2019 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
The 2019 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southern Conference for the 2018–19 season. All tournament games were played at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina, from March 8 through 11, 2019.
| 2019 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, North Carolina |
| Champions | Wofford (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Young (5th title) |
| MVP | Fletcher Magee (Wofford) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPN |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Wofford † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 SoCon Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20th ranked Wofford defeated UNC Greensboro 70–58 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. Wofford's perfect season in the SoCon, (perfect regular season, and winning the conference tournament) was the first since the Stephen Curry led Davidson Wildcats accomplished the feat in the 2007–08 season.
Seeds
All ten teams in the Southern Conference were eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams received first-round byes.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 | Tiebreaker 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wofford | 18–0 | |||
| 2 | UNC Greensboro | 15–3 | |||
| 3 | Furman | 13–5 | 1–1 vs ETSU | 0–2 vs Wofford | 1–1 vs UNC Greensboro |
| 4 | East Tennessee State | 13–5 | 1–1 vs Furman | 0–2 vs Wofford | 0–2 vs UNC Greensboro |
| 5 | Chattanooga | 7–11 | |||
| 6 | Mercer | 6–12 | 2–0 vs Samford | ||
| 7 | Samford | 6–12 | 0–2 vs Mercer | ||
| 8 | VMI | 4–14 | 3–1 vs Western Carolina/The Citadel | ||
| 9 | Western Carolina | 4–14 | 2–2 vs VMI/The Citadel | ||
| 10 | The Citadel | 4–14 | 1–3 vs VMI/Western Carolina |
Schedule and results
| Game | Time[1] | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Friday, March 8 | ||||
| 1 | 5:00 pm | No. 8 VMI vs No. 9 Western Carolina | 96–83 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 7 Samford vs No. 10 The Citadel | 100–71 | |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 9 | ||||
| 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Wofford vs No. 8 VMI | 99–72 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 East Tennessee State vs No. 5 Chattanooga | 68–64 | |
| 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 UNC Greensboro vs No. 7 Samford | 77–70 | |
| 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Furman vs No. 6 Mercer | 85–74 | |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 10 | ||||
| 7 | 4:00 pm | No. 1 Wofford vs No. 4 East Tennessee State | 81–72 | ESPN+ |
| 8 | 6:30 pm | No. 2 UNC Greensboro vs No. 3 Furman | 66–62 | |
| Final – Monday, March 11 | ||||
| 9 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Wofford vs. No. 2 UNC Greensboro | 70–58 | ESPN |
| *Game times in EST for first round and quarterfinals, and EDT for semifinals and final. Rankings denote tournament seed | ||||
Bracket
| First round March 8 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals March 9 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 10 ESPN+ | Championship March 11 ESPN | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wofford | 99 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | VMI | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | VMI | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Western Carolina | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wofford | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | East Tennessee State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | East Tennessee State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Chattanooga | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wofford | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Greensboro | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Greensboro | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Samford | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Samford | 100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | The Citadel | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Greensboro | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Furman | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Furman | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mercer | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- "2019 Men's and Women's Basketball Championships presented by General Shale". soconsports.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.