1989 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1989 Southern Conference Men's 8 Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC East Tennessee State 1st Les Robinson 1st The 1989 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 3–5, 1989 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers, led by head coach Les Robinson, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1989 NCAA tournament.1988–89 Southern Conference Season Summary Format All of the conference's eight members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds. Bracket QuarterfinalsMarch 3 SemifinalsMarch 4 FinalsMarch 5 high 1 1988 none Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga 72 8 1988 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 63 4 East Tennessee State 93 5 The Citadel 89 2 1988 Furman Paladins Furman 81 7 VMI 73 3 1988 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State 69 6 1988 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 83 1 Chattanooga 73 4 East Tennessee State 76 2 Furman 68 6 Marshall 91 4 East Tennessee State 96 6 Marshall 73 See also List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions References Tournament Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Asheville, North Carolina Category:College basketball tournaments in North Carolina Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball