1989 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
| 1989 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1988–89 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| Champions | South Alabama (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Ronnie Arrow (1st title) |
| MVP | Jeff Hodge (South Alabama) |
The 1989 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–6 at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1]
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 | ||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "1988–89 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.