1989 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

1989 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams8
SiteCharlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
ChampionsSouth Alabama (1st title)
Winning coachRonnie Arrow (1st title)
MVPJeff Hodge (South Alabama)
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1988–89 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Alabama 11 3   .786 23 9   .719
UNC Charlotte 10 4   .714 17 12   .586
VCU 9 5   .643 13 15   .464
UAB 8 6   .571 22 12   .647
Old Dominion 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
Jacksonville 5 9   .357 14 16   .467
Western Kentucky 4 10   .286 14 15   .483
South Florida 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
1989 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


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.

  1. ^ "1988–89 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.