2003 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2003 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 5–8, 2003 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers defeated their in-state rival Chattanooga in the championship game to win their fifth title in school history and receive the automatic berth to the 2003 NCAA Tournament. Tim Smith of ETSU was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[1]

2003 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams12
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (5th title)
Winning coachEd DeChellis (1st title)
MVPTim Smith (East Tennessee State)
Top scorerRadee Skipworth (VMI)
(75 points)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
2002–03 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Davidson11–5 .688  17–10  .630
East Tennessee State †11–5 .688  20–11  .645
Appalachian State11–5 .688  19–10  .655
Western Carolina6–10 .375  9–19  .321
VMI3–13 .188  10–20  .333
UNC Greensboro3–13 .188  7–22  .241
South
College of Charleston13–3 .813  25–8  .758
Chattanooga11–5 .688  21–9  .700
Georgia Southern8–8 .500  16–13  .552
Wofford8–8 .500  14–15  .483
Furman8–8 .500  14–17  .452
The Citadel3–13 .188  8–20  .286
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2003; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top two finishers in each division received first round byes.

Bracket

  First Round
March 5
Quarterfinals
March 6
Semifinals
March 7
Championship Game
March 8
                                     
3N Appalachian State 73  
6S The Citadel 63  
  2S Chattanooga 98  
    3N Appalachian State 67  
     
       
  2S Chattanooga 77  
  5N VMI 58  
       
       
  1N Davidson 60
    5N VMI 66  
4S Furman 56
5N VMI 62  
  2S Chattanooga 90
  2N East Tennessee St. 97
3S Wofford 77  
6N UNC Greensboro 73  
  2N East Tennessee St. 80
    3S Wofford 75  
     
       
  1S Coll. of Charleston 55
  2N East Tennessee St. 64  
       
       
  1S Coll. of Charleston 67
    5S Georgia Southern 53  
4N Western Carolina 81
5S Georgia Southern 89  

* Overtime game

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