| Year: | 1990 |
| Conference: | MEAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Campus sites |
| Finalarena: | Greensboro Coliseum |
| Finalcity: | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Champions: | Coppin State |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Fang Mitchell |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Reggie Isaac |
| Mvpteam: | Coppin State |
The 1990 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 1–3, 1990, at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Coppin State defeated, 54–50 in the championship game, to win its first MEAC Tournament title.
The Eagles earned an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament as #15 seed in the Southeast region.
Eight of nine conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.