1989 American South Conference men's basketball tournament

1989 American South Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1988–89
Teams	6
Finals site	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
Champions	Louisiana Tech (2nd title)
Winning coach	Tommy Joe Eagles (2nd title)
American South Conference men's basketball tournaments

1988–89 American South Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Orleans	7	–	3		.700			19	–	11		.633
Louisiana Tech †	6	–	4		.600			23	–	9		.719
Arkansas State	6	–	4		.600			20	–	10		.667
Southwestern Louisiana	4	–	6		.400			17	–	12		.586
Pan American	4	–	6		.400			15	–	13		.536
Lamar	3	–	7		.300			12	–	16		.429
† 1989 American South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1989 American South Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at the Cajundome at University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana.[2]

Louisiana Tech defeated New Orleans in the championship game, 84–62, to take home their second American South men's basketball tournament title.

Louisiana Tech received an at-large invitation to the 1989 NCAA Tournament as the #9 seed in the Southeast region because the American South was not eligible for an automatic bid at the time. The Bulldogs defeated La Salle 83–74 before losing to #1 seed Oklahoma 124–81.

Format

All six of the conference's founding members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records. The top two teams were given byes into the semifinals while the bottom four teams were placed and paired into the initial quarterfinal round.

All games were played at the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Friday, March 3					Semifinals Saturday, March 4					Championship Sunday, March 5
						1	New Orleans	89
						4	Southwestern Louisiana	73
	5	Pan American	87
	4	Southwestern Louisiana	93
											1	New Orleans	62
											3	Louisiana Tech	84
	3	Louisiana Tech	103
	6	Lamar	80
						3	Louisiana Tech	82
						2	Arkansas State	65

References

1. sports-reference.com 1988-89 American South Conference Season Summary
2. "1988-89 American South Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2020.