1988–89 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1988–89 Saint Mary's Gaels Basketball Saint Mary's College Gaels Wordmark.jpg 200px West Coast Athletic Conference WCAC 25–5 12–2 Lynn Nance 3rd McKeon Pavilion WCAC regular season champions NCAA tournament first round The 1988–89 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC) during the 1988–89 college basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Lynn Nance, the Gaels played their home games on campus at McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, California. They finished the regular season with an overall record of 24 3 y (12–2 in WCAC, 1st), but were upset in the semifinals of the conference tournament by fifth-seeded 1988 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara. The Gaels received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, seeded eighth in the West regional. They lost to Clemson in the opening round at Boise to end the season at 25 5 y. After the season in early April, Nance departed for Seattle to lead the University of Washington, his alma mater.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HEsnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6982%2C1067137 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire services Huskies join hiring rush with Nance April 4, 1989 2C He was succeeded by UCLA assistant Paul Landreaux, hired a few weeks later.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-lhYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7fkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4678%2C2877483 Spokane Chronicle Washington Transactions: College April 21, 1989 C4 Roster 1988 Saint Mary's Gaels y no Lynn Nance https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/saint-marys-ca/1989.html Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Saint Mary's Gaels| Regular season Nov 26, 1988 yes Humboldt State McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 96–46 1–0 Nov 28, 1988 yes Chico State McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 95–57 2–0 Dec 3, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Montana Grizzlies Montana Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana 71–58 3–0 Dec 6, 1988 yes U.S. International McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 98–67 4–0 Dec 9, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Marriott Center Provo, Utah BYU Cougar Classic 76–52 5–0 Dec 10, 1988 yes yes 1988 men BYU Cougars BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah BYU Cougar Classic 70–69 6–0 Dec 16, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho 92–48 7–0 Dec 19, 1988 yes 1988 men Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 76–56 8–0 Dec 22, 1988 yes 1988 men New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 95–56 9–0 Dec 27, 1988 yes Stanford McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 64–65 9–1 Dec 30, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, California 68–61 10–1 Jan 4, 1989 yes yes U.S. International The Pavilion 80–63 11–1 Jan 7, 1989 yes 1988 men Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 80–54 12–1 Jan 13, 1989 yes 1988 men Portland Pilots Portland McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 71–45 13–1 1–0 Jan 14, 1989 Gonzaga McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 67–45 14–1 2–0 Jan 20, 1989 yes 1988 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California 76–48 15–1 3–0 Jan 21, 1989 yes 1988 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California 71–53 16–1 4–0 Jan 27, 1989 San Francisco McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 55–62 16–2 4–1 Jan 28, 1989 1988 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 53–34 17–2 5–1 Feb 3, 1989 yes Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California 116–104 18–2 6–1 Feb 4, 1989 yes yes 1988 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 60–65 18–3 6–2 Feb 10, 1989 Pepperdine McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 77–49 19–3 7–2 Feb 11, 1989 Loyola Marymount McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 95–81 20–3 8–2 Feb 15, 1989 1988 men San Diego Toreros San Diego McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 70–45 21–3 9–2 Feb 18, 1989 yes San Diego USD Sports Center San Diego, California 65–47 22–3 10–2 Feb 24, 1989 yes 19 Gonzaga Martin Centre Spokane, Washington 67–63 23–3 11–2 Feb 25, 1989 yes 19 Portland Chiles Center Portland, Oregon 63–41 24–3 12–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Saint Mary's Gaels| WCAC tournament Mar 4, 1989 yes yes 17 1 Portland 8 War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California Quarterfinals 86–48 25–3 Mar 5, 1989 yes yes 17 1 1988 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara 5 War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California Semifinals 61–63 25–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Saint Mary's Gaels| NCAA tournament Mar 16, 1989 yes yes 8 W Clemson 9 W BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho First Round 70–83NCAA West Regional at Boise, Ida.: St. Mary's Leads Early, Then Loses to Clemson https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-17-sp-1589-story.html Los Angeles Times March 17, 1989 April 13, 2020 25–5 AP poll W West Pacific time Source:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/saint-marys-ca/1989-schedule.html 1988-89 Saint Mary's Gaels Schedule and Results Sports Reference April 13, 2020 2019-20 Saint Mary's College Men's Basketball Record Book https://smcgaels.com/documents/2019/7/9/2019_20_MBK_Record_Book_as_of_7_9_19.pdf Saint Mary's College Athletics April 13, 2020 Rankings 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Saint Mary's Category:Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball seasons Saint Mary's Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball