1999 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1999 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 25–28, 1999, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The College of Charleston Cougars, led by head coach John Kresse, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1999 NCAA tournament.[1]

1999 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199899
Teams12
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
ChampionsCollege of Charleston (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Kresse (1st title)
1998–99 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Appalachian State133 .813218  .724
Davidson115 .6881611  .593
East Tennessee State97 .5631711  .607
VMI97 .5631215  .444
UNC Greensboro511 .313720  .259
Western Carolina214 .125821  .276
South
No. 16 College of Charleston160 1.000283  .903
Chattanooga97 .5631612  .571
Wofford88 .5001116  .407
Georgia Southern610 .3751117  .393
Furman511 .3131216  .429
The Citadel313 .188918  .333
1999 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1999
Rankings from AP poll

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.

Bracket

First round
February 25
Quarterfinals
February 26
Semifinals
February 27
Finals
February 28
            
4N VMI 49
5S Furman 57
1S #17 Coll. of Charleston 98
5S Furman 74
1S #17 Coll. of Charleston 80
6N Western Carolina 49
2N Davidson 77
6N Western Carolina 82
3S Wofford 64
6N Western Carolina 67
1N Appalachian State 67
1S #17 Coll. of Charleston 77
4S Georgia Southern 81
5N UNC Greensboro 78
1N Appalachian State 74
4S Georgia Southern 65
1N Appalachian State 94**
2S Chattanooga 91
2S Chattanooga 77
3N East Tennessee St. 65
3N East Tennessee St. 72
6S The Citadel 59

* Overtime game

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References

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