1990 TAAC men's basketball tournament

The 1990 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the ASUN men's basketball tournament) was held March 6–8 at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, Arkansas.^[1]

1990 TAAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1989–90
Teams	8
Site	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR
Champions	Arkansas–Little Rock (3rd title)
Winning coach	Mike Newell (3rd title)
MVP	Derrick Owens (Arkansas–Little Rock)
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1989–90 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Centenary	14	–	2		.875			22	–	8		.733
UTSA	13	–	3		.813			22	–	7		.759
Arkansas–Little Rock †	12	–	4		.750			20	–	10		.667
Georgia Southern	11	–	5		.688			17	–	11		.607
Stetson	8	–	8		.500			15	–	17		.469
Hardin–Simmons	5	–	11		.313			9	–	18		.333
Samford	4	–	12		.250			6	–	22		.214
Georgia State	3	–	13		.188			5	–	23		.179
Mercer	2	–	14		.125			7	–	20		.259
† 1990 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

In a rematch of the 1989 final, Arkansas–Little Rock upset top-seeded Centenary (LA) in the championship game, 105–95, to win their third (and second consecutive) TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.

The Trojans, therefore, received the TAAC's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament, where they lost to eventual-champion UNLV in the first round.

Houston Baptist departed the TAAC prior to the season, leaving the conference membership at nine. Nonetheless, only the top eight teams in the conference standings were invited to the tournament.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 6					Semifinals Wednesday, March 7					Championship Thursday, March 8
	1	Centenary (LA)	102
	8	Georgia State	91
						1	Centenary (LA)	97
						5	Stetson	93
	5	Stetson	80
	4	Georgia Southern	55
											1	Centenary (LA)	95
											3	Arkansas–Little Rock	105
	3	Arkansas–Little Rock	91
	6	Hardin–Simmons	68
						3	Arkansas–Little Rock	99
						2	Texas–San Antonio	83
	7	Samford	85
	2	Texas–San Antonio	98

References

1. "1989-90 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.