1984 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1984 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1983–84
Teams 8
Site Asheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
Champions Marshall (1st title)
Winning coach Rick Huckabay (1st title)
1983–84 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Marshall†13–3 .813  25–6  .806
Chattanooga12–4 .750  24–7  .774
Western Carolina9–7 .563  15–13  .536
Appalachian State8–8 .500  13–16  .448
The Citadel8–8 .500  14–14  .500
Furman7–9 .438  12–17  .414
East Tennessee State6–10 .375  9–19  .321
Davidson5–11 .313  9–19  .321
VMI4–12 .250  8–19  .296
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1984; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 2–4, 1984 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Marshall Thundering Herd, led by head coach Rick Huckabay, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1984 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine 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 Marshall 78
8 Davidson 68
1 Marshall 97
4 Appalachian State 67
4 Appalachian State 82
5 The Citadel 77
1 Marshall 111**
2 Chattanooga 107
2 Chattanooga 82
7 East Tennessee St. 50
2 Chattanooga 70
6 Furman 57
3 Western Carolina 67
6 Furman 71

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1983–84 Southern Conference Season Summary


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