1989 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1989 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.

1989 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198889
Teams8
SiteCharlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
ChampionsSouth Alabama (1st title)
Winning coachRonnie Arrow (1st title)
MVPJeff Hodge (South Alabama)
Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournaments
1988–89 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Alabama113 .786239  .719
UNC Charlotte104 .7141712  .586
VCU95 .6431315  .464
UAB86 .5712212  .647
Old Dominion77 .5001513  .536
Jacksonville59 .3571416  .467
Western Kentucky410 .2861415  .483
South Florida212 .143721  .250
1989 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded South Alabama easily defeated Jacksonville in the championship game, 105–59, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Jaguars, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament. No other Sun Belt members received at-large bids to the tournament.

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