1989 MAAC men's basketball tournament

1989 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198889
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteMeadowlands Arena
East Rutherford, NJ
ChampionsLa Salle (2nd title)
Winning coachSpeedy Morris (2nd title)
MVPLionel Simmons (La Salle)
1988–89 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
La Salle131 .929266  .813
Saint Peter's113 .786229  .710
Iona86 .5711516  .484
Fordham86 .5711415  .483
Army68 .4291216  .429
Holy Cross59 .3571315  .464
Manhattan311 .214721  .250
Fairfield212 .143721  .250
1989 MAAC tournament winner

The 1989 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 2–3 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This was the first edition of the tournament.

Top-seeded La Salle defeated St. Peter's in the championship game, 71–58, to win their second MAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Explorers received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as the #8 seed in the Southeast region.