1989 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1989 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 52nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]

1989 (1989) NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams32
ChampionsSt. Mary's (TX)
(1 title, 1 title game,
3 Fab Four)
Runner-UpEast Central
(2 title game,
2 Fab Four)
SemifinalistsCentral Washington
Wisconsin Eau Claire
Chuck Taylor MVPVernell Kemp
(East Central)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Dave Foose
(Wheeling Jesuit (WV))

Awards and honors
  • Leading scorers:
  • Leading rebounder:
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994.[2]

1989 NAIA bracket
First Round Second Round Elite Eight NAIA National Semifinals NAIA National Championship
               
1 Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 65
- Western Montana 79
- Western Montana 63'
16 College of Idaho 68
16 College of Idaho 61
- Biola (California) 58
16 College of Idaho 68
TOP TIER
8 St. Mary's (TX) 81
9 Cumberland (Ky.) 68
- Taylor (Ind.) 50
9 Cumberland (KY) 40
8 St. Mary's (TX) 56
8 St. Mary's (Tex.) 77
- William Carey (Miss.) 53
8 St. Mary's (TX) 68
13 Central Washington 58
5 Wheeling Jesuit (W.Virginia) 82
- Guilford (N.C.) 74
5 Wheeling Jesuit 99
12 Drury (MO) 72
12 Drury (Mo.) 94
- Waynesburg (Pa.) 74
5 Wheeling Jesuit 78
TOP TIER
13 Central Washington 87
13 Central Washington 86
- Georgia College 79
13 Central Washington 66
4 Charleston 55
4 College of Charleston (S.C.) 79'
- Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 64
8 St. Mary's (TX) 61
11 East Central 58
3 Wayland Baptist (Tex.) 76
- Holy Family (Pa.) 52
3 Wayland Baptist 68
14 East Central 83
14 East Central State (Okla.) 66
- Brigham Young-Hawaii 55
11 East Central 77
BOTTOM TIER
14 Siena Heights 67
11 Southern Arkansas 70
- Siena Heights (Mich.) 83
- Siena Heights 78
- St. Ambrose 75
- St. Ambrose (Iowa) 89
6 Husson (Maine) 88
11 East Central 58
2 Wisconsin Eau Claire 56
7 Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) 105
- St. Rose (N.Y.) 97
7 Auburn Montegomery 63
10 Hastings 73
10 Hastings (Neb.) 89
- Belmont (Tenn.) 76
10 Hastings 73
BOTTOM TIER
2 Wisconsin Eau Claire 88
15 Washburn (Kan.) 59
- Minnesota-Duluth 55
15 Washburn 71
2 Wisconsin Eau Claire 86
2 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 81
- Tiffin (Ohio) 59
  •  * denotes overtime.
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References
  1. "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  2. NAIA Championship History Archived 2009-05-05 at WebCite
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