1988–89 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1988–89 Colorado State Rams Basketball Colorado State Script Logo.png 170px Western Athletic Conference WAC 23–10 12–4 Boyd Grant 2nd Moby Arena WAC Regular Season champions NCAA tournament second round The 1988–89 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1988–89 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Boyd Grant. The Rams finished 23–10 and won the WAC regular season title with a 12–4 conference record. After falling to UTEP in the finals of the WAC tournament, the team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. After defeating Florida in the opening round, the Rams were beaten by No. 2 seed Syracuse in the second round. Roster 1988 Colorado State Rams y Pat Durham 20 SF 6 7 210 Sr y Dallas, Texas Mike Mitchell FC 6 8 225 Sr y basketball, born 1967 yes Los Angeles, California Boyd Grant (Colorado State) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Colorado State Rams| Regular season Nov 26, 1988 yes 1988 men Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 70–50 1–0 Nov 30, 1988 yes 1988 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 73–72 2–0 Dec 2, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Maples Pavilion Stanford, California Apple Invitational 74–66 3–0 Dec 3, 1988 yes yes Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, California Apple Invitational 49–63 3–1 Dec 6, 1988 yes yes 1988 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas Super Pit Denton, Texas 50–52 3–2 Dec 10, 1988 yes 1988 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 71–50 4–2 Dec 17, 1988 yes 1988 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 102–89 5–2 Dec 20, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Baylor Bears Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, Texas 62–53 6–2 Dec 27, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Green Bay Phoenix Wisconsin-Green Bay Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin 43–58 6–3 Dec 29, 1988 yes Texas Tech Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 61–71 6–4 Dec 30, 1988 yes 1988 men Montana Grizzlies Montana Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 68–66 7–4 Jan 5, 1989 yes 1988 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Peterson Gym San Diego, California 57–62 7–5 0–1 Jan 7, 1989 yes 1988 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii 62–55 7–5 1–1 Jan 12, 1989 1988 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 64–62 9–5 2–1 Jan 16, 1989 yes 1988 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 69–59 10–5 3–1 Jan 19, 1989 1988 men Utah Utes Utah Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 63–49 11–5 4–1 Jan 21, 1989 1988 men BYU Cougars BYU Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 69–84 11–6 4–2 Jan 24, 1989 yes UTEP Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 53–69 11–7 4–3 Jan 26, 1989 yes New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 62–65 11–8 4–4 Feb 2, 1989 San Diego State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 67–47 12–8 5–4 Feb 4, 1989 1988 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 55–48 13–8 6–4 Feb 11, 1989 yes yes Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 76–70 14–8 Feb 18, 1989 Hawaii Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 57–56 15–8 7–4 Feb 20, 1989 Air Force Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 58–53 16–8 8–4 Feb 23, 1989 UTEP Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 81–68 17–8 9–4 Feb 25, 1989 yes Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 62–59 18–8 10–4 Mar 2, 1989 yes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 75–64 19–8 11–4 Mar 4, 1989 yes BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah 89–72 20–8 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Colorado State Rams| WAC tournament Mar 8, 1989 yes yes 1 Utah 8 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Quarterfinals 52–50 21–8 Mar 9, 1989 yes yes 1 Hawaii 4 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Semifinals 50–46 22–8 Mar 11, 1989 yes yes 1 UTEP 2 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Championship 60–73 22–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Colorado State Rams| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 1989 yes yes 10 MW Florida 7 MW Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas First Round 68–46 23–9 Mar 19, 1989 yes yes 10 MW Syracuse 7 2 MW Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas Second Round 50–65 23–10 MW Midwest 2019–20 Colorado State Rams Men's Basketball Record Book https://csurams.com/documents/2020/1/20/CSUMBBRecordBook_2019_20.pdf Colorado State University Athletics April 17, 2020 Rankings 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings NBA draft 1989 NBA draft Colorado State Rams Round Pick Player NBA Club 2 35 Pat Durham Dallas Mavericks https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1989.html 1989 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 17, 2020 References Category:Colorado State Rams men's basketball seasons Colorado State Colorado State Colorado State Rams Colorado State Rams