1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament

1989 Association of Mid-Continent Universities men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198889
Teams7
SiteJohn Q. Hammons Student Center
Springfield, Missouri
ChampionsSouthwest Missouri State (2nd title)
Winning coachCharlie Spoonhour (2nd title)
MVPHubert Henderson (Southwest Missouri State)
Association of Mid-Continent Universities men's basketball tournaments
1988–89 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southwest Missouri State102 .8332110  .677
Northern Iowa84 .667199  .679
Eastern Illinois75 .5831616  .500
Wisconsin–Green Bay66 .5001414  .500
Valparaiso48 .3331019  .345
Western Illinois48 .333919  .321
Illinois–Chicago39 .2501317  .433
Cleveland State00 1612  .571
1989 AMCU-8 tournament winner

The 1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8, 1989, at the John Q. Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.

Southwest Missouri State defeated Illinois–Chicago in the title game, 73–67, to win their second AMCU-8 championship. The Bears earned an automatic bid to the 1989 tournament as the #14 seed in the West region where they lost 60–51 in the opening round to eventual national runner-up Seton Hall.