1989 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1989 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–6 at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1]

1989 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198889
Teams8
SiteCharlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
ChampionsSouth Alabama (1st title)
Winning coachRonnie Arrow (1st title)
MVPJeff Hodge (South Alabama)
1988–89 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South Alabama113 .786  239  .719
UNC Charlotte104 .714  1712  .586
VCU95 .643  1315  .464
UAB86 .571  2212  .647
Old Dominion77 .500  1513  .536
Jacksonville59 .357  1416  .467
Western Kentucky410 .286  1415  .483
South Florida212 .143  721  .250
1989 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded South Alabama easily defeated Jacksonville in the championship game, 105–59, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Jaguars, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament. No other Sun Belt members received at-large bids to the tournament.

Format

There were no changes to the existing tournament format. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round and each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4
Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
Championship
Monday, March 6
         
1 South Alabama 70
8 South Florida 65
1 South Alabama 103
4 UAB 84
5 Old Dominion 87
4 UAB 89
1 South Alabama 105
6 Jacksonville 59
3 VCU 85
6 Jacksonville 93
6 Jacksonville 77
7 Western Kentucky 72
7 Western Kentucky 65
2 UNC Charlotte 63
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See also

References

  1. "1988–89 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
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