1989 MAAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 1989 MAAC I Men's 200px 8 Campus Sites Campus Arenas Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ La Salle 2nd Speedy Morris 2nd Lionel Simmons La Salle The 1989 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 2–3 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.1988-89 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/maac/1989.html March 14, 2020 This was the first edition of the tournament. Top-seeded La Salle defeated 1988 men Saint Peter's Peacocks St. Peter's in the championship game, 71–58, to win their second MAAC men's basketball tournament. The Explorers received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as the #8 seed in the Southeast region. Format All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records. First Round games were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games were played at a neutral site at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Bracket QuarterfinalsFriday, March 2 SemifinalsSaturday, March 3 ChampionshipSunday, March 4 high 1 La Salle 91 8 1988 Fairfield Stags Fairfield 62 4 1988 Fordham Rams Fordham 77 5 1988 Army Cadets Army 63 3 1988 Iona Gaels Iona 76 6 1988 Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross 63 2 1988 Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's 76 7 1988 none Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan 63 1 La Salle 85 4 Fordham 69 3 Iona 76 2 Saint Peter's 77 1 La Salle 71 2 Saint Peter's 58 References Category:Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1988–89 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season MAAC