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, Round of 64
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	25–5 (12–2 WCC)
Head coach	Lynn Nance (3rd season);
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

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 (.889) (12–2 in WCAC, 1st), but were upset in the semifinals of the conference tournament by fifth-seeded Santa Clara.

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 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 (.833).

After the season in early April, Nance departed for Seattle to lead the University of Washington, his alma mater.^[1] He was succeeded by UCLA assistant Paul Landreaux, hired a few weeks later.^[2]

Roster

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

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

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	11–1	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)	Toso Pavilion 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)	Martin Centre Spokane, Washington
Feb 25, 1989	No. 19	at Portland	W 63–41	24–3 (12–2)	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
WCAC tournament
Mar 4, 1989*	(1) No. 17	vs. (8) Portland Quarterfinals	W 86–48	25–3	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Mar 5, 1989*	(1) No. 17	vs. (5) Santa Clara Semifinals	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^[3]	25–5	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific time.

Source:^[4]^[5]

Rankings

References

^ "Huskies join hiring rush with Nance". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. April 4, 1989. p. 2C.
^ "Transactions: College". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). April 21, 1989. p. C4.
^ "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.

[jhrgru-1] "Huskies join hiring rush with Nance". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. April 4, 1989. p. 2C.

[sctns-2] "Transactions: College". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). April 21, 1989. p. C4.

[3] "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-4] "1988-89 Saint Mary's Gaels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

[5] "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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