1989 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

1989 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams8
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsArkansas (4th title)
Winning coachNolan Richardson (1st title)
MVPLenzie Howell (Arkansas)
← 1988
1990 →
1988–89 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas 13 3   .813 25 7   .781
Texas 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
TCU 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Houston 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
Texas A&M 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
Texas Tech 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
SMU 7 9   .438 13 16   .448
Rice 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
Baylor 1 15   .063 5 22   .185
1989 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 11–0, 1989, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.[1][2]

Number 1 seed Arkansas defeated 2 seed Texas 100-76 to win their 4th championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament.

  1. ^ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.