1989 WAC men's basketball tournament

1989 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams9
SiteJon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City, UT
ChampionsUTEP (3rd title)
Winning coachDon Haskins (3rd title)
MVPTim Hardaway (UTEP)
← 1988
1990 →
1988–89 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado State 12 – 4   .750 23 – 10   .697
UTEP † 11 – 5   .688 26 – 7   .788
New Mexico 11 – 5   .688 22 – 11   .667
Hawaii 9 – 7   .563 17 – 13   .567
BYU 7 – 9   .438 14 – 15   .483
Air Force 6 – 10   .375 14 – 14   .500
Wyoming 6 – 10   .375 14 – 17   .452
Utah 6 – 10   .375 16 – 17   .485
San Diego State 4 – 12   .250 12 – 17   .414
† 1989 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1989 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–11 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1]

UTEP defeated top-seeded Colorado State in the championship game, 73–60, to clinch their third WAC men's tournament championship

The Miners, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by regular season champions Colorado State, who earned an at-large bid.

Format

The tournament field remained fixed at nine teams, and teams were again seeded based on regular season conference records. All teams were entered into the quarterfinal round with the exception of the two lowest-seeded teams, who played in the preliminary first round to determine who would then play against the tournament's top seed.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 8 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 8
Thursday, March 9 		Semifinals
Thursday, March 9
Friday, March 10 		Championship
Saturday, March 11
            
1 Colorado State 52
8 Utah 50
9 San Diego State 57
8 Utah 70
1 Colorado State 50
4 Hawaii 46
5 BYU 69
4 Hawaii 72
1 Colorado State 60
2 UTEP 73
3 New Mexico 74
6 Air Force 60
3 New Mexico 57
2 UTEP 89
7 Wyoming 81
2 UTEP 88**

References

  1. ^ "1988-89 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.