1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament explained

Year:	1989
Teams:	64
Finalfourarena:	Kingdome
Finalfourcity:	Seattle, Washington
Champions:	Michigan Wolverines
Titlecount:	1st
Champgamecount:	3rd
Champffcount:	4th
Runnerup:	Seton Hall Pirates
Gamecount:	1st
Runnerffcount:	1st
Semifinal1:	Duke Blue Devils
Finalfourcount:	7th
Semifinal2:	Illinois Fighting Illini
Finalfourcount2:	4th
Coach:	Steve Fisher
Coachcount:	1st
Mop:	Glen Rice
Mopteam:	Michigan
Attendance:	613,242
Topscorer:	Glen Rice
Topscorerteam:	Michigan
Points:	184

The 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1989, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Seattle. A total of 63 games were played.

Michigan, coached by Steve Fisher, won the national title with an 80–79 overtime victory in the final game over Seton Hall, coached by P. J. Carlesimo. Glen Rice of Michigan set an NCAA tournament record by scoring 184 points in six games and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Just prior to the start of this tournament, Michigan coach Bill Frieder had announced that he would accept the head coaching position at Arizona State University at the end of the season. Michigan athletic director Bo Schembechler promptly fired Frieder and appointed top assistant Fisher as interim coach, stating famously, that "a Michigan man is going to coach a Michigan team."

Two 16-seeded teams came within one point of victory in the first round (Georgetown vs. Princeton, Oklahoma vs. East Tennessee State), and a third came within six points. This tournament was also unusual in that all four 11-seeds advanced out of the first round.

The 1989 Tournament was the second one since 1980, with 1987 being the first, in which the defending national champion did not participate in the tournament. Kansas, winner of the 1988 NCAA title, had been placed on probation for violations committed by former coach Larry Brown and was barred from the tournament. Brown left Kansas immediately after winning the national championship to return to coaching in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs, leaving first-year coach Roy Williams to coach the team. It is the only time the Jayhawks have missed the NCAA tournament from 1984 to the present day. The defending champion would not be left out of the next year's tournament again until 2008. The tournament was notable for the poor performance of the SEC. After traditional stalwart Kentucky missed the postseason after experiencing its first losing season since 1927, none of the five SEC teams won a game in the tournament.

Schedule and venues

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1989 tournament, and their hosts:

First and Second Rounds

• March 16 and 18
  • East Region
    • Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Atlantic Coast Conference)
  • Midwest Region
    • Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: Butler University, Midwestern Collegiate Conference)
  • Southeast Region
    • Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, Tennessee (Host: Vanderbilt University)
  • West Region
    • BSU Pavilion, Boise, Idaho (Host: Boise State University)
• March 17 and 19
  • East Region
    • Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Providence College)
  • Midwest Region
    • Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas (Host: Southwest Conference)
  • Southeast Region
    • Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia (Host: Georgia Tech)
  • West Region
    • McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona (Host: University of Arizona)

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

• March 23 and 25
  • Southeast Regional, Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
  • West Regional, McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado (Hosts: University of Colorado Boulder, Big 8 Conference)
• March 24 and 26
  • East Regional, Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (Hosts: Seton Hall University, Big East Conference)
  • Midwest Regional, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

• April 1 and 3
  • Kingdome, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington)

Teams

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Final Opponent	class=unsortable	Score
East	1			Big East	Elite Eight	2 Duke	L 85–77
East	2			Atlantic Coast	Final Four	3 Seton Hall	L 95–78
East	3			Pacific-10	Round of 64	14 Siena	L 80–78
East	4			Big Ten	Round of 32	5 NC State	L 102–96
East	5			Atlantic Coast	Sweet Sixteen	1 Georgetown	L 69–61
East	6			Big Eight	Round of 64	11 Minnesota	L 86–75
East	7			Atlantic 10	Round of 32	2 Duke	L 70–63
East	8			Southeastern	Round of 64	9 Notre Dame	L 81–65
East	9			Independent	Round of 32	1 Georgetown	L 81–74
East	10			Southeastern	Round of 64	7 West Virginia	L 84–68
East	11			Big Ten	Sweet Sixteen	2 Duke	L 87–70
East	12			Metro	Round of 64	5 NC State	L 81–66
East	13			Atlantic 10	Round of 64	4 Iowa	L 87–73
East	14			North Atlantic	Round of 32	11 Minnesota	L 80–67
East	15			Mid-Eastern	Round of 64	2 Duke	L 90–69
East	16			Ivy League	Round of 64	1 Georgetown	L 50–49
Region	data-sort-value="8.5"	Seed	data-sort-value="Micz"	Team	data-sort-value="Kf"	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
Midwest	1			Big Ten	Final Four	3 Michigan	L 83–81
Midwest	2			Big East	Elite Eight	1 Illinois	L 89–86
Midwest	3			Big Eight	Sweet Sixteen	2 Syracuse	L 83–80
Midwest	4			Metro	Sweet Sixteen	1 Illinois	L 83–69
Midwest	5			Southwest	Round of 32	4 Louisville	L 93–84
Midwest	6			Atlantic Coast	Round of 64	11 Texas	L 76–70
Midwest	7			Southeastern	Round of 64	10 Colorado State	L 68–46
Midwest	8			Big East	Round of 64	9 Ball State	L 68–64
Midwest	9			Mid-American	Round of 32	1 Illinois	L 72–60
Midwest	10			Western Athletic	Round of 32	2 Syracuse	L 65–50
Midwest	11			Southwest	Round of 32	3 Missouri	L 108–89
Midwest	12			West Coast	Round of 64	5 Arkansas	L 120–101
Midwest	13			Trans America	Round of 64	4 Louisville	L 76–71
Midwest	14			Missouri Valley	Round of 64	3 Missouri	L 85–69
Midwest	15			East Coast	Round of 64	2 Syracuse	L 104–81
Midwest	16			Southland	Round of 64	1 Illinois	L 77–71
Region	data-sort-value="8.5"	Seed	data-sort-value="Micz"	Team	data-sort-value="Kf"	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
Southeast	1			Big Eight	Sweet Sixteen	5 Virginia	L 86–80
Southeast	2			Atlantic Coast	Sweet Sixteen	3 Michigan	L 92–87
Southeast	3			Big Ten	Champion	3 Seton Hall	W 80–79
Southeast	4			Metro	Round of 64	13 Middle Tennessee	L 97–83
Southeast	5			Atlantic Coast	Elite Eight	3 Michigan	L 102–65
Southeast	6			Southeastern	Round of 64	11 South Alabama	L 86–84
Southeast	7			Pacific-10	Round of 32	2 North Carolina	L 88–81
Southeast	8			Metro Atlantic	Round of 64	9 Louisiana Tech	L 83–74
Southeast	9			American South	Round of 32	1 Oklahoma	L 124–81
Southeast	10			Big Eight	Round of 64	7 UCLA	L 84–74
Southeast	11			Sun Belt	Round of 32	3 Michigan	L 91–82
Southeast	12			Big East	Round of 64	5 Virginia	L 100–97
Southeast	13			Ohio Valley	Round of 32	5 Virginia	L 104–88
Southeast	14			Midwestern	Round of 64	3 Michigan	L 92–87
Southeast	15			Southwest Athletic	Round of 64	2 North Carolina	L 93–79
Southeast	16			Southern	Round of 64	1 Oklahoma	L 72–71
Region	data-sort-value="8.5"	Seed	data-sort-value="Micz"	Team	data-sort-value="Kf"	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
West	1			Pacific-10	Sweet Sixteen	4 UNLV	L 68–67
West	2			Big Ten	Sweet Sixteen	3 Seton Hall	L 78–65
West	3			Big East	Runner Up	3 Michigan	L 80–79
West	4			Big West	Elite Eight	3 Seton Hall	L 84–61
West	5			Metro	Round of 64	12 DePaul	L 66–63
West	6			Pacific-10	Round of 64	11 Evansville	L 94–90
West	7			Western Athletic	Round of 32	2 Indiana	L 92–69
West	8			West Coast	Round of 64	9 Clemson	L 83–70
West	9			Atlantic Coast	Round of 32	1 Arizona	L 94–68
West	10			Southeastern	Round of 64	7 UTEP	L 85–74
West	11			Missouri Valley	Round of 32	3 Seton Hall	L 87–73
West	12			Independent	Round of 32	4 UNLV	L 85–70
West	13			Big Sky	Round of 64	4 UNLV	L 68–56
West	14			Mid-Continent	Round of 64	3 Seton Hall	L 60–51
West	15			Colonial	Round of 64	2 Indiana	L 99–85
West	16			Northeast	Round of 64	1 Arizona	L 94–60

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey

First round summary

See also: 1989 Georgetown vs. Princeton men's basketball game.

Regional Final summary

West Regional – Denver, Colorado

Regional Final summary

Southeast Regional – Lexington, Kentucky

Regional Final summary

Midwest Regional – Minneapolis

Regional Final summary

Final Four – Seattle

(* – Denotes Overtime)

Game summaries

National Championship

See main article: 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game.

