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1988–89 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

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1988–89 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
WAC Regular Season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record23–10 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMoby Arena
Seasons
← 1987–88
1988–89 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado State 12 4   .750 23 10   .697
UTEP 11 5   .688 26 7   .788
New Mexico 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Hawaii 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
BYU 7 9   .438 14 15   .483
Air Force 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Wyoming 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
Utah 6 10   .375 16 17   .485
San Diego State 4 12   .250 12 17   .414
1989 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


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.

Roster

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1988–89 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
SF 20 Pat Durham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas
F/C Mike Mitchell Current redshirt 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1988*
Northern Colorado W 70–50  1–0
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*
(1) vs. (8) Utah
Quarterfinals
W 52–50  21–8
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 9, 1989*
(1) vs. (4) Hawaii
Semifinals
W 50–46  22–8
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 11, 1989*
(1) vs. (2) UTEP
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.

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Rankings

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 35 Pat Durham Dallas Mavericks

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References

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  1. ^ "2019–20 Colorado State Rams Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Colorado State University Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.