1990 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1990 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]

1990 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams8
SiteBirmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
Birmingham, AL
ChampionsSouth Florida (1st title)
Winning coachBobby Paschal (1st title)
MVPRadenko Dobra (South Florida)
← 1989
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1989–90 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UAB122 .857229 .710
South Florida95 .6432011 .645
Old Dominion77 .5001414 .500
Western Kentucky77 .5001317 .433
UNC Charlotte68 .4291614 .533
Jacksonville59 .3571316 .448
South Alabama59 .3571117 .393
VCU59 .3571117 .393
1990 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

South Florida defeated UNC Charlotte in the championship game, 81–74, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Bulls, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament, their first appearance in the Division I tournament. They were joined in the tournament by regular season champions UAB, who received an at-large bid.

Format

There were no changes to the existing tournament format. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round and each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3
Semifinals
Sunday, March 4
Championship
Monday, March 5
         
1UAB83
8VCU68
1UAB57
5UNC Charlotte61
5UNC Charlotte91
4Western Kentucky67
5UNC Charlotte74
2South Florida81
3Old Dominion88
6Jacksonville94
6Jacksonville59
2South Florida86
7South Alabama78
2South Florida80

See also

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