1989 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1989 Big Sky Conference I Men's 200px 6 BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho Idaho 3rd Kermit Davis 1st Riley Smith Idaho 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.1988-89 Big Sky Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-sky/1989.html May 2, 2016 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l5UrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ntAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2021%2C2526029 Idahonian Moscow Schulte Chris Vandals complete BSC dream season March 13, 1989 1B 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. 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sVxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6965%2C5119776 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Idaho-Boise rematch far from certain Boling Dave March 9, 1989 D2 Bracket Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 Semifinals Friday, March 10 Championship Saturday, March 11 5 1988 men Weber State Wildcats Weber State 69 4 1988 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada 61 3 1988 men Montana Grizzlies Montana 87 6 1988 men Montana State Bobcats Montana State 84 1 Boise State 71 5 Weber State 60 3 Montana 56 2 Idaho 77 1 Boise State 52 2 Idaho 59 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=slxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7184%2C5690916 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Big Sky opens with drama Boling Dave March 10, 1989 C3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s1xWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6957%2C6152024 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Idaho, Boise roll to rematch Boling Dave March 11, 1989 B2 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 1988 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State. References Category:Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Boise, Idaho Category:College basketball tournaments in Idaho Category:20th century in Boise, Idaho