1988–89 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

1988–89 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record23–7 (13–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coachRod Jensen
Home arenaBSU Pavilion
Seasons
1988–89 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by sixth-year head coach Bobby Dye and played their home games on campus at the BSU Pavilion in Boise, Idaho.

They finished the regular season at 22–5 overall, with a 13–3 record in the Big Sky Conference, tied for first in the standings with rival Idaho. In the conference tournament at home in Boise, the top-seeded Broncos again received a bye into the semifinals and defeated Weber State by eleven points.[1][2] They met second-seeded Idaho in the final and fell by seven.[3][4]

With the NCAA tournament on their home floor,[5] BSU was invited to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), and traveled to Stillwater, Oklahoma,[6] where they lost by fourteen points to the Oklahoma State Cowboys of the Big Eight Conference.[7][8]

The Broncos were led on the court by senior guard Chris Childs, who went on to a lengthy professional career, ending with nine years in the NBA.

Postseason results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Big Sky tournament
Fri, March 10
8:37 pm 		(1) (5) Weber State
Semifinal 		W 71–60  23–5
 BSU Pavilion (10,600)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, March 11
9:07 pm, ESPN 		(1) (2) Idaho
Final 		L 52–59  23–6
 BSU Pavilion (11,576)
Boise, Idaho
National Invitation tournament
Fri, March 17*
6:30 pm 		at Oklahoma State
First round 		L 55–69  23–7
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,675)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain time.

References

  1. ^ Boling, Dave (March 11, 1989). "Idaho, Boise roll to rematch". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B2.
  2. ^ Schulte, Chris (March 11, 1989). "Vandals one game away from the crown". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
  3. ^ Schulte, Chris (March 13, 1989). "Vandals complete BSC dream season". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
  4. ^ Boling, Dave (March 13, 1989). "Idaho will play UNLV in NCAAs". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C1.
  5. ^ Boling, Dave; Blanchette, John (March 17, 1989). "Clemson had help – BSU cheerleaders". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C3.
  6. ^ "Broncos meet Oklahoma State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 17, 1989. p. 4D.
  7. ^ "OSU bucks Broncos out of NIT, 69-55". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. March 18, 1989. p. 3D.
  8. ^ "Oklahoma State plunks Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 19, 1989. p. 2B.