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 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
SiteHartford Civic Center
Hartford, Connecticut
ChampionsSiena (1st title)
Winning coachMike Deane (1st title)
MVPMarc Brown (Siena)
North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournaments
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1988–89 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena 16 1   .941 25 5   .833
Boston University 14 4   .778 21 9   .700
Northeastern 12 5   .706 17 11   .607
Canisius 11 7   .611 13 15   .464
Hartford 10 7   .588 15 13   .536
Maine 7 11   .389 9 19   .321
Niagara 6 12   .333 9 19   .321
Colgate 5 13   .278 6 22   .214
Vermont 4 14   .222 6 21   .222
New Hampshire 3 14   .176 4 22   .154
1989 NAC tournament winner

Bracket and Results

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Siena 61
8 Colgate 51
1 Siena 81
5 Hartford 57
4 Canisius 57
5 Hartford 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

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References

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  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.