1989 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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]

1989 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198889
Teams8
SiteAsheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (1st title)
Winning coachLes Robinson (1st title)
1988–89 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Chattanooga104 .7141812  .600
Furman95 .6431712  .586
Appalachian State86 .571208  .714
East Tennessee State77 .5002011  .645
The Citadel77 .5001612  .571
Marshall68 .4291515  .500
VMI59 .3571117  .393
Western Carolina410 .2861216  .429
1989 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1988
Rankings from AP poll

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

See also

References

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