1989 NAIA men's basketball tournament

The 1989 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 52nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. In the final, St. Mary's (TX) won 61–58 against East Central to clinch the championship.

1989 (1989) NAIA men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	St. Mary's (TX) (1 title, 1 title game, 3 Fab Four)
Runner-up	East Central (2 title game, 2 Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Central Washington (5 Final Four) Wisconsin Eau Claire (3 Final Four)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Dave Foose (Wheeling Jesuit (WV))
Chuck Taylor MVP	Vernell Kemp (East Central)
NAIA men's tournaments «1988 1990»

Awards and honors

• Leading scorers:
• Leading rebounder:
• Player of the Year: est. 1994.

1989 NAIA bracket

	First round					Second round					Elite Eight					NAIA national semifinals					NAIA national championship
	1	Grand Canyon (Ariz.)	65
	-	Western Montana	79
						-	Western Montana	63'
						16	College of Idaho	68
	16	College of Idaho	61
	-	Biola (California)	58
											16	College of Idaho	68
	TOP TIER
											8	St. Mary's (TX)	81
	9	Cumberland (Ky.)	68
	-	Taylor (Ind.)	50
						9	Cumberland (KY)	40
						8	St. Mary's (TX)	56
	8	St. Mary's (Tex.)	77
	-	William Carey (Miss.)	53
																8	St. Mary's (TX)	68
																13	Central Washington	58
	5	Wheeling Jesuit (W.Virginia)	82
	-	Guilford (N.C.)	74
						5	Wheeling Jesuit	99
						12	Drury (MO)	72
	12	Drury (Mo.)	94
	-	Waynesburg (Pa.)	74
											5	Wheeling Jesuit	78
	TOP TIER
											13	Central Washington	87
	13	Central Washington	86
	-	Georgia College	79
						13	Central Washington	66
						4	Charleston	55
	4	College of Charleston (S.C.)	79'
	-	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)	64
																					8	St. Mary's (TX)	61
																					11	East Central	58
	3	Wayland Baptist (Tex.)	76
	-	Holy Family (Pa.)	52
						3	Wayland Baptist	68
						14	East Central	83
	14	East Central State (Okla.)	66
	-	Brigham Young-Hawaii	55
											11	East Central	77
	BOTTOM TIER
											14	Siena Heights	67
	11	Southern Arkansas	70
	-	Siena Heights (Mich.)	83
						-	Siena Heights	78
						-	St. Ambrose	75
	-	St. Ambrose (Iowa)	89
	6	Husson (Maine)	88
																11	East Central	58
																2	Wisconsin Eau Claire	56
	7	Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.)	105
	-	St. Rose (N.Y.)	97
						7	Auburn Montgomery	63
						10	Hastings	73
	10	Hastings (Neb.)	89
	-	Belmont (Tenn.)	76
											10	Hastings	73
	BOTTOM TIER
											2	Wisconsin Eau Claire	88
	15	Washburn (Kan.)	59
	-	Minnesota-Duluth	55
						15	Washburn	71
						2	Wisconsin Eau Claire	86
	2	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	81
	-	Tiffin (Ohio)	59

•  * denotes overtime.

See also

• 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1989 NAIA women's basketball tournament