: Buddy Meyer (B.A. ’65), Jim Zeleznak (B.A. ’79), Steve Sylestine, Dr. Jesse DeLee
 
Highlights
NAIA National Champions
Anthony Houston, All-American, NAIA District IV, Heart of Texas All-Conference
Zach Lawson, NAIA District IV, Heart of Texas All-Conference
Rusty Thomas, Heart of Texas All-Conference
Head Coach Buddy Meyer, National Coach of the Year
 
Stats
28-5 overall record
9-1 Heart of Texas record
75.70 points/game
66.21 scoring defense
.497 field goal percentage
35.91 rebounds/game
 
Winners of their final 12 games and the NAIA National Championship, the 1988-1989 Men’s Basketball team finished 28-5 overall and 9-1 in Heart of Texas Conference play. Anthony Houston was named an All-American after 19.1 points and 4.5 assists per game. Ronald Thomas (16.2) and Zach Lawson (11.2) also averaged double figures in scoring, while Lawson led the team with 7.2 rebounds a contest. Head Coach Buddy Meyer was named the National Coach of the Year after the team defeated East Central, 61-58 in the Championship game. On Jan. 22, 1989, the Rattlers won a double-overtime game at Texas Lutheran, 125-118, establishing a single-game record for scoring that still stands today and avenging a loss from earlier in the year at Alumni Gym — the lone conference loss of the year for the Gold and Blue.