1973 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1973 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Richmond Coliseum
Richmond, VA
Champions Furman (2nd title)
Winning coach Joe Williams (2nd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1972  1974»
1972–73 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Davidson 9 1   .900     18 9   .667
Furman 11 2   .846     20 9   .690
East Carolina 7 7   .500     13 13   .500
The Citadel 6 7   .462     11 15   .423
William & Mary 5 6   .455     10 17   .370
Richmond 5 9   .357     8 16   .333
Appalachian State 3 8   .273     6 20   .231
VMI 3 9   .250     6 20   .231
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1973; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 1–3, 1973 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The Furman Paladins, led by head coach Joe Williams, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1973 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Format

All of the conference's eight 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 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
         
1 Davidson 88
8 VMI 77
1 Davidson 79
5 William & Mary 76
4 The Citadel 72
5 William & Mary 97
1 Davidson 81
2 Furman 99
2 Furman 101
7 Appalachian State 68
2 Furman 68
3 East Carolina 60
3 East Carolina 96
6 Richmond 62

* Overtime game

See also

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