1990 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

1990 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198990
Teams7
SiteRacer Arena
Murray, Kentucky
ChampionsMurray State (4th title)
Winning coachSteve Newton (2nd title)
MVPPopeye Jones (Murray State)
1989–90 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Murray State102 .833219  .700
Tennessee Tech93 .750199  .679
Morehead State75 .5831613  .552
Eastern Kentucky75 .5831317  .433
Middle Tennessee57 .4171215  .444
Tennessee State210 .167720  .259
Austin Peay210 .1671019  .345
1990 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1989–90 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 3–5, 1990, at Racer Arena in Murray, Kentucky.

Murray State defeated Eastern Kentucky in the championship game, 63–57, to win their fifth OVC men's basketball tournament.

The Racers received an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament as the #16 seed in the Southeast region. They took #1 seed Michigan State to overtime before falling, 75–71.