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)
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1989–90 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Tennessee State122 .857277 .794
Marshall95 .6431513 .536
Appalachian State86 .5711911 .633
VMI77 .5001415 .483
Chattanooga77 .5001414 .500
The Citadel59 .3571216 .429
Furman59 .3571516 .484
Western Carolina311 .2141018 .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
         
1East Tennessee State75
8Western Carolina60
1East Tennessee State99
4VMI84
4VMI83
5Chattanooga69
1East Tennessee State96
3Appalachian State75
2Marshall77OT
7Furman82
3Appalachian State79
7Furman62
3Appalachian State86
6The Citadel71

See also

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