1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament


1989 Association of Mid-Continent Universities men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams7
SiteJohn Q. Hammons Student Center
Springfield, Missouri
ChampionsSouthwest Missouri State (2nd title)
Winning coachCharlie Spoonhour (2nd title)
MVPHubert Henderson (Southwest Missouri State)
Association of Mid-Continent Universities men's basketball tournaments
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 1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8, 1989, at the John Q. Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.

Southwest Missouri State defeated Illinois–Chicago in the title game, 73–67, to win their second AMCU-8 championship. The Bears earned an automatic bid to the 1989 tournament as the #14 seed in the West region where they lost 60–51 in the opening round to eventual national runner-up Seton Hall.