2003 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2003 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2002–03
Teams 12
Site North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Champions East Tennessee State (5th title)
Winning coach Ed DeChellis (1st title)
MVP Tim Smith (East Tennessee State)
Top scorer Radee Skipworth VMI
(75 points)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«2002  2004»
2002–03 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North
Davidson 11 – 5   .688     17 – 10   .630
East Tennessee State † 11 – 5   .688     20 – 11   .645
Appalachian State 11 – 5   .688     19 – 10   .655
Western Carolina 6 – 10   .375     9 – 19   .321
VMI 3 – 13   .188     10 – 20   .333
UNC Greensboro 3 – 13   .188     7 – 22   .241
South
College of Charleston 13 – 3   .813     25 – 8   .758
Chattanooga 11 – 5   .688     21 – 9   .700
Georgia Southern 8 – 8   .500     16 – 13   .552
Wofford 8 – 8   .500     14 – 15   .483
Furman 8 – 8   .500     14 – 17   .452
The Citadel 3 – 13   .188     8 – 20   .286
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2003; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 5–8, 2003 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 fifth title in school history and receive the automatic berth to the 2003 NCAA Tournament. Tim Smith of ETSU was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[1]

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.

Bracket

  First Round
March 5		 Quarterfinals
March 6		 Semifinals
March 7		 Championship Game
March 8
                                     
3N  Appalachian State 73  
6S  The Citadel 63  
  2S  Chattanooga 98  
    3N  Appalachian State 67  
      
        
  2S  Chattanooga 77  
  5N  VMI 58  
        
        
  1N  Davidson 60
    5N  VMI 66  
4S  Furman 56
5N  VMI 62  
  2S  Chattanooga 90
  2N  East Tennessee St. 97
3S  Wofford 77  
6N  UNC Greensboro 73  
  2N  East Tennessee St. 80
    3S  Wofford 75  
      
        
  1S  Coll. of Charleston 55
  2N  East Tennessee St. 64  
        
        
  1S  Coll. of Charleston 67
    5S  Georgia Southern 53  
4N  Western Carolina 81
5S  Georgia Southern 89  

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2002-2003 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament