1983 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament

1983 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 6
Site Robins Center
Richmond, VA
Champions James Madison (2nd title)
Winning coach Lou Campanelli (2nd title)
MVP Derek Steele (James Madison)
ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1982  1984»
1982–83 ECAC South men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
William & Mary 9 0   1.000     20 9   .690
James Madison 6 3   .667     20 11   .645
Navy 3 3   .500     18 11   .621
George Mason 3 6   .333     15 12   .556
East Carolina 3 7   .300     16 13   .552
Richmond 2 7   .222     12 16   .429
ECAC South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 10–12 at the Robins Center in Richmond, Virginia. The champion, James Madison, received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament; it was JMU's third-ever NCAA Tournament berth. The runner-up, William & Mary, received an at-large bid to the 1983 National Invitation Tournament; it was W&M's first-ever postseason berth of any kind.

Seeds

1983 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conference Overall
1 William & Mary‡† 9–0 20–6
2 James Madison 6–3 17–10
3 Navy 3–4 17–10
4 George Mason 3–6 15–11
5 East Carolina 3–7 15–12
6 Richmond 2–7 12–15
‡ – ECAC South regular season champions
† – Received a bye in the conference tournament
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Championship
Saturday, March 12
                           
        
  2  James Madison 72  
    3  Navy 58  
3  Navy 74
  6  Richmond 69  
    1  William & Mary 38
  2  James Madison 41
  4  George Mason 65  
5  East Carolina 68  
1  William & Mary 48
    5  East Carolina 45  
      

Awards and honors

Tournament MVP
All-Tournament Team

References

  1. "Past Champions – Men's Basketball" (PDF). NMNathletics.com. 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2014. 
  2. "1982–83 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2014. 
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