1989 TAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198889
Teams8
SiteBarton Coliseum
Little Rock, AR
ChampionsArkansas–Little Rock (2nd title)
Winning coachMike Newell (2nd title)
MVPJeff Cummings (Arkansas–Little Rock)
TAAC men's basketball tournaments
1988–89 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Georgia Southern162 .889236  .793
Arkansas–Little Rock144 .778238  .742
Stetson108 .5561712  .586
Centenary (LA)99 .5001614  .533
Georgia State99 .5001414  .500
Mercer99 .5001414  .500
UTSA810 .4441513  .536
Houston Baptist612 .333920  .310
Samford513 .278819  .296
Hardin-Simmons414 .222819  .296
1989 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the ASUN men's basketball tournament) was held March 7–9 at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1]

Arkansas–Little Rock easily defeated Centenary (LA) in the championship game, 100–72, to win their second TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Trojans, therefore, received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament, where they lost to Louisville in the first round.

For the third straight year, only the top eight teams (out of 10) in the conference standings were invited to the tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 7
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 8
Championship
Thursday, March 9
         
1 Georgia Southern 72
8 Houston Baptist 78
8 Houston Baptist 69
5 Centenary (LA) 76
5 Centenary (LA) 76
4 Mercer 74
5 Centenary (LA) 72
2 Arkansas–Little Rock 100
3 Stetson 106
6 Georgia State 63
3 Stetson 59
2 Arkansas–Little Rock 60
7 Texas–San Antonio 79
2 Arkansas–Little Rock 82

References

  1. "1988-89 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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