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.
| 1988–89 Idaho Vandals men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 25–6 (13–3 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Kibbie Dome |
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| 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 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 edit
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ Boling, Dave (March 3, 1989). "UI lead proves unblowable, barely". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ Schulte, Chris (March 3, 1989). "Vandals, crowd hold off Boise State". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 7A.
- ^ Boling, Dave (March 11, 1989). "Idaho, Boise roll to rematch". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B2.
- ^ Schulte, Chris (March 11, 1989). "Vandals one game away from the crown". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
- ^ Schulte, Chris (March 13, 1989). "Vandals complete BSC dream season". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
- ^ Boling, Dave (March 13, 1989). "Idaho will play UNLV in NCAAs". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C1.
- ^ Boling, Dave (March 17, 1989). "Rebels negate Vandals' plans". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C1.
- ^ Schulte, Chris (March 17, 1989). "UNLV rebels at free throw line". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (March 17, 1989). "Idaho rolls craps against UNLV, 68-56". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.
External links edit
- Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1988–89 basketball season
- Gem of the Mountains: 1989 University of Idaho yearbook – 1988–89 basketball season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1989 editions