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
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams6
SiteBSU Pavilion
Boise, Idaho
ChampionsIdaho (3rd title)
Winning coachKermit Davis (1st title)
MVPRiley Smith (Idaho)
1988–89 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Boise State13–3 .813  23–7  .767
Idaho †13–3 .813  25–6  .806
Montana11–5 .688  20–11  .645
Nevada10–6 .625  16–12  .571
Weber State9–7 .563  17–11  .607
Montana State6–10 .375  15–16  .484
Eastern Washington5–11 .313  8–22  .267
Idaho State4–12 .250  9–18  .333
Northern Arizona1–15 .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  
     

Source:[4][5]

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.

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References
  1. "1988-89 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  2. Schulte, Chris (March 13, 1989). "Vandals complete BSC dream season". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
  3. Boling, Dave (March 9, 1989). "Idaho-Boise rematch far from certain". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D2.
  4. Boling, Dave (March 10, 1989). "Big Sky opens with drama". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C3.
  5. Boling, Dave (March 11, 1989). "Idaho, Boise roll to rematch". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B2.
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