1989 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1989 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 3–5, 1989 at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. South Carolina State defeated , 83–79 in the championship game, to win its first MEAC Tournament title. The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament as #15 seed in the East region. Format. Eight of nine conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.