The 1989 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–5, 1989, at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.
South Carolina State defeated Florida A&M, 83–79 in the championship game, to win its first MEAC Tournament title.
The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as #15 seed in the East region.
Eight of nine conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round.
Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.