1989 Southern Conference Men's Basketball 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)
1988–89 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Chattanooga10–4 .714  18–12  .600
Furman9–5 .643  17–12  .586
Appalachian State8–6 .571  20–8  .714
East Tennessee State†7–7 .500  20–11  .645
The Citadel7–7 .500  16–12  .571
Marshall6–8 .429  15–15  .500
VMI5–9 .357  11–17  .393
Western Carolina4–10 .286  12–16  .429
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1988; Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1]

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 St. 76
4 East Tennessee St. 93
5 The Citadel 89
4 East Tennessee St. 96
6 Marshall 73
2 Furman 81
7 VMI 73
2 Furman 68
6 Marshall 91
3 Appalachian State 69
6 Marshall 83

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1988–89 Southern Conference Season Summary
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