2017 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2017 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2016–17
Teams 10
Site U.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
Champions East Tennessee State (7th title)
Winning coach Steve Forbes (1st title)
MVP T. J. Cromer (East Tennessee State)
Attendance 24,061
Television ESPN3, ESPN2
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East Tennessee St. † 14 – 4   .778     27 – 8   .771
UNC Greensboro 14 – 4   .778     25 – 10   .714
Furman 14 – 4   .778     23 – 12   .657
Chattanooga 10 – 8   .556     19 – 12   .613
Wofford 10 – 8   .556     16 – 17   .485
Mercer 9 – 9   .500     15 – 17   .469
Samford 8 – 10   .444     20 – 16   .556
The Citadel 4 – 14   .222     12 – 21   .364
Western Carolina 4 – 14   .222     9 – 23   .281
VMI 3 – 15   .167     6 – 24   .200
† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2017 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place Friday, March 3 through Monday, March 6 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.[1] The entire tournament was streamed on ESPN3, with the Southern Conference Championship Game televised on ESPN at 7pm EST. The champion, East Tennessee State, received an automatic bid into the 2017 NCAA Tournament with a 79–74 win over UNC Greensboro.

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 UNC Greensboro 14–4 23–8 3–1 vs Furman/ETSU
2 Furman 14–4 21–10 2–2 vs UNCG/ETSU
3 East Tennessee State 14–4 24–7 1–3 vs UNCG/Furman
4 Chattanooga 10–8 19–11 2–0 vs Wofford
5 Wofford 10–8 15–16 0–2 vs Chattanooga
6 Mercer 9–9 15–16
7 Samford 8–10 17–14
8 Western Carolina 4–14 9–22 2–0 vs The Citadel
9 The Citadel 4–14 11–20 0–2 vs Western Carolina
10 VMI 3–15 6–23
† – Southern Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
# – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament.

Bracket

[2]

  First round
Friday, March 3		 Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4		 Semifinals
Sunday, March 5		 Championship
Monday, March 6
                                     
       
  1 UNC Greensboro 76  
    9 The Citadel 67  
8 Western Carolina 72
9 The Citadel 78  
  1 UNC Greensboro 77  
  5 Wofford 73  
       
       
  4 Chattanooga 67
    5 Wofford 79  
     
       
  1 UNC Greensboro 74
  3 East Tennessee State 79
       
       
  2 Furman 63
    7 Samford 67  
7 Samford 79
10 VMI 61  
  7 Samford 72
  3 East Tennessee State 81  
       
       
  3 East Tennessee State 73
    6 Mercer 66  
     

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Men's and Women's Basketball Championships presented by General Shale". SoConSports. Southern Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "17BKBrackets" (PDF). Southern Conference. Southern Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
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