1989 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1989 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 9–11 at the BSU Pavilion at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.[1]
| 1989 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1988–89 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Site | BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho |
| Champions | Idaho (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Kermit Davis (1st title) |
| MVP | Riley Smith (Idaho) |
| 1988–89 Big Sky men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1989 Big Sky Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season co-champions Idaho and Boise State, defending tournament champions and host, met in the championship game. Both had 13–3 conference records with five overall losses, and had split their season series with home wins. Under first-year head coach Kermit Davis, Idaho prevailed, 59–52.[2] It was the Vandals' third Big Sky tournament title; the wins in 1981 and 1982 were under head coach Don Monson.
Idaho was also the reigning conference champion in football.[2]
Format
The tournament format was modified again in 1989, with the field reduced from eight to six teams. The top two teams in the league standings received a bye, and the next four played in the quarterfinals.[3]
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 |
Semifinals Friday, March 10 |
Championship Saturday, March 11 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Boise State | 71 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Weber State | 60 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Weber State | 69 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Nevada | 61 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Boise State | 52 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Idaho | 59 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Montana | 87 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Montana State | 84 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Montana | 56 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Idaho | 77 | |||||||||||
NCAA tournament
The Vandals received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and were seeded thirteenth in the West Regional. They played UNLV in the first round in Boise and lost by twelve points. No other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament; Boise State lost in the first round of the NIT to Oklahoma State.
References
- "1988-89 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- Schulte, Chris (March 13, 1989). "Vandals complete BSC dream season". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
- Boling, Dave (March 9, 1989). "Idaho-Boise rematch far from certain". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D2.
- Boling, Dave (March 10, 1989). "Big Sky opens with drama". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C3.
- Boling, Dave (March 11, 1989). "Idaho, Boise roll to rematch". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B2.