1989–90 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
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 |
Seasons |
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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 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.
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
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
- ^ 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
- 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