2016 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2016 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place Friday, March 4 through Monday, March 7 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.[1] The entire tournament was streamed on ESPN3, with the Southern Conference Championship Game televised on ESPN2 at 9pm EST. The champion, Chattanooga, received an automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA tournament.

2016 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201516
Teams10
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsChattanooga (11th title)
Winning coachMatt McCall (1st title)
MVPGreg Pryor (Chattanooga)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
2015–16 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Chattanooga153 .833296  .829
East Tennessee State144 .7782412  .667
Furman117 .6111916  .543
Wofford117 .6111517  .469
Western Carolina108 .5561618  .471
UNC Greensboro108 .5561519  .441
Mercer810 .4441915  .559
Samford414 .2221419  .424
VMI414 .222921  .300
The Citadel315 .1671022  .313
2016 SoCon Tournament winner

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1Chattanooga †#15–326–5
2East Tennessee State #14–421–10
3Furman #11–717–141–1 vs Chattanooga
4Wofford #11–715–160–2 vs Chattanooga
5Western Carolina #10–815–162–0 vs Mercer
6UNC Greensboro #10–814–171–1 vs Mercer
7Mercer8–1018–13
8Samford4–1413–181–1 vs. Western Carolina
9VMI4–149–200–2 vs. Western Carolina
10The Citadel3–1510–21
† – Southern Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
# – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament.

Bracket

[2]

First round
Friday, March 4
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5
Semifinals
Sunday, March 6
Championship
Monday, March 7
            
1 Chattanooga 59
8 Samford 54
8 Samford 92OT
9 VMI 85
1 Chattanooga 73
5 Western Carolina 69
4 Wofford 83
5 Western Carolina 882OT
1 Chattanooga 73
2 East Tennessee State 67
2 East Tennessee State 81
7 Mercer 65
7 Mercer 71
10 The Citadel 69
2 East Tennessee State 84
3 Furman 76
3 Furman 80
6 UNC Greensboro 64

All-tournament team

[3]

First Team

  • T.J. Cromer, ETSU
  • Ge’Lawn Guyn, ETSU
  • Tre’ McLean, Chattanooga
  • Greg Pryor, Chattanooga
  • Mike Brown, Western Carolina

Second Team

  • Desonta Bradford, ETSU
  • Devin Sibley, Furman
  • QJ Peterson, VMI
  • Torrion Brummitt, Western Carolina
  • Fletcher Magee, Wofford

References

  1. "2016 Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". Southern Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. "2016 SoCon Men's tournament bracket" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  3. "Chattanooga downs ETSU for SoCon title". March 8, 2016.
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