Announcers

Television

CBS Sports

• Jim Nantz & James Brown served as studio hosts.
• Brent Musburger and Billy Packer – first round (DePaul–Memphis State) at Boise, Idaho; second round at Indianapolis, Indiana and Atlanta, Georgia; East Regionals at East Rutherford, New Jersey; Final Four at Seattle, Washington
• Dick Stockton and Bill Raftery – second round at Greensboro, North Carolina and Dallas, Texas; West Regionals at Denver, Colorado
• Tim Brant and Len Elmore – second round at Boise, Idaho; Southeast Regionals at Lexington, Kentucky
• Verne Lundquist and Tom Heinsohn – first round (Louisiana State–UTEP) and Second Round at Tucson, Arizona; Midwest Regionals at Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Steve Zabriskie and Curry Kirkpatrick – second round at Nashville, Tennessee
• Greg Gumbel and Quinn Buckner – second round at Providence, Rhode Island

ESPN and NCAA Productions

• Tim Brando (NCAA Tournament Today) and John Saunders (NCAA Tournament Tonight) served as studio hosts and Dick Vitale served as studio analyst.
• Bob Carpenter and Quinn Buckner – first round (South Carolina–North Carolina State) & (Notre Dame–Vanderbilt) at Providence, Rhode Island
• Mike Gorman and Ron Perry – first round (Rutgers–Iowa) & (Princeton–Georgetown) at Providence, Rhode Island
• Mike Patrick and Dan Bonner – first round (Minnesota–Kansas State) & (South Carolina State–Duke) at Greensboro, North Carolina
• Bob Rathbun and Bucky Waters – first round (Siena–Stanford) & (Tennessee–West Virginia) at Greensboro, North Carolina
• Tom Hammond and Clark Kellogg – first round (UALR–Louisville) & (Ball State–Pittsburgh) at Indianapolis, Indiana
• Mick Hubert and Jim Gibbons – first round (Loyola Marymount–Arkansas) & (McNeese State–Illinois) at Indianapolis, Indiana
• Ron Franklin and Billy King – first round (Texas–Georgia Tech) at Dallas, Texas
• Frank Fallon and Bob Ortegel – first round (Colorado State–Florida), (Creighton–Missouri), & (Syracuse–Bucknell) at Dallas, Texas
• Wayne Larrivee and Jack Givens – first round (Louisiana Tech–LaSalle) & (Middle Tennessee State–Florida State) at Nashville, Tennessee
• John Sanders and Gary Thompson – first round (East Tennessee State–Oklahoma) & (Providence–Virginia) at Nashville, Tennessee
• Ralph Hacker and Dan Belluomini – first round (Xavier–Michigan) & (Iowa State–UCLA) at Atlanta, Georgia
• Fred White and Larry Conley – first round (South Alabama–Alabama) & (Southern–North Carolina) at Atlanta, Georgia
• Brad Nessler and Irv Brown – first round (Robert Morris–Arizona) & (Idaho–UNLV) at Boise, Idaho
• Ted Robinson and Mike Pratt– first round (Clemson–Saint Mary's) at Boise, Idaho
• Pete Solomon and Bob Elliott – first round (Evansville–Oregon State) at Tucson, Arizona
• Barry Tompkins and Bruce Larson – first round (SW Missouri State–Seton Hall) & (George Mason–Indiana) at Tucson, Arizona

Radio

First and second rounds

CBS Radio

Regionals

• – East Regionals at East Rutherford, New Jersey
• – Midwest Regionals at Minneapolis, Minnesota
• – Southeast Regionals at Lexington, Kentucky
• Ted Robinson and – West Regionals at Denver, Colorado

Final Four

• – at Seattle, Washington

Legacy

The story of the Wolverines' success was cited as inspiration in another sport. When the Spain national football team manager Julen Lopetegui was sacked days before the 2018 FIFA World Cup started after agreeing to join Real Madrid after the tournament, Spanish defender Gerard Piqué drew parallels with Michigan's NCAA win amid similar circumstances.^{[1] [2]} Unfortunately, Spain failed to advance beyond the round of 16 while France won the tournament.

See also

• 1989 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1989 National Invitation Tournament
• 1989 National Women's Invitation Tournament
• 1989 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1989 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

References

1. 3gerardpique . Piqué, Gerard . Gerard Piqué . 1006965710420103170 . June 13, 2018 . June 15, 2018 . Universidad de Michigan. Baloncesto. 1989. Campeón de la NCAA. No sería la primera vez que ocurre. Todos unidos, ahora más que nunca. . es.
2. News: Gerard Pique channels 1989 Michigan NCAA tournament run amid Spain turmoil. Kyle. Bonn. June 13, 2018. June 15, 2018. soccer.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports.