1988–89 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1988–89 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Boyd Grant. The Rams finished 23–10 and won the WAC regular season title with a 12–4 conference record. After falling to UTEP in the finals of the WAC Tournament, the team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. After defeating Florida in the opening round, the Rams were beaten by No. 2 seed Syracuse in the second round.

1988–89 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
WAC Regular Season champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1988–89 record23–10 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMoby Arena
1988–89 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Colorado State124 .750  2310  .697
UTEP115 .688  267  .788
New Mexico115 .688  2211  .667
Hawaii97 .563  1713  .567
BYU79 .438  1415  .483
Air Force610 .375  1414  .500
Wyoming610 .375  1417  .452
Utah610 .375  1617  .485
San Diego State412 .250  1217  .414
1989 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1988–89 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
SF 20 Pat Durham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas
F/C Mike Mitchell  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Nov 26, 1988*
    Northern Colorado W 70–50  2–0
    Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Nov 30, 1988*
    Colorado W 73–72  2–0
    Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Dec 2, 1988*
    vs. Pacific
    Apple Invitational
    W 74–66  3–0
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Dec 3, 1988*
    at Stanford
    Apple Invitational
    L 49–63  3–1
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Dec 6, 1988*
    at North Texas L 50–52  3–2
    Super Pit 
    Denton, Texas
    Dec 10, 1988*
    Idaho State W 71–50  4–2
    Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Dec 17, 1988*
    Oral Roberts W 102–89  5–2
    Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Dec 20, 1988*
    at Baylor W 62–53  6–2
    Ferrell Center 
    Waco, Texas
    Dec 27, 1988*
    at Wisconsin-Green Bay L 43–58  6–3
    Brown County Arena 
    Green Bay, Wisconsin
    Dec 29, 1988*
    Texas Tech L 61–71  6–4
    Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Dec 30, 1988*
    Montana W 68–66  7–4
    Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Jan 5, 1989
    at San Diego State L 57–62  7–5
    (0–1)
    Peterson Gym 
    San Diego, California
    Jan 7, 1989
    at Hawaii W 62–55  7–5
    (1–1)
    Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Jan 12, 1989
    New Mexico W 64–62  9–5
    (2–1)
    Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Jan 16, 1989
    at Air Force W 69–59  10–5
    (3–1)
    Clune Arena 
    Colorado Springs, Colorado
    Jan 19, 1989
    Utah W 63–49  11–5
    (4–1)
    Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Jan 21, 1989
    BYU L 69–84  11–6
    (4–2)
    Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Jan 24, 1989
    at UTEP L 53–69  11–7
    (4–3)
    Special Events Center 
    El Paso, Texas
    Jan 26, 1989
    at New Mexico L 62–65  11–8
    (4–4)
    The Pit 
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Feb 2, 1989
    San Diego State W 67–47  12–8
    (5–4)
    Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Feb 4, 1989
    Wyoming W 55–48  13–8
    (6–4)
    Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Feb 11, 1989*
    at Oral Roberts W 76–70  14–8
    Mabee Center 
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Feb 18, 1989
    Hawaii W 57–56  15–8
    (7–4)
    Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Feb 20, 1989
    Air Force W 58–53  16–8
    (8–4)
    Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Feb 23, 1989
    UTEP W 81–68  17–8
    (9–4)
    Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Feb 25, 1989
    at Wyoming W 62–59  18–8
    (10–4)
    Arena-Auditorium 
    Laramie, Wyoming
    Mar 2, 1989
    at Utah W 75–64  19–8
    (11–4)
    Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    Mar 4, 1989
    at BYU W 89–72  20–8
    (12–4)
    Marriott Center 
    Provo, Utah
    WAC Tournament
    Mar 8, 1989*
    vs. Utah
    WAC Tournament Quarterfinal
    W 52–50  21–8
    Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    Mar 9, 1989*
    vs. Hawaii
    WAC Tournament Semifinal
    W 50–46  22–8
    Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    Mar 11, 1989*
    vs. UTEP
    WAC Tournament Championship
    L 60–73  22–9
    Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 17, 1989*
    (10 MW) vs. (7 MW) Florida
    First Round
    W 68–46  23–9
    Reunion Arena 
    Dallas, Texas
    Mar 19, 1989*
    (10 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 7 Syracuse
    Second Round
    L 50–65  23–10
    Reunion Arena 
    Dallas, Texas
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

    [1]

    Rankings

    NBA Draft

    RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
    235Pat DurhamDallas Mavericks

    [2]

    References

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