1990 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1990 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 2–4, 1990 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers, led by head coach Les Robinson, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1990 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1990 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198990
Teams8
SiteAsheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (2nd title)
Winning coachLes Robinson (2nd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1989–90 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East Tennessee State122 .857  277  .794
Marshall95 .643  1513  .536
Appalachian State86 .571  1911  .633
VMI77 .500  1415  .483
Chattanooga77 .500  1414  .500
The Citadel59 .357  1216  .429
Furman59 .357  1516  .484
Western Carolina311 .214  1018  .357
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1990; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All of the conference's eight members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 4
         
1 East Tennessee St. 75
8 Western Carolina 60
1 East Tennessee St. 99
4 VMI 84
4 VMI 83
5 Chattanooga 69
1 East Tennessee St. 96
3 Appalachian State 75
2 Marshall 77
7 Furman 82*
3 Appalachian State 79
7 Furman 62
3 Appalachian State 86
6 The Citadel 71

* Overtime game

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References

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