1988–89 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

1988–89 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
WAC Regular Season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	23–10 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach	Boyd Grant (2nd season)
Home arena	Moby Arena

1988–89 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California	Head coach Boyd Grant (Colorado State) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

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

Main article: 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

NBA draft

Main article: 1989 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	35	Pat Durham	Dallas Mavericks

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References

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.