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
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams8
SiteBarton Coliseum
Little Rock, AR
ChampionsArkansas–Little Rock (3rd title)
Winning coachMike Newell (3rd title)
MVPDerrick Owens (Arkansas–Little Rock)
TAAC men's basketball tournaments
← 1989
1991 →
1989–90 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Centenary142 .875228 .733
UTSA133 .813227 .759
Arkansas–Little Rock124 .7502010 .667
Georgia Southern115 .6881711 .607
Stetson88 .5001517 .469
Hardin–Simmons511 .313918 .333
Samford412 .250622 .214
Georgia State313 .188523 .179
Mercer214 .125720 .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
         
1Centenary (LA)102
8Georgia State91
1Centenary (LA)97
5Stetson93
5Stetson80
4Georgia Southern55
1Centenary (LA)95
3Arkansas–Little Rock105
3Arkansas–Little Rock91
6Hardin–Simmons68
3Arkansas–Little Rock99
2Texas–San Antonio83
7Samford85
2Texas–San Antonio98

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