1988–89 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

1988–89 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record25–6 (13–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coachSteve Barnes (1st season)
Home arenaKibbie Dome
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 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

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. ^ Boling, Dave (March 3, 1989). "UI lead proves unblowable, barely". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  2. ^ Schulte, Chris (March 3, 1989). "Vandals, crowd hold off Boise State". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 7A.
  3. ^ Boling, Dave (March 11, 1989). "Idaho, Boise roll to rematch". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B2.
  4. ^ Schulte, Chris (March 11, 1989). "Vandals one game away from the crown". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
  5. ^ Schulte, Chris (March 13, 1989). "Vandals complete BSC dream season". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
  6. ^ Boling, Dave (March 13, 1989). "Idaho will play UNLV in NCAAs". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C1.
  7. ^ Boling, Dave (March 17, 1989). "Rebels negate Vandals' plans". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C1.
  8. ^ Schulte, Chris (March 17, 1989). "UNLV rebels at free throw line". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
  9. ^ Grummert, Dale (March 17, 1989). "Idaho rolls craps against UNLV, 68-56". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.