The 1988–89 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by sixth-year head coach Bobby Dye and played their home games on campus at the BSU Pavilion in Boise, Idaho.
| 1988–89 Boise State Broncos men's basketball | |
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National Invitation Tournament, First round | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 23–7 (13–3 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Rod Jensen |
| Home arena | BSU Pavilion |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
They finished the regular season at 22–5 overall, with a 13–3 record in the Big Sky Conference, tied for first in the standings with rival Idaho. In the conference tournament at home in Boise, the top-seeded Broncos again received a bye into the semifinals and defeated Weber State by eleven points.[1][2] They met second-seeded Idaho in the final and fell by seven.[3][4]
With the NCAA tournament on their home floor,[5] BSU was invited to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), and traveled to Stillwater, Oklahoma,[6] where they lost by fourteen points to the Oklahoma State Cowboys of the Big Eight Conference.[7][8]
The Broncos were led on the court by senior guard Chris Childs, who went on to a lengthy professional career, ending with nine years in the NBA.
Postseason results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
| Fri, March 10 8:37 pm |
(1) | (5) Weber State Semifinal |
W 71–60 | 23–5 |
BSU Pavilion (10,600) Boise, Idaho | ||||||
| Sat, March 11 9:07 pm, ESPN |
(1) | (2) Idaho Final |
L 52–59 | 23–6 |
BSU Pavilion (11,576) Boise, Idaho | ||||||
| National Invitation tournament | |||||||||||
| Fri, March 17* 6:30 pm |
at Oklahoma State First round |
L 55–69 | 23–7 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,675) Stillwater, Oklahoma | |||||||
References
edit- ^ 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; Blanchette, John (March 17, 1989). "Clemson had help – BSU cheerleaders". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C3.
- ^ "Broncos meet Oklahoma State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 17, 1989. p. 4D.
- ^ "OSU bucks Broncos out of NIT, 69-55". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. March 18, 1989. p. 3D.
- ^ "Oklahoma State plunks Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 19, 1989. p. 2B.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Boise State Broncos – 1988–89 basketball season