1982 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1982 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 26–28 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]

1982 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198182
Teams6
SiteBirmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsUAB (1st title)
Winning coachGene Bartow (1st title)
MVPOliver Robinson (UAB)
1981–82 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 UAB91 .900256  .806
VCU73 .7001711  .607
Jacksonville55 .5001413  .519
South Florida46 .4001711  .607
UNC Charlotte37 .3001512  .556
South Alabama28 .2001216  .429
1982 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

In a rematch of the previous two finals (both won by the Rams), UAB topped VCU in the championship game, 94–83, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Blazers, in turn, received an automatic bid for the 1982 NCAA tournament, where they advanced to the Elite Eight (UAB defeated Indiana in the Second Round and Virginia in the Sweet Sixteen before ultimately losing to Louisville).

Format

With the departure of Georgia State before the season, the Sun Belt's membership decreased once again to six teams. In turn, the two top-seeded teams were given byes to the semifinal rounds while the remaining four teams entered the competition in the first round. All teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, February 26
Semifinals
Saturday, February 27
Championship
Sunday, February 28
         
1 UAB 66
4 South Florida 56
5 UNC Charlotte 59
4 South Florida 66
1 UAB 94
2 VCU 83
3 Jacksonville 75
6 South Alabama 77
6 South Alabama 66
2 VCU 68

References

  1. "1981–82 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
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