1988–89 Idaho Vandals men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 25–6 (13–3 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Steve Barnes (1st season) |
Home arena | Kibbie Dome |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 2 | – | 25 | .074 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
The 1988–89 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Kermit Davis and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.
The Vandals were 23–5 overall in the regular season and 13–3 in conference play, co-champions in the standings with Boise State; the teams split their late-season series.[1][2] At the conference tournament in Boise, the Vandals again earned a bye into the semifinals, where they beat Montana by 21 points.[3][4] In the final against Boise State, Idaho defeated the host team by seven to earn their first NCAA berth in seven years.[5][6]
Seeded thirteenth in the West region, Idaho met fourth-seed #15 UNLV back in Boise and lost by twelve.[7][8][9]
Postseason result
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
Fri, March 10 6:07 pm |
(2) | vs. (3) Montana Semifinal |
W 77–56 | 24–5 |
BSU Pavilion (8,500) Boise, Idaho | ||||||
Sat, March 11 8:07 pm, ESPN |
(2) | at (1) Boise State Final |
W 59–52 | 25–5 |
BSU Pavilion (11,576) Boise, Idaho | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Thu, March 16 6:07 pm, CBS |
(13W) | vs. (4W) No. 15 UNLV First round |
L 56–68 | 25–6 |
BSU Pavilion (12,241) Boise, Idaho | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Boling, Dave (March 3, 1989). "UI lead proves unblowable, barely". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ Schulte, Chris (March 3, 1989). "Vandals, crowd hold off Boise State". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 7A.
- ^ Boling, Dave (March 11, 1989). "Idaho, Boise roll to rematch". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B2.
- ^ Schulte, Chris (March 11, 1989). "Vandals one game away from the crown". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
- ^ Schulte, Chris (March 13, 1989). "Vandals complete BSC dream season". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
- ^ Boling, Dave (March 13, 1989). "Idaho will play UNLV in NCAAs". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C1.
- ^ Boling, Dave (March 17, 1989). "Rebels negate Vandals' plans". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C1.
- ^ Schulte, Chris (March 17, 1989). "UNLV rebels at free throw line". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (March 17, 1989). "Idaho rolls craps against UNLV, 68-56". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.
External links
[edit]- Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1988–89 basketball season
- Gem of the Mountains: 1989 University of Idaho yearbook – 1988–89 basketball season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1989 editions