1989 ACC men's basketball tournament


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.

1989 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams8
SiteAtlanta, Georgia
Omni Coliseum
ChampionsNorth Carolina (11th title)
Winning coachDean Smith (10th title)
MVPJ. R. Reid (North Carolina)
TelevisionRaycom/Jefferson-Pilot (Inside the ACC Footprint)
NBC (Outside the ACC Footprint)
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1990 →
1988–89 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 NC State 10 4   .714 22 9   .710
No. 9 Duke 9 5   .643 28 8   .778
Virginia 9 5   .643 22 11   .667
No. 5 North Carolina 9 5   .643 29 8   .784
Georgia Tech 8 6   .571 20 12   .625
Clemson 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Wake Forest 3 11   .214 13 15   .464
Maryland 1 13   .071 9 20   .310
1989 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

This was the first time the 1 seed in the ACC Tournament has failed to reach the semifinals.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 10
Semifinals
March 11
Championship Game
March 12
         
1 #17 NC State 43
8 Maryland 71
8 Maryland 58
4 #9 North Carolina 88
4 #9 North Carolina 77
5 Georgia Tech 62
4 #9 North Carolina 77
2 #7 Duke 74
2 #7 Duke 88
7 Wake Forest 64
2 #7 Duke 69
3 Virginia 58
3 Virginia 90
6 Clemson 73

AP rankings at time of tournament [1]

References

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  1. ^ "2018-19 ACC Basketball Information Guide" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 102. Retrieved March 17, 2020.