1989 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament

1989 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1988–89
Teams	8
Site	Towson Center Towson, MD
Champions	Bucknell (2nd title)
Winning coach	Charles Woollum (2nd title)
MVP	Mike Butts (Bucknell)
East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournaments

1988–89 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell †	11	–	3		.786			23	–	8		.742
Towson State	10	–	4		.714			19	–	10		.655
Lafayette	8	–	6		.571			20	–	10		.667
Hofstra	7	–	7		.500			14	–	15		.483
Drexel	7	–	7		.500			12	–	16		.429
Delaware	6	–	8		.429			14	–	14		.500
Lehigh	5	–	9		.357			10	–	18		.357
Rider	2	–	12		.143			5	–	23		.179
† 1989 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1989 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6, 1989.^[1] The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

Bracket and results

	Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4					Semifinals Sunday, March 5					Final Monday, March 6
	1	Bucknell	106
	8	Rider	80
						1	Bucknell	89
						4	Hofstra	84
	4	Hofstra	79
	5	Drexel	73
											1	Bucknell	71
											3	Lafayette	65
	3	Lafayette	72
	6	Delaware	70
						3	Lafayette	80
						2	Towson State	79
	2	Towson State	90
	7	Lehigh	74

All-Tournament Team

• Ted Aceto, Bucknell
• Mike Butts, Bucknell – Tournament MVP
• Otis Ellis, Lafayette
• Mike Joseph, Bucknell
• Greg Leggett, Bucknell

Source^[2][3]

References

1. "1988-89 East Coast Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
2. Baker, Wayne (May 8, 1989). "Bucknell cagers savor their championship season". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pennsylvania. p. 13. Retrieved May 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Bucknell's Butts named ECC MVP". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pennsylvania. May 8, 1989. p. 27. Retrieved May 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.