1990 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1990 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1989–90
Teams	8
Site	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC
Champions	East Tennessee State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Les Robinson (2nd title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

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.

Format

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

	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

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions