1988–89 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1988–89 Idaho Vandals men's basketball

Big Sky champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	25–6 (13–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Kermit Davis (1st season)
Assistant coach	Steve Barnes (1st season)
Home arena	Kibbie Dome
Seasons← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boise State	13	–	3	.813	23	–	7	.767
Idaho †	13	–	3	.813	25	–	6	.806
Montana	11	–	5	.688	20	–	11	.645
Nevada	10	–	6	.625	16	–	12	.571
Weber State	9	–	7	.563	17	–	11	.607
Montana State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Eastern Washington	5	–	11	.313	8	–	22	.267
Idaho State	4	–	12	.250	9	–	18	.333
Northern Arizona	1	–	15	.063	2	–	25	.074

† Conference tournament winner

The 1988–89 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Kermit Davis and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 23–5 overall in the regular season and 13–3 in conference play, co-champions in the standings with Boise State; the teams split their late-season series. At the conference tournament in Boise, the Vandals again earned a bye into the semifinals, where they beat Montana by 21 points. In the final against Boise State, Idaho defeated the host team by seven to earn their first NCAA berth in seven years.

Seeded thirteenth in the West region, Idaho met fourth-seed #15 UNLV back in Boise and lost by twelve.

Postseason result

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Big Sky tournament
Fri, March 10 6:07 pm	(2)	vs. (3) Montana Semifinal	W 77–56	24–5	BSU Pavilion (8,500) Boise, Idaho
Sat, March 11 8:07 pm, ESPN	(2)	at (1) Boise State Final	W 59–52	25–5	BSU Pavilion (11,576) Boise, Idaho
NCAA tournament
Thu, March 16 6:07 pm, CBS	(13W)	vs. (4W) No. 15 UNLV First round	L 56–68	25–6	BSU Pavilion (12,241) Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

Boling, Dave (March 3, 1989). "UI lead proves unblowable, barely". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
Schulte, Chris (March 3, 1989). "Vandals, crowd hold off Boise State". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 7A.
Boling, Dave (March 11, 1989). "Idaho, Boise roll to rematch". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B2.
Schulte, Chris (March 11, 1989). "Vandals one game away from the crown". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
Schulte, Chris (March 13, 1989). "Vandals complete BSC dream season". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
Boling, Dave (March 13, 1989). "Idaho will play UNLV in NCAAs". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C1.
Boling, Dave (March 17, 1989). "Rebels negate Vandals' plans". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C1.
Schulte, Chris (March 17, 1989). "UNLV rebels at free throw line". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
Grummert, Dale (March 17, 1989). "Idaho rolls craps against UNLV, 68-56". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.

External links

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1988–89 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1989 University of Idaho yearbook – 1988–89 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1989 editions

v t e Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Venues	Armory and Gymnasium (1905–1928) Memorial Gymnasium (1928–1976, 2020–21) Kibbie Dome / Cowan Spectrum (1976–2021) Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (2021–present)
Rivalries	Washington State
Culture & lore	Go, Vandals, Go
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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