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
Team players in the 1989 NBA draft
1 21 Blue Edwards Utah Jazz
References