1990 American South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1990 American South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–4 at the Convocation Center at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas.[2]

1990 American South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams6
Finals siteConvocation Center
Jonesboro, AR
ChampionsNew Orleans (1st title)
Winning coachTim Floyd (1st title)
1989-90 American South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Louisiana Tech8–2 .800  20–8  .714
New Orleans †8–2 .800  21–11  .656
Texas-Rio Grande Valley7–3 .700  21–9  .700
Louisiana-Lafayette4–6 .400  20–9  .690
Arkansas State2–8 .200  15–13  .536
Lamar1–9 .100  7–21  .250
† 1990 American South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

New Orleans defeated Texas–Pan American in the championship game, 48–44, to take home their first American South men's basketball tournament title.

The Privateers did not receive an automatic invitation to the 1990 NCAA Tournament. Instead, they participated in the 1990 NIT.

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 Convocation Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals
Friday, March 2		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 3		 Championship
Sunday, March 4
                           
       
  1 New Orleans 91  
    4 Southwestern Louisiana 76  
5 Arkansas State 69
  4 Southwestern Louisiana 83  
    1 New Orleans 48
  2 Texas–Pan American 44
  3 Texas–Pan American 92  
6 Lamar 82  
3 Texas–Pan American 82
    2 Louisiana Tech 76  
     
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References
  1. sports-reference.com 1989-90 American South Conference Season Summary
  2. "1989-90 American South Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
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