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1990 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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1990 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams8
SiteAsheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (2nd title)
Winning coachLes Robinson (2nd title)
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1991 →
1989–90 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State 12 2   .857 27 7   .794
Marshall 9 5   .643 15 13   .536
Appalachian State 8 6   .571 19 11   .633
VMI 7 7   .500 14 15   .483
Chattanooga 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
The Citadel 5 9   .357 12 16   .429
Furman 5 9   .357 15 16   .484
Western Carolina 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1990
Rankings from AP poll

The 1990 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–4, 1990 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers, led by head coach Les Robinson, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1990 NCAA tournament.[1]

Format

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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

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Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 4
         
1 East Tennessee State 75
8 Western Carolina 60
1 East Tennessee State 99
4 VMI 84
4 VMI 83
5 Chattanooga 69
1 East Tennessee State 96
3 Appalachian State 75
2 Marshall 77OT
7 Furman 82
3 Appalachian State 79
7 Furman 62
3 Appalachian State 86
6 The Citadel 71

See also

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References

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