2003 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

2003 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams12
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (5th title)
Winning coachEd DeChellis (1st title)
MVPTim Smith (East Tennessee State)
Top scorerRadee Skipworth (VMI)
(75 points)
← 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