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

1988–89 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
1988–89 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
WCC Regular Season champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	25–5 (12–2 WCC)
Head coach	Lynn Nance;
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Mary's	12	–	2	.857	25	–	5	.833
Pepperdine	10	–	4	.714	20	–	13	.606
Loyola Marymount †	10	–	4	.714	20	–	11	.645
San Francisco	8	–	6	.571	16	–	12	.571
Santa Clara	7	–	7	.500	20	–	11	.645
Gonzaga	5	–	9	.357	14	–	14	.500
San Diego	2	–	12	.143	8	–	20	.286
Portland	2	–	12	.143	2	–	26	.071


† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 1988–89 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lynn Nance, competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished conference play with a record of 12–2 to win the regular season conference title. The Gaels received an at-large automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they entered as a No. 8 seed West Region. They lost to No. 9 seed Clemson in the opening round to end their season with an overall record of 25–5.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown

Head coach

Lynn Nance

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

All times are Pacific

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 26, 1988*		Humboldt State	W 96–46	1–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Nov 28, 1988*		Chico State	W 95–57	2–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Dec 3, 1988*		at Montana	W 71–58	3–0	Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana
Dec 6, 1988*		U.S. International	W 98–67	4–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Dec 9, 1988*		vs. Penn State BYU Cougar Classic	W 76–52	5–0	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 10, 1988*		at BYU BYU Cougar Classic	W 70–69	6–0	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 16, 1988*		at Idaho State	W 92–48	7–0	Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho
Dec 19, 1988*		Eastern Washington	W 76–56	8–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Dec 22, 1988*		New Hampshire	W 95–56	9–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Dec 27, 1988*		Stanford	L 64–65	9–1	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Dec 30, 1988*		at Cal State Fullerton	W 68–61	10–1	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Jan 4, 1989*		at U.S. International	W 80–63	9–1	The Pavilion
Jan 7, 1989*		Southern Utah	W 80–54	12–1	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Jan 13, 1989*		Portland	W 71–45	13–1 (1–0)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Jan 14, 1989		Gonzaga	W 67–45	14–1 (2–0)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Jan 20, 1989		at Santa Clara	W 76–48	15–1 (3–0)	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Jan 21, 1989		at San Francisco	W 71–53	16–1 (4–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Jan 27, 1989		San Francisco	L 55–62	16–2 (4–1)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Jan 28, 1989		Santa Clara	W 53–34	17–2 (5–1)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Feb 3, 1989		at Loyola Marymount	W 116–104	18–2 (6–1)	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Feb 4, 1989*		at Pepperdine	L 60–65	18–3 (6–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 10, 1989		Pepperdine	W 77–49	19–3 (7–2)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Feb 11, 1989		Loyola Marymount	W 95–81	20–3 (8–2)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Feb 15, 1989		San Diego	W 70–45	21–3 (9–2)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Feb 18, 1989		at San Diego	W 65–47	22–3 (10–2)	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Feb 24, 1989	No. 19	at Gonzaga	W 67–63	23–3 (11–2)	The Kennel Spokane, Washington
Feb 25, 1989	No. 19	at Portland	W 63–41	24–3 (12–2)	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
West Coast Conference Tournament
Mar 4, 1989*	No. 17	vs. Portland WCC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 86–48	25–3	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Mar 5, 1989*	No. 17	vs. Santa Clara WCC Tournament Semifinal	L 61–63	25–4	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1989*	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) Clemson First Round	L 70–83^[1]	25–5	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Source^[2]^[3]

Rankings

References

^ "NCAA West Regional at Boise, Ida.: St. Mary's Leads Early, Then Loses to Clemson". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1989. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
^ "1988-89 Saint Mary's Gaels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Saint Mary's College Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Saint Mary's College Athletics. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

[1] "NCAA West Regional at Boise, Ida.: St. Mary's Leads Early, Then Loses to Clemson". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1989. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

[schedule-2] "1988-89 Saint Mary's Gaels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

[3] "2019-20 Saint Mary's College Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Saint Mary's College Athletics. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

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