1990 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198990
Teams7
SiteFant-Ewing Coliseum
Monroe, Louisiana
ChampionsNortheast Louisiana (2nd title)
Winning coachMike Vining (2nd title)
MVPAnthony Jones (Northeast Louisiana)
1989–90 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northeast Louisiana131 .929228  .733
McNeese State113 .7861413  .519
Southwest Texas State95 .6431315  .464
Sam Houston State86 .5711018  .357
Texas–Arlington68 .4291316  .448
Northwestern State59 .3571019  .345
North Texas State311 .214525  .167
Stephen F. Austin113 .071225  .074
1990 Southland Conference tournament winner

The 1990 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana.[1]

Northeast Louisiana defeated North Texas in the championship game, 84–68, to win their first Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Warhawks received a bid to the 1990 NCAA Tournament as the #15 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top team earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams began play in the quarterfinal round.

Games in the quarterfinal round were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games were played at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 5
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 6
Championship
Thursday, March 7
         
1 NE Louisiana 65
5 Texas-Arlington 50
4 Sam Houston State 66
5 Texas–Arlington 72
1 NE Louisiana 84
7 North Texas State 68
3 Texas State 58
6 Northwestern State 82
6 Northwestern State 61
7 North Texas State 63
2 McNeese State 62
7 North Texas State 67

References

  1. "1989-90 Southland Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
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