1989 MEAC men's basketball tournament

1989 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsSouth Carolina State (1st title)
Winning coachCy Alexander (1st title)
MVPTravis Williams (South Carolina State)
← 1988
1990 →
1988–89 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina State 14 2   .875 25 8   .758
Florida A&M 12 4   .750 20 10   .667
Coppin State 11 5   .688 18 11   .621
Morgan State 9 7   .563 16 13   .552
Bethune–Cookman 8 8   .500 12 16   .429
Delaware State 6 10   .375 11 17   .393
North Carolina A&T 6 10   .375 9 18   .333
Howard 5 11   .313 9 19   .321
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 15   .063 1 26   .037
1989 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–5, 1989, at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. South Carolina State defeated Florida A&M, 83–79 in the championship game, to win its first MEAC Tournament title.

The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as #15 seed in the East region.