The 1989–90 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by second-year head coach Kermit Davis and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.
| 1989–90 Idaho Vandals men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 25–6 (13–3 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Steve Barnes (2nd season) |
| Home arena | Kibbie Dome |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Vandals were 23–5 overall in the regular season and 13–3 in conference play, champions in the regular season standings. At the conference tournament in Boise, the Vandals earned a third consecutive bye into the semifinals, where they beat sixth seed Montana State by nine points.[1] In the final against league runner-up Eastern Washington, Idaho's Ricardo Boyd sank a three-pointer as time expired to break a tie and give the Vandals a second consecutive NCAA berth.[2][3]
Seeded thirteenth again in the West Regional,[4] Idaho lost to Louisville by nineteen points in Salt Lake City in the first round.[5][6] Davis left in late March for Texas A&M,[7][8] and was succeeded by Larry Eustachy, a former fellow UI assistant in Tim Floyd's first season (1986–87).[9][10]
This was Idaho's fourth appearance in the NCAA tournament in ten years, but remains its most recent.
Postseason results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
| Fri, March 9 5:30 pm |
(1) | vs. (6) Montana State Semifinal |
W 80–71 | 24–5 |
BSU Pavilion (6,328) Boise, Idaho | ||||||
| Sat, March 10 7:00 pm, ESPN |
(1) | vs. (2) Eastern Washington Final |
W 65–62 | 25–5 |
BSU Pavilion (6,541) Boise, Idaho | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Thu, March 15 1:37 pm, ESPN |
(13W) | vs. (4W) No. 16 Louisville First round |
L 59–78 | 25–6 |
Huntsman Center (10,298) Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Lewis, Michael C. (March 10, 1990). "Idaho goes for BSC title". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1E.
- ^ Gerheim, Earl (March 11, 1990). "Boyd shoots down EWU at buzzer". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
- ^ Lewis, Michael C. (March 12, 1990). "Boyd lifts Idaho to BSC title". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
- ^ Lewis, Michael C. (March 12, 1990). "'Pocatello' Vandals to face Louisville". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (March 16, 1990). "Cards load the deck to flush Idaho, 78-59". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ Stalwick, Howie (March 16, 1990). "High-flying Cards whip UI". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ "Davis now an Aggie; UI begins search". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 29, 1990. p. 1B.
- ^ Stalwick, Howie (March 29, 1990). "UI searches for coach – again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
- ^ Boling, Dave (April 5, 1990). "It's all in the 'family' at UI". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
- ^ Lewis, Michael C. (April 5, 1990). "No mistake, Eustachy's coach". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1C.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1989–90 basketball season
- Gem of the Mountains: 1990 University of Idaho yearbook – 1989–90 basketball season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1990 editions