1988–89 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
WCC Regular Season champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record255 (122 WCC)
Head coach
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
1988–89 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Saint Mary's122 .857255  .833
Pepperdine104 .7142013  .606
Loyola Marymount104 .7142011  .645
San Francisco86 .5711612  .571
Santa Clara77 .5002011  .645
Gonzaga59 .3571414  .500
San Diego212 .143820  .286
Portland212 .143226  .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 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.

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    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*
    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[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

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