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1989 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

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The 1989 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1]

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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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Alabama †11–3 .78623–9  .719
UNC Charlotte10–4 .71417–12  .586
VCU9–5 .64313–15  .464
UAB8–6 .57122–12  .647
Old Dominion7–7 .50015–13  .536
Jacksonville5–9 .35714–16  .467
Western Kentucky4–10 .28614–15  .483
South Florida2–12 .1437–21  .250
† 1989 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
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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.

Format

There were no changes to the existing tournament format. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round and each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4
Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
Championship
Monday, March 6
         
1 South Alabama 70
8 South Florida 65
1 South Alabama 103
4 UAB 84
5 Old Dominion 87
4 UAB 89
1 South Alabama 105
6 Jacksonville 59
3 VCU 85
6 Jacksonville 93
6 Jacksonville 77
7 Western Kentucky 72
7 Western Kentucky 65
2 UNC Charlotte 63

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