1989 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1989 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams8
SiteAsheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (1st title)
Winning coachLes Robinson (1st title)
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1988–89 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 10 4   .714 18 12   .600
Furman 9 5   .643 17 12   .586
Appalachian State 8 6   .571 20 8   .714
East Tennessee State 7 7   .500 20 11   .645
The Citadel 7 7   .500 16 12   .571
Marshall 6 8   .429 15 15   .500
VMI 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
Western Carolina 4 10   .286 12 16   .429
1989 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]