1989 American South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1989 American South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–6 at the Cajundome at University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana.[2]

1989 American South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams6
Finals siteCajundome
Lafayette, LA
ChampionsLouisiana Tech (2nd title)
Winning coachTommy Joe Eagles (2nd title)
1988-89 American South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Orleans7–3 .700  19–11  .633
Louisiana Tech †6–4 .600  23–9  .719
Arkansas State6–4 .600  20–10  .667
Louisiana-Lafayette4–6 .400  17–12  .586
Texas-Rio Grande Valley4–6 .400  15–13  .536
Lamar3–7 .300  12–16  .429
† 1989 American South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Louisiana Tech defeated New Orleans in the championship game, 84–62, to take home their second American South men's basketball tournament title.

The Bulldogs received an automatic invitation to the 1989 NCAA Tournament as the #9 seed in the Southeast region. They defeated La Salle 83–74 before losing to #1 seed Oklahoma 124–81.

Format

All six of the conference's founding members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records. The top two teams were given byes into the semifinals while the bottom four teams were placed and paired into the initial quarterfinal round.

All games were played at the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 4		 Championship
Sunday, March 5
                           
       
  1 New Orleans 89  
    4 Southwestern Louisiana 73  
5 Pan American 87
  4 Southwestern Louisiana 93  
    1 New Orleans 62
  2 Louisiana Tech 84
  3 Louisiana Tech 103  
6 Lamar 80  
3 Louisiana Tech 82
    2 Arkansas State 65  
     
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References
  1. sports-reference.com 1988-89 American South Conference Season Summary
  2. "1988-89 American South Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
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