1988–89 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1988–89 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, First round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record23–7 (13–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Bobby Dye (6th season)
Assistant coachRod Jensen
Home arenaBSU Pavilion
Seasons
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
Conference tournament winner


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.

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

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

References

  1. ^ Boling, Dave (March 11, 1989). "Idaho, Boise roll to rematch". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B2.
  2. ^ Schulte, Chris (March 11, 1989). "Vandals one game away from the crown". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
  3. ^ Schulte, Chris (March 13, 1989). "Vandals complete BSC dream season". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
  4. ^ Boling, Dave (March 13, 1989). "Idaho will play UNLV in NCAAs". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C1.
  5. ^ Boling, Dave; Blanchette, John (March 17, 1989). "Clemson had help – BSU cheerleaders". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C3.
  6. ^ "Broncos meet Oklahoma State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 17, 1989. p. 4D.
  7. ^ "OSU bucks Broncos out of NIT, 69-55". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. March 18, 1989. p. 3D.
  8. ^ "Oklahoma State plunks Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 19, 1989. p. 2B.

External links

  • Sports Reference – Boise State Broncos – 1988–89 basketball season
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