1989 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
| Teams | 32 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||
| Champions | North Carolina Central Eagles (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | SE Missouri State Indians (3rd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Michael Bernard (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Miles Clark (North Carolina Central) | ||||
| Attendance | 56,890 | ||||
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The 1989 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1988–89 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by North Carolina Central University, with North Carolina Central's Miles Clark named the Most Outstanding Player.
This was the first Division II men's tournament to adopt the current Elite Eight format, in which all eight regional winners advance to the championship site.
Regional participants[edit]
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Bentley | Third Place | |
| Bridgeport | Runner-up | |
| Sacred Heart | Regional Champion | |
| Stonehill | Fourth Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M | Third Place | |
| Norfolk State | Fourth Place | |
| North Carolina Central | Regional Champion | |
| Virginia Union | Runner-up | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Bellarmine | Runner-up | |
| Ferris State | Fourth Place | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Regional Champion | |
| SIU Edwardsville | Third Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Southern | Third Place | |
| Florida Tech | Runner-up | |
| Jacksonville State | Regional Champion | |
| Tampa | Runner-up | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska–Fairbanks | Fourth Place | |
| Augustana (SD) | Third Place | |
| Northern Colorado | Runner-up | |
| Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Regional Champion | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Angelo State | Third Place | |
| Central Missouri State | Runner-up | |
| Northwest Missouri State | Fourth Place | |
| Southeast Missouri State | Regional Champion | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomsburg | Runner-up | |
| Lock Haven | Third Place | |
| Millersville | Regional Champion | |
| Philadelphia U | Fourth Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Cal State Bakersfield | Runner-up | |
| Cal State Dominguez Hills | Third Place | |
| Sonoma State | Fourth Place | |
| UC Riverside | Regional Champion | |
*denotes tie
Regionals[edit]
New England - Waltham, Massachusetts[edit]
Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 17 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 18 | ||||||||
| Bridgeport | 132* | ||||||||
| Stonehill | 127 | ||||||||
| Bridgeport | 67 | ||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 69 | ||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 103 | ||||||||
| Bentley | 88 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Bentley 129, Stonehill 118
South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia[edit]
Location: Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Host: Norfolk State University
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 17 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 18 | ||||||||
| Virginia Union | 116 | ||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 80 | ||||||||
| Virginia Union | 55 | ||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 60 | ||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 67 | ||||||||
| Norfolk State | 64 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Alabama A&M 93, Norfolk State 80
Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky[edit]
Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 16 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 17 | ||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 100* | ||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 87 | ||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 84 | ||||||||
| Bellarmine | 77 | ||||||||
| Bellarmine | 108 | ||||||||
| Ferris State | 92 | ||||||||
- Third Place - SIU Edwardsville 102, Ferris State 92
South - Jacksonville, Alabama[edit]
Location: Pete Mathews Coliseum Host: Jacksonville State University
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 18 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 19 | ||||||||
| Tampa | 90 | ||||||||
| Florida Southern | 86 | ||||||||
| Tampa | 67 | ||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 89 | ||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 94 | ||||||||
| Florida Tech | 70 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Florida Southern 85, Florida Tech 75
North Central - Greeley, Colorado[edit]
Location: Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion Host: University of Northern Colorado
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 17 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 18 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin–Milwaukee | 99 | ||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 95 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin–Milwaukee | 89* | ||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 88 | ||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 92 | ||||||||
| Alaska–Fairbanks | 70 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Augustana (SD) 112, Alaska–Fairbanks 107**
South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri[edit]
Location: Show Me Center Host: Southeast Missouri State University
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 17 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 18 | ||||||||
| Central Missouri State | 78 | ||||||||
| NW Missouri State | 74 | ||||||||
| Central Missouri State | 73 | ||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 88 | ||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 65 | ||||||||
| Angelo State | 60 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Angelo State 89, NW Missouri State 80
East - Millersville, Pennsylvania[edit]
Location: Pucillo Gymnasium Host: Millersville University of Pennsylvania
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 16 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 17 | ||||||||
| Bloomsburg | 74* | ||||||||
| Philadelphia U | 73 | ||||||||
| Bloomsburg | 71 | ||||||||
| Millersville | 87 | ||||||||
| Millersville | 97 | ||||||||
| Lock Haven | 84 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Lock Haven 82, Philadelphia U 78
West - Bakersfield, California[edit]
Location: CSUB Student Activities Center Host: California State University, Bakersfield
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 17 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 18 | ||||||||
| UC Riverside | 79 | ||||||||
| Sonoma State | 65 | ||||||||
| UC Riverside | 63 | ||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 60 | ||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 64 | ||||||||
| Cal State Dominguez Hills | 61 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Cal State Dominguez Hills 98, Sonoma State 77
*denotes each overtime played
Elite Eight - Springfield, Massachusetts[edit]
Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College
| National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 23 | National semifinals Final Four March 24 | National Championship March 25 | ||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 57 | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 58 | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 107 | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 73 | |||||||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 46 | |||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Milwaukee | 84 | |||||||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 93 | |||||||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 84* | |||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Millersville | 86 | |||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 92 | |||||||||||||
- Third Place - UC Riverside 90, Jacksonville State 81
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team[edit]
- Miles Clarke (North Carolina Central)
- Maurice Pullum (UC Riverside)
- Antoine Sifford (North Carolina Central)
- Dominique Stevens (North Carolina Central)
- Earnest Taylor (Southeast Missouri State)