1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament

1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198889
Teams7
SiteUD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
ChampionsXavier (5th title)
Winning coachPete Gillen (4th title)
MVPTyrone Hill (Xavier)
1988–89 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Evansville102 .833256  .806
Saint Louis84 .6672710  .730
Xavier75 .5832112  .636
Dayton66 .5001217  .414
Detroit Mercy48 .333721  .250
Loyola (IL)48 .3331117  .393
Butler39 .2501117  .393
1989 MCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held March 9–11 at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.

Xavier defeated Evansville in the championship game, 85–78, to win their fourth consecutive (fifth overall) MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.

The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as the #14 seed in the Southeast region. Evansville received an at-large bid as the #11 seed in the West region. Xavier lost to the eventual national champion, Michigan, in the first round. Evansville defeated Oregon State, before losing to eventual national runner-up Seton Hall in the second round.