1989 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

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)
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1988–89 Big Sky men's basketball standings
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 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]

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]

  1. ^ "1988-89 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Schulte, Chris (March 13, 1989). "Vandals complete BSC dream season". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.