1989 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1989 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 28-March 3, 1989. The tournament featured the top six teams from the 9-team conference. Robert Morris won their third ECAC Metro/NEC championship, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament.

1988–89 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Robert Morris†12–4 .750  21–9  .700
Fairleigh Dickinson11–5 .688  17–12  .586
Marist*9–7 .563  13–15  .464
Monmouth9–7 .563  15–13  .536
Long Island7–9 .438  9–19  .321
Loyola (MD)7–9 .438  10–18  .357
Saint Francis (PA)6–10 .375  13–16  .448
Wagner6–10 .375  11–16  .407
St. Francis (NY)5–11 .313  11–16  .407
† 1989 NEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


*Ineligible for conference tournament

1989 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams6
Finals siteCharles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, PA
ChampionsRobert Morris (3rd title)
Winning coachJarrett Durham (1st title)
MVPVaughn Luton (Robert Morris)


Format

The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of a six-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The top two seeds received a bye in the first round.

Bracket

  First Round Semifinals Championship Game
                           
       
  1 Robert Morris 63  
    6 Long Island 52  
5 Loyola (MD) 66
  6 Long Island 79  
    1 Robert Morris 67
  2 Fairleigh Dickinson 66
  4 Monmouth 89  
7 Saint Francis (PA) 95  
7 Saint Francis (PA) 64
    2 Fairleigh Dickinson 74  
     

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References

  1. "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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