1988–89 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 1988–89 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lynn Nance, competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished conference play with a record of 122 to win the regular season conference title. The Gaels received an at-large automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they entered as a No. 8 seed West Region. They lost to No. 9 seed Clemson in the opening round to end their season with an overall record of 255.

1988–89 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
WCC Regular Season champions
NCAA Tournament
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
1988–89 record255 (122 WCC)
Head coachLynn Nance
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
1988–89 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Saint Mary's122 .857  255  .833
Pepperdine104 .714  2013  .606
Loyola Marymount104 .714  2011  .645
San Francisco86 .571  1612  .571
Santa Clara77 .500  2011  .645
Gonzaga59 .357  1414  .500
San Diego212 .143  820  .286
Portland212 .143  226  .071
1989 WCAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1988–89 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Nov 26, 1988*
    Humboldt State W 96–46  1–0
    McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Nov 28, 1988*
    Chico State W 95–57  2–0
    McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Dec 3, 1988*
    at Montana W 71–58  3–0
    Harry Adams Field House 
    Missoula, Montana
    Dec 6, 1988*
    U.S. International W 98–67  4–0
    McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Dec 9, 1988*
    vs. Penn State
    BYU Cougar Classic
    W 76–52  5–0
    Marriott Center 
    Provo, Utah
    Dec 10, 1988*
    at BYU
    BYU Cougar Classic
    W 70–69  6–0
    Marriott Center 
    Provo, Utah
    Dec 16, 1988*
    at Idaho State W 92–48  7–0
    Holt Arena 
    Pocatello, Idaho
    Dec 19, 1988*
    Eastern Washington W 76–56  8–0
    McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Dec 22, 1988*
    New Hampshire W 95–56  9–0
    McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Dec 27, 1988*
    Stanford L 64–65  9–1
    McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Dec 30, 1988*
    at Cal State Fullerton W 68–61  10–1
    Titan Gym 
    Fullerton, California
    Jan 4, 1989*
    at U.S. International W 80–63  9–1
    The Pavilion 
     
    Jan 7, 1989*
    Southern Utah W 80–54  12–1
    McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Jan 13, 1989*
    Portland W 71–45  13–1
    (1–0)
    McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Jan 14, 1989
    Gonzaga W 67–45  14–1
    (2–0)
    McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Jan 20, 1989
    at Santa Clara W 76–48  15–1
    (3–0)
    Leavey Center 
    Santa Clara, California
    Jan 21, 1989
    at San Francisco W 71–53  16–1
    (4–0)
    War Memorial Gymnasium 
    San Francisco, California
    Jan 27, 1989
    San Francisco L 55–62  16–2
    (4–1)
    McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Jan 28, 1989
    Santa Clara W 53–34  17–2
    (5–1)
    McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Feb 3, 1989
    at Loyola Marymount W 116–104  18–2
    (6–1)
    Gersten Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, California
    Feb 4, 1989*
    at Pepperdine L 60–65  18–3
    (6–2)
    Firestone Fieldhouse 
    Malibu, California
    Feb 10, 1989
    Pepperdine W 77–49  19–3
    (7–2)
    McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Feb 11, 1989
    Loyola Marymount W 95–81  20–3
    (8–2)
    McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Feb 15, 1989
    San Diego W 70–45  21–3
    (9–2)
    McKeon Pavilion 
    Moraga, California
    Feb 18, 1989
    at San Diego W 65–47  22–3
    (10–2)
    USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Feb 24, 1989
    No. 19 at Gonzaga W 67–63  23–3
    (11–2)
    The Kennel 
    Spokane, Washington
    Feb 25, 1989
    No. 19 at Portland W 63–41  24–3
    (12–2)
    Chiles Center 
    Portland, Oregon
    West Coast Conference Tournament
    Mar 4, 1989*
    No. 17 vs. Portland
    WCC Tournament Quarterfinal
    W 86–48  25–3
    War Memorial Gymnasium 
    San Francisco, California
    Mar 5, 1989*
    No. 17 vs. Santa Clara
    WCC Tournament Semifinal
    L 61–63  25–4
    War Memorial Gymnasium 
    San Francisco, California
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 16, 1989*
    (8 W) vs. (9 W) Clemson
    First Round
    L 70–83[1]  25–5
    BSU Pavilion 
    Boise, Idaho
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

    Source[2][3]

    Rankings

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