1989 NAIA men's basketball tournament

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»

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.^[1]

Awards and honors

Leading scorers:
Leading rebounder:
Player of the Year: est. 1994.^[2]

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.

References

^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
^ NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2020.

[2] NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine

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1989 NAIA men's basketball tournament

Contents

Awards and honors

1989 NAIA bracket

See also

References