1988–89 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team

1988–89 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball
AMCU-8 Regular Season Champions
AMCU-8 tournament champions
ConferenceAssociation of Mid-Continent Universities
Record21–10 (10–2 AMCU-8)
Head coach
Home arenaHammons Student Center
1988–89 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwest Missouri State 10 2   .833 21 10   .677
Northern Iowa 8 4   .667 19 9   .679
Eastern Illinois 7 5   .583 16 16   .500
Wisconsin–Green Bay 6 6   .500 14 14   .500
Valparaiso 4 8   .333 10 19   .345
Western Illinois 4 8   .333 9 19   .321
Illinois–Chicago 3 9   .250 13 17   .433
Cleveland State 0 0   16 12   .571
1989 AMCU-8 tournament winner

The 1988–89 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1988–89 season. Playing in the Summit League (AMCU-8) and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 21–10 overall record and won the AMCU-8 regular season and conference tournament titles. Southwest Missouri State lost to Seton Hall in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.