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
Season1989–90
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 State †12–2 .857  27–7  .794
Marshall9–5 .643  15–13  .536
Appalachian State8–6 .571  19–11  .633
VMI7–7 .500  14–15  .483
Chattanooga7–7 .500  14–14  .500
The Citadel5–9 .357  12–16  .429
Furman5–9 .357  15–16  .484
Western Carolina3–11 .214  10–18  .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

See also

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