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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)
Northeast Conference men's basketball tournaments← 19881990 →

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
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 12 4   .750 21 9   .700
Fairleigh Dickinson 11 5   .688 17 12   .586
Marist* 9 7   .563 13 15   .464
Monmouth 9 7   .563 15 13   .536
Long Island 7 9   .438 9 19   .321
Loyola (MD) 7 9   .438 10 18   .357
Saint Francis (PA) 6 10   .375 13 16   .448
Wagner 6 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



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
4 Long Island 52
5 Loyola (MD) 66
4 Long Island 79
1 Robert Morris 67
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 66
3 Monmouth 89
6 Saint Francis (PA) 95
6 Saint Francis (PA) 64
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 74

References

  1. "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  2. "2020–21 NEC Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. p. 26. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
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