2014 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2014 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place between Friday, March 7 and Monday, March 10 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.[2] The entire tournament was streamed on ESPN3, with the Southern Conference Championship Game televised by ESPN2. The champion received an automatic bid into the 2014 NCAA tournament.

2014 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams11
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsWofford (3rd title)
Winning coachMike Young (3rd title)
MVPKarl Cochran[1] (Wofford)
Attendance5,799 (Championship game)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
2013–14 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Davidson15–1 .93820–13  .606
Chattanooga12–4 .75018–15  .545
Wofford †11–5 .68820–13  .606
Elon11–5 .68818–14  .563
Western Carolina10–6 .62519–15  .559
UNC Greensboro7–9 .43814–18  .438
Georgia Southern6–10 .37515–19  .441
Samford6–10 .37513–20  .394
Appalachian State5–11 .3139–21  .300
Furman3–13 .1889–21  .300
The Citadel2–14 .1257–26  .212
† 2014 SoCon Tournament winner

It was the last Southern Conference tournament for four teams that officially left the conference on July 1, 2014. Appalachian State and Georgia Southern, which upgraded their football programs to the top-level Division I FBS, joined the FBS Sun Belt Conference. Davidson became a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Elon joined the Colonial Athletic Association.

Despite all of these departures, the championship game was contested between two teams who remained in the Southern Conference. Western Carolina reached the championship by coming back from double-digit deficits, including a 15-point second-half deficit to regular season champion Davidson in the semifinals. In the championship game, it looked like history might repeat itself, as the Catamounts came back from an 11-point deficit to as close as 1. However, Trey Sumler missed a last-second three-point shot to tie the game, and Wofford won their 3rd conference championship.

Seeds
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1Davidson†#15–120–12
2Chattanooga#12–418–14
3Wofford#11–520–121–0 vs Elon
4Elon#11–518–140–1 vs Wofford
5Western Carolina#10–619–15
6UNC Greensboro7–914–18
7Georgia Southern6–1015–191–0 vs Samford
8Samford6–1013–200–1 vs Georgia Southern
9Appalachian State5–119–21
10Furman3–139–21
11The Citadel2–147–26
† – Southern Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
# – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament.

Bracket

[3]

First round
Friday, March 7
  		Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 8
ESPN3 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 9
ESPN3 		Championship
Monday, March 10
ESPN2
            
1 Davidson 77
8 Samford 54
8 Samford 70
9 Appalachian State 56
1 Davidson 97
5 Western Carolina 99OT
4 Elon 64
5 Western Carolina 66
5 Western Carolina 53
3 Wofford 56
2 Chattanooga 55
7 Georgia Southern 62
7 Georgia Southern 65
10 Furman 50
7 Georgia Southern 57
3 Wofford 71
3 Wofford 68
11 The Citadel 51
6 UNC Greensboro 76
11 The Citadel 86

All-tournament team

First Team

  • De'Mon Brooks, Davidson
  • Brandon Boggs, Western Carolina
  • James Sinclair, Western Carolina
  • Karl Cochran, Wofford
  • Lee Skinner, Wofford

Second Team

  • Ashton Moore, The Citadel
  • Z. Mason, Chattanooga
  • Tawaski King, Western Carolina
  • Trey Sumler, Western Carolina
  • Eric Garcia, Wofford

References
  1. "Wofford Wins SoCon Championship".
  2. "2014 Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". Southern Conference. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  3. "2014 SoCon Men's tournament bracket" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
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