1989 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament

1989 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams9
SiteLong Beach Arena
Long Beach, California
First round siteGold Mine
Long Beach, California
ChampionsLong Beach State (3rd title)
Winning coachJoan Bonvicini (3rd title)
MVPPenny Toler (Long Beach State)
← 1988
1990 →
1988–89 Big West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Long Beach State † 18 – 0   1.000 30 – 5   .857
No. 16 UNLV 13 – 5   .722 27 – 7   .794
Hawaii 13 – 5   .722 18 – 10   .643
San Diego State 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
Cal State Fullerton 12 – 6   .667 21 – 9   .700
Fresno State 9 – 9   .500 18 – 12   .600
UC Santa Barbara 4 – 14   .222 9 – 19   .321
UC Irvine 4 – 14   .222 9 – 20   .310
Pacific 4 – 14   .222 6 – 22   .214
San Jose State 1 – 17   .056 4 – 23   .148
† 1989 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament took place March 7–10, 1989. A play-in game was hosted at the Gold Mine on the Long Beach State campus, while the remaining games were held at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California. Long Beach State won their third straight tournament title and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Format

The top nine teams, out of ten, from the regular season standings qualified for the tournament.

The eight and nine seeds faced off in a play-in game. The remaining top seven teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records.

Bracket

Play-in
Wednesday, March 7 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8 		Semifinals
Friday, March 9 		Championship game
Saturday, March 10
            
8 UC Irvine 60
9 Pacific 49
1 Long Beach State 91
8 UC Irvine 59
1 Long Beach State 81
4 Cal State Fullerton 61
4 Cal State Fullerton 68
5 San Diego State 60
1 Long Beach State 89
2 UNLV 81
3 Hawaii 71
6 Fresno State 64
3 Hawaii 65
2 UNLV 78
2 UNLV 86
7 UC Santa Barbara 50

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All-Tournament Team

  • Shameil Coleman, Long Beach State
  • Pauline Jordan, UNLV
  • Genia Miller, Cal State Fullerton
  • Judy Mosley, Hawaii
  • Penny Toler, Long Beach State (MVP)
  • Traci Waites, Long Beach State

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Big West Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big West Conference. p. 30. Retrieved June 9, 2024.