1996_Southern_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament

1996 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1996 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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The 1996 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 29–March 3, 1996, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Western Carolina Catamounts, led by head coach Phil Hopkins, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1996 NCAA tournament.[1]

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Format

The top nine finishers of the conference's ten members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured one game, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

First round
February 29 		Quarterfinals
March 1 		Semifinals
March 2 		Finals
March 3
            
4S The Citadel 73
5N Appalachian State 75
1S Western Carolina 74
5N Appalachian State 66
1S Western Carolina 97
2N VMI 93
2N VMI 91*
3S Furman 89
1S Western Carolina 69
1N Davidson 60
2S Chattanooga 81
3N Marshall 82
1N Davidson 92
3N Marshall 77
1N Davidson 67
4N East Tennessee St. 43

* Overtime game

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References

  1. [1]
    1995–96 Southern Conference Season Summary
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