1989 North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1989 North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the Hartford Hawks at the Hartford Civic Center. Only the top-8 schools made it to the 1989 tournament, therefore excluding both New Hampshire and Vermont. Siena College gained its only America East Conference Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over Boston University. Siena was given the 14th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the second round to Minnesota 80–67, after upsetting #3 Stanford 80–78.

1989 America East Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
ChampionsSiena (1 title)
Winning coachMike Deane (1 title)
MVPMarc Brown (Siena)
1988–89 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Siena †16–1 .941  25–5  .833
Boston University14–4 .778  21–9  .700
Northeastern12–5 .706  17–11  .607
Canisius11–7 .611  13–15  .464
Hartford10–7 .588  15–13  .536
Maine7–11 .389  9–19  .321
Niagara6–12 .333  9–19  .321
Colgate5–13 .278  6–22  .214
Vermont4–14 .222  6–21  .222
New Hampshire3–14 .176  4–22  .154
† 1989 NAC Tournament winner

Bracket and Results
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Siena 61
8 Colgate 51
1 Siena 81
5 Hartford 57
4 Canisius 57
5 Hartford Hawks 75
1 Siena 68
2 Boston U. 67
3 Northeastern 65
6 Maine 59
3 Northeastern 84
2 Boston U. 101
2 Boston U. 96
7 Niagara 58

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See also

References
  1. "1988-89 North Atlantic Conference Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. "American East Conference Men's Basketball 2018-19 Record Book" (PDF). America East Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
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