2004 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2004 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2003–04
Teams 12
Site North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Champions East Tennessee State (6th title)
Winning coach Murry Bartow (1st title)
MVP Tim Smith (East Tennessee State)
Top scorer Tim Smith East Tennessee State
(78 points)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«2003  2005»
2003–04 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North
East Tennessee State† 15 – 1   .938     27 – 6   .818
Chattanooga 10 – 6   .625     19 – 11   .633
Elon 7 – 9   .438     12 – 18   .400
UNC Greensboro 7 – 9   .438     11 – 17   .393
Western Carolina 6 – 10   .375     13 – 15   .464
Appalachian State 4 – 12   .250     9 – 21   .300
South
Georgia Southern 11 – 5   .688     21 – 8   .724
College of Charleston 11 – 5   .688     20 – 9   .690
Davidson 11 – 5   .688     17 – 12   .586
Furman 8 – 8   .500     17 – 12   .586
Wofford 4 – 12   .250     9 – 20   .310
The Citadel 2 – 14   .125     6 – 22   .214
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2004; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 3–6, 2004 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers defeated their in-state rival Chattanooga in the championship game to win their sixth title in school history and receive the automatic berth to the 2004 NCAA Tournament. Tim Smith of ETSU was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[1][2]

Format

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top two finishers in each division received first round byes, and the division winners were seeded first and second overall.

Bracket

  First Round
March 3		 Quarterfinals
March 4		 Semifinals
March 5		 Championship Game
March 6
                                     
4S  Furman 73  
5N  Western Carolina 68  
  1N  East Tennessee St. 94  
    4S  Furman 84  
      
        
  1N  East Tennessee St. 96  
  2S  Davidson 84  
        
        
  2S  Davidson 68
    3N  Elon 61  
3N  Elon 66
6S  The Citadel 56  
  1N  East Tennessee St. 78
  2N  Chattanooga 62
4N  UNC Greensboro 82  
5S  Wofford 85*  
  1S  Georgia Southern 82
    5S  Wofford 69  
      
        
  1S  Georgia Southern 87
  2N  Chattanooga 90*  
        
        
  2N  Chattanooga 89
    3S  College of Charleston 78  
3S  College of Charleston 71
6N  Appalachian State 61  

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ↑ March 6, 2004. "Bucs take second-straight SoCon title; await pairings for NCAA Tournament." ETSUBucs.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament History
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