1974 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1974 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Richmond Coliseum
Richmond, VA
Champions Furman (3rd title)
Winning coach Joe Williams (3rd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1973  1975»
1973–74 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Furman 11 1   .917     22 9   .710
Richmond 10 4   .714     16 12   .571
Davidson 7 3   .700     18 9   .667
East Carolina 8 6   .571     13 12   .520
William & Mary 5 6   .455     9 18   .333
The Citadel 4 9   .308     10 14   .417
VMI 3 9   .250     6 18   .250
Appalachian State 1 11   .083     5 20   .200
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1974; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 27–March 2, 1974 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The Furman Paladins, led by head coach Joe Williams, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1974 NCAA Tournament.[1]

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
February 27–28
Semifinals
March 1
Finals
March 2
         
1 Furman 75
8 Appalachian State 60
1 Furman 70
5 William & Mary 55
4 East Carolina 67
5 William & Mary 75**
1 Furman 62
2 Richmond 60
2 Richmond 69
7 VMI 59
2 Richmond 86
3 Davidson 68
3 Davidson 82
6 The Citadel 69

* Overtime game

See also

References

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