1989 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

1989 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams10
SiteLong Beach Arena
Long Beach, CA
ChampionsUNLV (5th title)
Winning coachJerry Tarkanian (5th title)
MVPStacey Augmon (UNLV)
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1988–89 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 UNLV 16 2   .889 29 8   .784
New Mexico State 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
UC Santa Barbara 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
Cal State Fullerton 10 8   .556 16 13   .552
Long Beach State 10 8   .556 13 15   .464
Utah State 10 8   .556 12 16   .429
Fresno State 9 9   .500 15 14   .517
UC Irvine 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Pacific 3 15   .167 7 21   .250
San Jose State 1 17   .056 5 23   .179
1989 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1989 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–11 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California.[1] This was the first tournament after the Big West Conference renamed itself from the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) in July 1988.

Top-seeded UNLV defeated New Mexico State in the final, 68–62, and captured their fifth PCAA/Big West championship. This was the Runnin' Rebels' fifth title in seven seasons.

The Rebels, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament, where they would advance to the Elite Eight.

  1. ^ "1988-89 Big West Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.