1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1989
Conference:Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:7
Arena:UD Arena
City:Dayton, Ohio
Champions:Xavier
Titlecount:5th
Coach:Pete Gillen
Coachcount:4th
Mvp:Tyrone Hill
Mvpteam:Xavier

The 1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held March 9–11 at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.[1]

Xavier defeated Evansville in the championship game, 85–78, to win their fourth consecutive (fifth overall) MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.

The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as the #14 seed in the Southeast region. Evansville received an at-large bid as the #11 seed in the West region. Xavier lost to the eventual national champion, Michigan, in the first round. Evansville defeated Oregon State, before losing to eventual national runner-up Seton Hall in the second round.

Format

All seven conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed (Evansville) earning a bye into the semifinal round.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1988-89 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary. sports-reference.com. . March 9, 2020.