1984 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1984 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1983–84
Teams 8
Site Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
Birmingham, AL
Champions UAB (3rd title)
Winning coach Gene Bartow (3rd title)
MVP McKinley Singleton (UAB)

The 1984 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–4 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]

Hosts UAB upset Old Dominion in the championship game, 62–60, to win their third overall, as well as third consecutive, Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Blazers, in turn, received an automatic bid for the 1984 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Sun Belt member VCU, who received an at-large bid.

Format

There were no changes made to the tournament format from the previous year. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round, with each team being seeded based on its regular season conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 2 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 3 		Championship
Sunday, March 4
         
1 VCU 64
8 UNC Charlotte 52
1 VCU 52
5 UAB 54
5 UAB 76
4 South Alabama 68
5 UAB 62
2 Old Dominion 60
3 South Florida 53
6 Western Kentucky 57
6 Western Kentucky 72
2 Old Dominion 78
7 Jacksonville 68
2 Old Dominion 79

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1983–84 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
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