1989 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1989 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 3–5, 1989 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers, led by head coach Les Robinson, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1989 NCAA tournament.

1989 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1988–89
Teams	8
Site	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC
Champions	East Tennessee State (1st title)
Winning coach	Les Robinson (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1988–89 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Chattanooga	10	–	4		.714			18	–	12		.600
Furman	9	–	5		.643			17	–	12		.586
Appalachian State	8	–	6		.571			20	–	8		.714
East Tennessee State †	7	–	7		.500			20	–	11		.645
The Citadel	7	–	7		.500			16	–	12		.571
Marshall	6	–	8		.429			15	–	15		.500
VMI	5	–	9		.357			11	–	17		.393
Western Carolina	4	–	10		.286			12	–	16		.429
† 1989 SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1988 Rankings from AP poll

Format

All of the conference's eight members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 3					Semifinals March 4					Finals March 5
	1	Chattanooga	72
	8	Western Carolina	63
						1	Chattanooga	73
						4	East Tennessee State	76
	4	East Tennessee State	93
	5	The Citadel	89
											4	East Tennessee State	96
											6	Marshall	73
	2	Furman	81
	7	VMI	73
						2	Furman	68
						6	Marshall	91
	3	Appalachian State	69
	6	Marshall	83

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions