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1990 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

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1990 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams8
SiteBirmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
Birmingham, AL
ChampionsSouth Florida (1st title)
Winning coachBobby Paschal (1st title)
MVPRadenko Dobra (South Florida)
← 1989
1991 →
1989–90 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 12 2   .857 22 9   .710
South Florida 9 5   .643 20 11   .645
Old Dominion 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
Western Kentucky 7 7   .500 13 17   .433
UNC Charlotte 6 8   .429 16 14   .533
Jacksonville 5 9   .357 13 16   .448
South Alabama 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
VCU 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
1990 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]

South Florida defeated UNC Charlotte in the championship game, 81–74, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Bulls, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament, their first appearance in the Division I tournament. They were joined in the tournament by regular season champions UAB, who received an at-large bid.

Format

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There were no changes to the existing tournament format. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round and each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3
Semifinals
Sunday, March 4
Championship
Monday, March 5
         
1 UAB 83
8 VCU 68
1 UAB 57
5 UNC Charlotte 61
5 UNC Charlotte 91
4 Western Kentucky 67
5 UNC Charlotte 74
2 South Florida 81
3 Old Dominion 88
6 Jacksonville 94
6 Jacksonville 59
2 South Florida 86
7 South Alabama 78
2 South Florida 80

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1989–90 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.