2011 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2011 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place between Friday, March 4 and Monday, March 7 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at McKenzie Arena. The semifinals were televised by SportSouth, with the Southern Conference Championship Game televised by ESPN2. The championship matched the two teams with the best conference records, College of Charleston and Wofford. Although College of Charleston had won both regular season meetings against Wofford, the Terriers defeated the Cougars in the championship game, 77–67, to secure their bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Wofford's second straight appearance.

2011 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2010–11
Teams12
SiteMcKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, Tennessee
ChampionsWofford (2nd title)
Winning coachMike Young (2nd title)
MVPNoah Dahlman[1] (Wofford)
Attendance3,374 (Championship game)
TelevisionSportSouth, ESPN2
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
2010–11 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Western Carolina12–6 .667  18–15  .545
Chattanooga12–6 .667  16–16  .500
Appalachian State10–8 .556  16–15  .516
Elon7–11 .389  14–17  .452
UNC Greensboro6–12 .333  7–24  .226
Samford4–14 .222  12–19  .387
South
College of Charleston14–4 .778  25–10  .714
Wofford†14–4 .778  21–13  .618
Furman12–6 .667  22–11  .667
Davidson10–8 .556  18–14  .563
The Citadel6–12 .333  10–22  .313
Georgia Southern1–17 .056  5–27  .156
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

Standings
North
SchoolWL
Western Carolina126
Chattanooga126
Appalachian State108
Elon711
UNC Greensboro612
Samford414
South
SchoolWL
College of Charleston144
Wofford144
Furman126
Davidson108
The Citadel612
Georgia Southern117

Tiebreakers:

Western Carolina and Chattanooga split their season series. Western Carolina was 2–0 against third-place Appalachian State, while Chattanooga was 1–1.

College of Charleston swept the season series with Wofford, 2–0.

Bracket
  First Round[2]
Friday, March 4		 Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5		 Semifinals
Sunday, March 6		 Championship Game
Monday, March 7
                                     
       
  N1 Western Carolina 77  
    N5 UNC Greensboro 66  
S4 Davidson 64
N5 UNC Greensboro 71  
  N1 Western Carolina 72  
  S2 Wofford 86  
       
       
  S2 Wofford 69
    N3 Appalachian State 56  
N3 Appalachian State 65
S6 Georgia Southern 57  
  S2 Wofford 77
  S1 College of Charleston 67
       
       
  N2 Chattanooga 52
    S3 Furman 61  
S3 Furman 61
N6 Samford 48  
  S3 Furman 58
  S1 College of Charleston 63  
       
       
  S1 College of Charleston 78
    N4 Elon 60  
N4 Elon 85
S5 The Citadel 74  

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

All-Tournament Team

First Team
Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston
Donovan Monroe, College of Charleston
Jamar Diggs, Wofford
Cameron Rundles, Wofford
Noah Dahlman, Wofford

Second Team
Trent Wiedeman, College of Charleston
Jordan Miller, Furman
Amu Saaka, Furman
Harouna Mutombo, Western Carolina
Mike Williams, Western Carolina

References
  1. http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205111643&DB_OEM_ID=4000
  2. "2011 Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
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