2003 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2003 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 5–8, 2003 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 fifth title in school history and receive the automatic berth to the 2003 NCAA tournament. Tim Smith of ETSU was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[1]

2003 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200203
Teams12
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (5th title)
Winning coachEd DeChellis (1st title)
MVPTim Smith (East Tennessee State)
Top scorerRadee Skipworth (VMI)
(75 points)
2002–03 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Davidson115 .6881710  .630
East Tennessee State115 .6882011  .645
Appalachian State115 .6881910  .655
Western Carolina610 .375919  .321
VMI313 .1881020  .333
UNC Greensboro313 .188722  .241
South
College of Charleston133 .813258  .758
Chattanooga115 .688219  .700
Georgia Southern88 .5001613  .552
Wofford88 .5001415  .483
Furman88 .5001417  .452
The Citadel313 .188820  .286
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2003
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
March 5
Quarterfinals
March 6
Semifinals
March 7
Championship Game
March 8
            
3N Appalachian State 73
6S The Citadel 63
2S Chattanooga 98
3N Appalachian State 67
2S Chattanooga 77
5N VMI 58
1N Davidson 60
5N VMI 66
4S Furman 56
5N VMI 62
2S Chattanooga 90
2N East Tennessee St. 97
3S Wofford 77
6N UNC Greensboro 73
2N East Tennessee St. 80
3S Wofford 75
1S Coll. of Charleston 55
2N East Tennessee St. 64
1S Coll. of Charleston 67
5S Georgia Southern 53
4N Western Carolina 81
5S Georgia Southern 89

* Overtime game

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