1989 WAC men's basketball tournament

1989 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams9
SiteJon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City, UT
ChampionsUTEP (3rd title)
Winning coachDon Haskins (3rd title)
MVPTim Hardaway (UTEP)
← 1988
1990 →
1988–89 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado State 12 4   .750 23 10   .697
UTEP 11 5   .688 26 7   .788
New Mexico 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Hawaii 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
BYU 7 9   .438 14 15   .483
Air Force 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Wyoming 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
Utah 6 10   .375 16 17   .485
San Diego State 4 12   .250 12 17   .414
1989 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1989 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–11 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1]

UTEP defeated top-seeded Colorado State in the championship game, 73–60, to clinch their third WAC men's tournament championship

The Miners, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by regular season champions Colorado State, who earned an at-large bid.

  1. ^ "1988-89 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.