1989 ACC men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1989 ACC Men's 8 Atlanta, Georgia Omni Coliseum North Carolina 11th Dean Smith 10th J. R. Reid North Carolina Raycom/Jefferson-Pilot (Inside the ACC Footprint)NBC (Outside the ACC Footprint) The 1989 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Omni Coliseum. North Carolina won the tournament by defeating Duke, 77–74, in the championship game. J. R. Reid of North Carolina was named tournament MVP. This was the first time the 1 seed in the ACC Tournament has failed to reach the semifinals. Bracket QuarterfinalsMarch 10 SemifinalsMarch 11 Championship GameMarch 12 1 #17 NC State 43 8 1988 Maryland Terrapins Maryland 71 4 #9 North Carolina 77 5 Georgia Tech 62 2 #7 Duke 88 7 1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest 64 3 Virginia 90 6 Clemson 73 8 Maryland 58 4 #9 North Carolina 88 2 #7 Duke 69 3 Virginia 58 4 #9 North Carolina 77 2 #7 Duke 74 AP rankings at time of tournament 2018-19 ACC Basketball Information Guide https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/acc.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/11/25/2018_19_ACC_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf 102 Atlantic Coast Conference March 17, 2020 References Tournament Category:ACC men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Atlanta Category:College basketball tournaments in Georgia (U.S. state) ACC men's basketball tournament Category:1980s in Atlanta ACC men's basketball tournament