1990 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 1990 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9, 1990, at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Texas.[1] Texas Southern defeated Southern, 94–89 in the championship game, to gain an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament. The Tigers received the #14 seed in the Midwest region.

1990 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams8
SiteHealth and Physical Education Arena
Houston, Texas
ChampionsTexas Southern (1st title)
Winning coachRobert Moreland (1st title)
← 1989
1991 →
1989–90 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern 12 2   .857 25 6   .806
Texas Southern 10 4   .714 19 12   .613
Alabama State 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
Mississippi Valley State 7 7   .500 11 18   .379
Alcorn State 6 8   .429 7 22   .241
Prairie View A&M 5 9   .357 9 18   .333
Grambling 5 9   .357 9 19   .321
Jackson State 4 10   .286 9 19   .321
1990 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket and results edit

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 7
Semifinals
Sunday, March 8
Final
Monday, March 9
         
1 Southern 83
8 Jackson State 73
1 Southern 120
5 Alcorn State 94
4 Alabama State 108
5 Alcorn State 119
1 Southern 89
2 Texas Southern 94
3 Mississippi Valley State 83
6 Grambling State 82
3 Mississippi Valley State 75
2 Texas Southern 105
2 Texas Southern 89
7 Prairie View 60

References edit

  1. ^ "1989-90 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2020.