1989 WAC men's basketball tournament

1989 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198889
Teams9
SiteJon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City, UT
ChampionsUTEP (3rd title)
Winning coachDon Haskins (3rd title)
MVPTim Hardaway (UTEP)
1988–89 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Colorado State124 .7502310  .697
UTEP115 .688267  .788
New Mexico115 .6882211  .667
Hawaii97 .5631713  .567
BYU79 .4381415  .483
Air Force610 .3751414  .500
Wyoming610 .3751417  .452
Utah610 .3751617  .485
San Diego State412 .2501217  .414
1989 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–11 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.

UTEP defeated top-seeded Colorado State in the championship game, 73–60, to clinch their third WAC men's tournament championship

The Miners, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by regular season champions Colorado State, who earned an at-large bid.