1989 American South Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1989 American South Conference I Men's 200px 6 Cajundome Lafayette, LA Louisiana Tech 2nd Tommy Joe Eagles 2nd 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.1988-89 American South Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/american-south/1989.html March 14, 2020 Louisiana Tech defeated 1988 men New Orleans Privateers 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 QuarterfinalsFriday, March 3 SemifinalsSaturday, March 4 ChampionshipSunday, March 5 high 5 1988 men Pan American Broncs Pan American 87 4 1988 men Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana 93 3 Louisiana Tech 103 6 1988 none Lamar Cardinals Lamar 80 1 1988 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 89 4 Southwestern Louisiana 73 3 Louisiana Tech 82 2 1988 men Arkansas State Indians Arkansas State 65 1 New Orleans 62 3 Louisiana Tech 84 References Category:American South Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1988–89 American South Conference men's basketball season Category:1989 in sports in Louisiana