2004 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2004 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 3–6, 2004 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 sixth title in school history and receive the automatic berth to the 2004 NCAA Tournament. Tim Smith of ETSU was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[1][2]

2004 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams12
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (6th title)
Winning coachMurry Bartow (1st title)
MVPTim Smith (East Tennessee State)
Top scorerTim Smith (East Tennessee State)
(78 points)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
2003–04 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
East Tennessee State†15–1 .938  27–6  .818
Chattanooga10–6 .625  19–11  .633
Elon7–9 .438  12–18  .400
UNC Greensboro7–9 .438  11–17  .393
Western Carolina6–10 .375  13–15  .464
Appalachian State4–12 .250  9–21  .300
South
Georgia Southern11–5 .688  21–8  .724
College of Charleston11–5 .688  20–9  .690
Davidson11–5 .688  17–12  .586
Furman8–8 .500  17–12  .586
Wofford4–12 .250  9–20  .310
The Citadel2–14 .125  6–22  .214
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2004; 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, and the division winners were seeded first and second overall.

Bracket
  First Round
March 3		 Quarterfinals
March 4		 Semifinals
March 5		 Championship Game
March 6
                                     
4S Furman 73  
5N Western Carolina 68  
  1N East Tennessee St. 94  
    4S Furman 84  
     
       
  1N East Tennessee St. 96  
  2S Davidson 84  
       
       
  2S Davidson 68
    3N Elon 61  
3N Elon 66
6S The Citadel 56  
  1N East Tennessee St. 78
  2N Chattanooga 62
4N UNC Greensboro 82  
5S Wofford 85*  
  1S Georgia Southern 82
    5S Wofford 69  
     
       
  1S Georgia Southern 87
  2N Chattanooga 90*  
       
       
  2N Chattanooga 89
    3S College of Charleston 78  
3S College of Charleston 71
6N Appalachian State 61  

* Overtime game

See also

References
  1. March 6, 2004. "Bucs take second-straight SoCon title; await pairings for NCAA Tournament." ETSUBucs.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  2. Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament History
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