1989 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 1989 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Omni Coliseum. North Carolina won the tournament by defeating Duke, 77–74, in the championship game. J. R. Reid of North Carolina was named tournament MVP.

1989 ACC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1988–89
Teams	8
Site	Atlanta, Georgia Omni Coliseum
Champions	North Carolina (11th title)
Winning coach	Dean Smith (10th title)
MVP	J. R. Reid (North Carolina)
Television	Raycom/Jefferson-Pilot (Inside the ACC Footprint) NBC (Outside the ACC Footprint)
ACC men's basketball tournaments

1988–89 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 NC State	10	–	4		.714			22	–	9		.710
No. 9 Duke	9	–	5		.643			28	–	8		.778
Virginia	9	–	5		.643			22	–	11		.667
No. 5 North Carolina †	9	–	5		.643			29	–	8		.784
Georgia Tech	8	–	6		.571			20	–	12		.625
Clemson	7	–	7		.500			19	–	11		.633
Wake Forest	3	–	11		.214			13	–	15		.464
Maryland	1	–	13		.071			9	–	20		.310
† 1989 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

This was the first time the 1 seed in the ACC Tournament has failed to reach the semifinals.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 10					Semifinals March 11					Championship Game March 12
	1	#17 NC State	43
	8	Maryland	71
						8	Maryland	58
						4	#9 North Carolina	88
	4	#9 North Carolina	77
	5	Georgia Tech	62
											4	#9 North Carolina	77
											2	#7 Duke	74
	2	#7 Duke	88
	7	Wake Forest	64
						2	#7 Duke	69
						3	Virginia	58
	3	Virginia	90
	6	Clemson	73

AP rankings at time of tournament