1989 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament

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1989 (1989) NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams32
ChampionsSt. Mary's (TX)
(1 title, 1 title game,
3 Fab Four)
Runner-UpEast Central
(2 title game,
2 Fab Four)
SemifinalistsCentral Washington
Wisconsin Eau Claire
Chuck Taylor MVPVernell Kemp
(East Central)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Dave Foose
(Wheeling Jesuit (WV))
← 1988 NAIA Division I
Men's Tournaments		 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.[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 Montegomery 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[]

  1. ^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  2. ^ NAIA Championship History Archived 2009-05-05 at WebCite
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