1983 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198283
Teams8
SiteCharleston Civic Center
Charleston, WV
ChampionsChattanooga (3rd title)
Winning coachMurray Arnold (3rd title)
1982–83 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Chattanooga151 .938264  .867
Marshall133 .813208  .714
East Tennessee State124 .750229  .710
Western Carolina97 .5631712  .586
Davidson88 .5001315  .464
The Citadel79 .4381216  .429
Furman412 .250920  .310
Appalachian State313 .188621  .222
VMI115 .063225  .074
1983 Southern tournament winner
As of April 30, 1983
Rankings from AP poll

The 1983 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 10–12, 1983 at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Murray Arnold, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1983 NCAA tournament.[1]

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine 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 10
Semifinals
March 11
Finals
March 12
         
1 #18 Chattanooga 71
8 Appalachian State 58
1 #18 Chattanooga 77
4 Western Carolina 75OT
4 Western Carolina 86
5 Davidson 62
1 #18 Chattanooga 70
3 East Tennessee State 62
2 Marshall 60
7 Furman 67
3 East Tennessee State 81
7 Furman 68
3 East Tennessee State 75
6 The Citadel 65

See also

References

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