| Year: | 1989 |
| Conference: | MEAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Campus sites |
| Finalarena: | Greensboro Coliseum |
| Finalcity: | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Champions: | South Carolina State |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Cy Alexander |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Travis Williams |
| Mvpteam: | South Carolina State |
The 1989 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–5, 1989, at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. South Carolina State defeated, 83–79 in the championship game, to win its first MEAC Tournament title.
The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as #15 seed in the East region.
Eight of nine conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.